Mathieu Santos (of Ra Ra Riot) on SoundBetter

Melodic and colorful bassist with two decades of experience in a variety of styles and settings. Aside from my main gig as the bassist and co-founder of my celebrated indie rock group Ra Ra Riot, I've greatly enjoyed working as a studio bassist, collaborating with Grammy-winning producers and world-famous session players on various projects.

Hi! My name is Mat and I love to play the bass guitar.

I started playing the bass guitar (a Fender Squier Precision Bass that I still have) during my freshman year of high school and have been doing it ever since.

My main musical project has been Ra Ra Riot, which I co-founded at Syracuse University in 2006. Since then, we’ve been touring constantly around North America, Europe, and Asia, logging over a thousand gigs. We’ve released five acclaimed full-length records, a smattering of singles and EPs, and have appeared on a bunch of late-night shows, including Letterman (thrice), Conan, Kimmel, Fallon and Ferguson.

I released a solo album in 2011 called Massachusetts 2010 (with another one coming soon!), and have contributed to numerous recordings for other artists, including Cayucas, CRUISR, DD Walker, Delicate Steve, Noah Kahan, Spencer Ludwig, Panama Wedding, and Strange Names. Aside from these recordings, I’ve also gotten to perform live with Delicate Steve, Matt Kivel, PWR BTTM, and my The Police cover band A Humiliating Kick In The Crotch. I’ve also worked with such esteemed producers as Rostam Batmanglij, Ryan Hadlock, Dennis Herring and Andrew Maury, and have tracked together on multiple projects with legendary drummer and personal hero Josh Freese.

No ego. No baggage. No drama. Let's make something!

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