VERVE AGENCY | MATT HETHERINGTON
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THE MATT HETHERINGTON BAND
Your dance floor is guaranteed to be full when Matt Hetherington takes to the stage with his energetic party band. His extraordinary voice and vitality on stage has earned him exceptional reviews both from his live band appearances and his numerous award winning theatrical performances.
Matt has won two Green Room Awards and the prestigious Helpmann Award (Australia’s Tony Award) as Lead Actor in a Musical in productions such as; The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Next To Normal and Hair.
Matt has become one of the most sought after live acts in Australia, both as a feature solo artist and fronting the Matt Hetherington Band. He has a long list of happy clients that have had him as a key element in their events.
Matt has starred in over 15 major theatre productions in Australia such as; North By Northwest, South Pacific, Hair, Rocky Horror, Flowerchildren (The Story of the Mamas and Papas), The Last 5 Years, Sweet Charity, Damn Yankees, Sugar.
In addition to his theatre credits Matt has guest starred in numerous TV programs such as; City Homicide, The Dr Blake Murder Mysteries, Stingers, Marshall Law and Sea Change.
REPUTABLE BRANDS MATT HETHERINGTON HAS PERFORMED FOR
- National Anthem at AFL Grand Final
- Toyota
- The Cox Plate
- Channel 9’s The Voice
- National Rugby League State Of Origin
- Newcombe Medal for Tennis Australia
- Lavazza
REPUTABLE VENUES/LOCATIONS MATT HETHERINGTON HAS PERFORMED IN
- Crown Palladium
- Sofitel, Melbourne
- Federation Square, Melbourne
- Skycity, Darwin
- Grand Hyatt, Melbourne
- Lavazza Birdcage Marquee, Flemington
- The Palms, Crown
PERFORMANCE FORMATS
- Solo: with backing track
- Duet: Male + Female Vocals with backing track
- Duet: Matt Hetherington + his Father on jazz clarinet (pop + jazz show)
- Live Band Trio: Vocals + Clarinet + Piano
- Live Band Trio: Piano + Vocals + Drums (background music for cocktail hour)
- Live Band 4 Piece: Drums + Bass + Guitar + Vocals (cover band)
- Live Band 5 Piece: Drums + Bass + Guitar + Vocals + Piano (cover band)
- Live Band 6 Piece: Drums + Bass + Guitar + Vocals + Piano + one additional choices of Female Vocals, Sax or Percussion (cover band)
- Live Band 7 Piece: Drums + Bass + Guitar + Vocals + Piano + Female Vocals + Sax (cover band)
- Live Band 8 Piece: Drums + Bass + Guitar + Vocals + Piano + Female Vocals + Sax + Percussion (cover band)
Testimonials
“Matt made the night. He is a star. A true professional that had the dance floor packed in the first song. We can’t wait to have him back.” – Fay Duncan, The Red Ball
“We rebooked Matt immediately after his performance. It’s so hard to find entertainment that is fun, exciting to watch and so easy to deal with. Matt was a pleasure to work with and he blew everyone away at our event. We know our event will be success with Matt involved.” – Donna Aranyi, The Royal Children’s Hospital