(Matthew Mole)
Matthew Mole is easing Durbanites into the festive season
and celebrating break-up day when he performs at The Barnyard Theatre at the
Gateway on December 9.
Since launching his debut album in 2013, Mole has
enjoyed huge success with his songs Autumn; Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine; You
And Your Crown; and Same Parts, Same Heart. He has been touring
South Africa extensively, travelling internationally, got married in August
this year, and is also currently working on his second album.
The Capetonian singer-songwriter seems surprisingly
unfazed by the success of his debut album. The Home We Built entered the
top of the iTunes chart on its release, making Mole the country’s first artist
ever to achieve the feat. The Home We Built was recorded over four
months in 2013, while the dozen songs date back little over two years.
Mole couldn’t be further from the typical musician who
grew up dreaming of topping the charts. He didn’t hear pop music until he
reached high school and even then he didn’t care much for it. Playing the
guitar was a different matter. Since the age of 11, when he was given his first
guitar and his dad offered to teach him chords, he has scarcely put the
instrument down. Singing he started aged 17, although only because his dad told
him singing along might help him play better. It was only when Mole took a
college course in music production did he first envisage a future in the
spotlight. He formed an electro-pop duo with his best friend, just for fun and
to experiment with electronics, and later went on to become a solo musician playing
on acoustic guitar, drum, synths and electronic equipment.
Tickets R130 pp and seating
will be as for normal shows, with no standing room. For
bookings and enquiries, phone The Barnyard Theatre on 031 566 3045 or visit www.barnyard.durban
For further information e-mail gateway@barnyardtheatres.co.za or
visit www.facebook.com/gatewaybarnyard
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