Matt Costa

Singer/songwriter Matt Costa has always dreamed big ever since he was young. While having a huge interest in music, Costa took lessons in learning several instruments such as the guitar, piano, and trumpet, and even played in his high school band. But when he wasn’t playing music, Costa also had dreams of becoming a professional skate boarder. Unfortunately, those hopes and dreams would come crashing down, as he was involved in a serious accident at age 18.

During his process of rehabilitation, Costa placed his attention towards songwriting and playing the guitar. He would eventually create demos that would soon catch the attention of Tom Dumont, guitarist of the popular rock band No Doubt. Dumont, who liked the demos so much, offered to help out Costa by producing more tracks for him.

With the help of Dumont, the two would go on to produce Costa’s two EP’s; a self-titled extended play in 2003, and “The Elasmosaurus EP” in 2005. Songs from the two EP’s eventually made it out to Costa’s first full length CD titled “Song We Sing.” This first version caught the interest of Jack Johnson, owner of Brushfire records. Johnson quickly signed Costa to his label, invited him to be a part of his 2005 summer tour, and had him re-release a new version of his album “Songs We Sing,” Costa’s first album under a major label. The video for Costa’s first single, “Cold December” was released in 2006. Costa was quickly having his presence felt in California as he performed in major North American music festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits.

In 2007, Costa released his first single, Mr. Pitiful, from his record “Unfamiliar Faces.” The song was featured in movies such as “I Love You, Man,” “Youth in Revolt” and “Marmaduke.” It was even featured in a few commercial spots for Apple’s iPhone 3gs. Costa has also toured with artists such as Jack Johnson, Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie and Oasis

In our exclusive interview with the indie-folk performer, who has just released his third album “Mobile Chateau” earlier this fall, he discusses topics such as the influences of his latest album, favorite tracks, how he got into music, tour experiences, plans for the future and much more!