Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Music:Music Interviews
Instagram guitar phenom Mateus Asato joins Greg to talk about guitar on Social Media, John Mayer, Tori Kelly, and Mateus' own musical journey from Brazil to LA.
8:17 - Having a music career that allows you to remain busy and inspired to share content online and through social media
10:35 - Mateus’ consideration of a solo record, and the interesting mindset that goes into producing musical content for Instagram
15:18 - The importance of working with a record producer
18:16 - Mateus’ home studio setup, and how he records himself both in LA and Brazil
21:02 - Mateus’ time at Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA, moving to the United States, and his transition into the professional world
25:24 - Mateus’ early musical influences - from Christian music to Dreamtheater and Eric Johnson
35:01 - That one time John Mayer started following Mateus on Instagram - no big deal, right?
38:11 - The challenges of slide guitar
49:11 - Mateus’ playing style - is it Gospel? Is it Neo Soul? What is it?? And how he linked up with Tori Kelly
58:32 - Mateus’ goals for the future as a guitar player and musician
Total Length: 72:08
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