Mike Mattison - Topic

Mike Mattison is an American musician and vocalist of the blues rock/soul group the Tedeschi Trucks Band, as well as lead vocalist and co-founder of the blues rock trio Scrapomatic. Mattison's vocal sound has been described as "strong", with an "expressive blues voice" who values authenticity in his performances. As lead vocalist of Scrapomatic, he picked up a nomination for Minnesota Music Awards best male vocalist, and both he and co-founder Paul Olsen were also nominated for Best R&B Group. Mattison was previously the lead vocalist of the Derek Trucks Band and has been a main songwriter of all three bands. He is also an active essayist who publishes on music and poetry. Since 2013, Mattison and Ernest Suarez have edited Hot Rocks: Songs and Verse, an ongoing feature in Five Points: A Journal of Literature and Art. He serves on the Council of the Association of Literary Critics, Scholars, and Writers. With both the Derek Trucks Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band, he has won a Grammy for Best Blues Album. Tedeschi Trucks Band has also won five Blues Music Awards from the Blues Music Foundation and two Canadian Maple Blues Awards.