Matthew McDonough

Matthew McDonough
Birth name	Matthew McDonough
Also known as	sPaG; Spüg; MjDawn
Born	March 12, 1969 (1969-03-12) (age 42)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Heavy metal
Occupations	Drummer
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Epic
Associated acts	Mudvayne
Website	mudvayne.com
Notable instruments
Pearl Drums

Matthew McDonough (born March 12, 1969) is the drummer for heavy metal band Mudvayne. McDonough is the band's original drummer and has appeared and performed on every release by Mudvayne. He holds a respected place in the world of drumming for his signature drumming style.^[1][2]

Within Mudvayne, Matthew is the person who was probably the most influential in setting the direction for the concept themes on the band's first two albums. Matthew is also known for composing, recording, mixing, and mastering the electronic interludes on both L.D. 50 and The End of All Things to Come.^[3]

For his solo work, Matthew released his first album under the alias "MjDawn",^[4] called Frequency Response in 2008.^[5] In the album, he is experimenting with acoustic drumming and Electronica. Matthew, as MjDawn, also has several side projects both with ambient/electronica artist Vir Unis under the band name 'MiKroNaught' and with guitarist RFSans under the band name ultrAtheist.^{[citation needed]}

On the production side of the music industry, he is co-owner of the label AtmoWorks together with Vir Unis.

Equipment

He uses Pearl Drums, Alchemy Cymbals, Easton Ahead Drum sticks, and Evans Drum heads. His Pearl Masterworks Kit with custom Tobacco Fade Finish and custom Satin Chrome Hardware :

• 20x16 Bass Drum
• 13x8 Custom Snare Drum
• 8x7 tom (suspended directly on top of his 10x8 tom)
• 10x8 tom
• 12x9 tom
• 14x10 tom
• 16x16 Suspended floor tom
• 18x16 suspended floor tom (to his left)

References

1. ^ "Getting Lost And Found With Mudvayne on". Fasterlouder.com.au. 2005-05-23. http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/2316/Getting-Lost-And-Found-With-Mudvayne.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
2. ^ "Interview With Matt McDonough of Mudvayne". Sick Drummer Magazine. 2009-12-30. http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/metal-hardcore/1714-interview-with-matt-mcdonough-of-mudvayne.html. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
3. ^ "AtmoWorks.com Bio - Matt McDonough aka MJ Dawn". Store.atmoworks.com. http://store.atmoworks.com/press/bio_mjdawn.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
4. ^ US. "MjDawn | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. http://www.myspace.com/mjdawn. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
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