Matthew Woodward is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer from Tulsa, OK USA, currently living in Las Vegas, NV USA and serving as the guitarist and musical director in the popular Dez Hoston Band, which he coined “The Longwood Band”.  

 Tulsa, OK has always been a musical melting pot, and the best musicians that are from that area are known to put their own spin on their musical influences as opposed to directly mirroring them, which is encouraged. This philosophy is at the core of what has been dubbed the “Tulsa Sound”.  Matthew is no exception to this philosophy. Whether within his original compositions or collaborations with others, a familiar yet new sound is there. Whether drawing on his influences from Rock, Pop, Metal, Country, Blues, Jazz, Classical, and beyond -The influences are there without being obvious or gratuitously derivative, giving off a fresh new sound. Matthew leaves enough space in his music to allow his fans to find their own voice within each composition, and he indulges the listener with lyrics of a broad enough scope for them to find their own meaning within. The rhythm and instrumentation will coerce your body to move, all while creating the atmosphere that you are hearing something that you have always known yet never experienced.