Matt Thomas of Parmalee talks family, new music, and his love for the Carolinas By Angelica Iglesias Special to GoColumbia Updated November 08, 2018 3:37 PM Parmalee is made up of brothers. No, not from each other. He tells how the band got started and how they wrote their first #1 hit, Carolina. He also discusses their latest hits Take My Hand and Just The Way, and their album, For You. Find all of their music and upcoming shows at ParmaleeMusic.com. "Golden rule will be that everyone must take a turn on the mic. "I'm excited to have someone to share music, family and ultimately, life with," Chamryk says. Has it been quite an emotional experience? If you time it for early 2022, its going to be one big party because live music should be up and running again properly here then. WanderEater.com, North Americas Food and Travel Lifestyle Magazine. Matt joins Country Music Made Me to talk about his early days of receiving his first guitar, his first band (Early Timez), and the influence his. With the new album and not being able to see people for a year, its just exciting man. 6, Meet the Cast of TLC's 'Seeking Brother Husband: Premiere Details, More, SAG Awards 2023 Red Carpet: Photos of the Best and Worst Dressed Stars, The Ette Hotel Brings The White Lotus World To Life: Get Details, Farrah Abrahams Daughter Sophia Gets 6 Piercings for Her 14th Birthday, See Sister Wives Christine and BF Davids Cutest Moments: Photos, Inside '90 Day Fiance Stars Memphis and Hamzas Custody Battle, Gone Too Soon! The rising go-to resource for the ambitious, successful and influential gentlemen of today. That whole swell is what I think was the most frustrating thing and not being able to go to these cities and towns and see people singing it back. If we couldve talked to ourselves four years ago and said, Hey, get ready. When youve done that your whole life, youre like, what am I supposed to do on a Friday night? They recorded the majority of the tracks in Los Angeles (Nikki Sixx, bassist of Mtley Cre, collaborated with Parmalee on several tracks, both writing and producing), then travelled to Nashville to write, produce, and mix the remainder of the record with producer Kevin Beamish. Cooking For Love: Toronto-based Tattoo Artist Mr. Koo Teams up with Culinary Star Chef Rang, Steve Stanulis Constant Hustle Reminds Us Success Isnt Once and Done, FAN EXPO Canada Announces Stranger Things Stars. Parmalee Guitarists Matt Thomas and Josh McSwain Talk Music, Gear and Overcoming Adversity. DK: With your songwriting, you often write with top writers in Nashville, and you also write with your band. Its not done, right. "It was super cool to experience a couple of our songs with them in that way," Thomas says. Thats the easiest thing because you can look at the numbers now; how many streams youre getting or what songs people are commenting about. Parmalee drummer Scott Thomas tied the knot with Lexia Chamryk on Monday, Oct. 12 in an intimate and spontaneous! A. Divine.ca, Canadas Bilingual Online "I'm the last one standing," laughs Thomas, referring to his single relationship status within the band. The band drew attention from producer David Bendeth of RCA. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 19,000 original articles over the past 16 years. What Salvage Car to Choose at an Auction? Parmalee could have their third consecutive No. What inspired you to write this song? They have these motivational signs in some writing rooms in NashvillePositive plus uptempo equals cash (laughs). Of course, even before Parmalee brought "Take My Name" to the radio airwaves and the dance floor of this particular wedding, the country crooners teased it on the ever-powerful TikTok, and immediately the song began gaining traction. This is fun. "Scott and I were unsure how we felt about the ceremonial aspects of a traditional marriage, so we decided to pay homage to our showbiz heroes and roll up to the Vegas chapel that shared a parking lot with the chapel in which my parents tied the knot 22 years ago," says Chamryk, who works as a concert promoter. Parmalee is celebrating two back-to-back No. Wed always have it every year, and it just got to be too big to handle. Thats it. Mazel tov! Its our claim to fame. Here is how to enter . Just trying to catch up on tour is the main thing. Las Vegas ceremony, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. Nikki Sixx was also a very cool experience, and of course Blanco Brown. I was like, you know where to find us, were gonna be at the bar (laughs). "It made me sit back and think about what I would want to say to my future wife." . "No time like the present, which really became apparent in these turbulent times," the couple says. Your three latest singles have taken off on the charts. Then he cuts it and goes number one, and Im sitting there going, damn! (laughs). Parmalee also released a live acoustic album entitled Unplugged and a documentary-style DVD, Inside Live. A: Its just a whole different ballgame, but its pretty amazing. ), and platinum-selling country band Parmalee follows that same calculation with their lead singer. We couldnt be there so we thought why not write a song with our record label and give the proceeds to flood relief victims which will give locally? Well be in the studio this week, and were continuing to write and record. We had this party we put on every year called Uncle Rons Party. A new female-focused workspace and social club opens in downtown Columbia, A winning Powerball ticket was sold in South Carolina. Thomas: Yeah, that was a pretty crazy thing (for it to reach #1). We had written with Ashley before, and we needed a follow-up to Just The Way. They had this ideaTake My Name. "That's the power of social media now," Thomas says of the initial and now-ongoing success of the song, which he co-wrote alongside Ashley Gorley, David Fanning, and Ben Johnson. How did you team up with Fitz (of Fitz & The Tantrums) and write this song? And you need to tell us: Is it true, lead singers get all the ladies?! Its out there for Florence flood relief. Somebody might call me this afternoon and say Hey man, somebody fell out of this write. And currently, theyre riding high with a new hit Take My Hand, which is Top 5 and still moving up. We wanted to keep the positivity, the energy whatever that was between Carolina, Just The Way and Close Your Eyes all the hits that weve had we looked at the past stuff and Just The Way and were like, OK lets just intertwine them all together and lets just keep moving forward with that idea. "When it is safe to do so, we will be throwing one hell of a party to celebrate with our family and friends," she adds. The feeling of having a song like that is awesome, we knew when wrote it that it had to be the next single., The video for the song was cool. Is there anything else you want to fit in before Christmas? 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I think everybody just learned to appreciate it more because sitting at home, after a while, it starts messing with your psyche and youre like, OK, what am I doing here? Im trying to keep it fun and positive. Well, we just wanted to help out. Parmalee got to spend a lot of time with Walker Hayes in 2022, when the group was invited to open for Hayes on his Glad You're Here Tour, which wrapped up in November. Barry, he might say Earl Scruggs. They split their time between touring the East Coast and recording in California. It has been a wild ride already with him and our new song Just the Way! 1 hit on their hands, with their current single, Girl in Mine. The song, which follows the chart-topping Just the Way collaboration wtih Blanco Brown, as well as the romantic Take My Name, is back with a new song, from a forthcoming new album.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[728,90],'everythingnash_com-box-3','ezslot_2',116,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-everythingnash_com-box-3-0'); Lead singer Matt Thomas wrote Girl in Mine with Ashley Gorley, Casey Brown, Travis Wood and David Fanning. Weve been doing this long enough to kind of interweave with each other when we need to. Imagine one crossroad, an orange flashing light, and one little white store on the corner with a fence behind it with a bunch of junk cars. And as soon as I heard that hook line, I was like, All right, Im in. ', Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Are Married (Again!) Every great band must have a great lead singer (or they will just sound like complete ****! "For You" was originally released on July 30, 2021 as digital-download-only. My friend drove his truck into a small creek. Originally from the small town of Parmele, North Carolina, they are led by lead singer & main songwriter Matt Thomas. Pip is the Editor of Entertainment Focus and the Managing Director of agency Piata Media. A: Its great. Were writing every day. It reached number 1 on the Country Airplay chart in December 2013. A North Carolina couple found their musical voices in a historic house in Chatham County. We used to go fishing in the Outer Banks with my grandmother when I was a kid, so thats an awesome spot. Go have a vacation, do what you got to do personally, take care of whatever you need to take care of, and not think about having to get out there and do it. Theres something about knowing youre only an hour from the coast. "We both are in the music industry so we decided to take advantage of the unexpected time off and cement our devotion to one another," they add. Wed invite everybody. A: Josh would say Earl Scruggs. Parmalee - brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, Barry Knox and Josh McSwain - have been together for 20 years this year.. Lexington-style or Eastern-style barbecue? Well be doing a four-way perspective, with each of us telling from our own perspectives. Weddings, The Reklaws' Jenna Walker Marries Fianc Ryan Watson on Beach Where They Met as Kids: 'Love of My Life', Country Singer Tyler Barham Marries Fiance Morgan Hauerwas in Montana: 'I Knew She Was the One', Travis Barker Removes Wife Kourtney Kardashian's Garter with His Teeth During Wedding Reception, 'The Bachelorette' 's JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers Are Married: 'We Feel So Lucky! We had some dates booked going into 2020 and we were really excited about getting over. Im ready. 60 seconds with Matt Thomas of Parmalee 92.9 The Bull 781 subscribers Subscribe 3 Share 254 views 7 years ago Michele fires as many questions at Matt Thomas of Parmalee in 60 seconds.. 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The band, named after their hometown Parmele, N.C., is made up of bothers Matt (lead vocals) and Scott (drums) Thomas, their cousin Barry Knox (bass), and childhood friend Josh McSwain (guitar). Weve been together this week, five out of seven days and its going to be like that for the rest of the year until maybe December or January. Required fields are marked *. What does your community and the area mean to you? The general rule out here is you need to be here to win. Genre lines are really getting blurred lately with so many different influences coming in from different directions. DK: In 2013, you had a hit with Carolina, which you and the band wrote together. And after all of that, the country hitmakers only stayed for nine minutes. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. "[10], In June 2012, the band was featured as a Billboard "Bubbling Under" [11] artist. By James Wood. [8], The inspiration for "Musta Had a Good Time" came right from their own lives. You guys did a Hurricane Florence relief song called Down Town. Can you tell me a little about that? Collaborative content by SWAGGER's in-house editorial team. We chat with lead singer Matt Thomas about the groups North Carolina roots and newfound success ahead of its homecoming concert at East Carolina University. The band's first album on the label, Feels Like Carolina, was released on December 10, 2013. Parmalee's Matt Thomas Talks RV Living, Working With Nikki Sixx & Hotdamalama She freelances from Nashville, Tennessee. You could just feel the energy in there once they figured out everything that was going on.". And I told David, Hit her up. The group started when they were teenagers, and they released a few albums (between 2002 & 2008) before they had breakout success in 2013 with their album, Feels Like Carolina (on Stoney Creek Records). Its a win-win. We try to keep everything positive. They are signed to the Stoney Creek division of BBR Music Group and have released three studio albums: Feels Like Carolina, 27861, and For You. The next couple of months while we have a little time off the road, we get to write some more. Weve always wanted to do that and weve not been able to yet. Q. We just got up there and started playing," Thomas says of. In December 2019 they released their single Just The Way featuring labelmate Blanco Brown, and back in March this year the song finally climbed to the top of the charts, giving them their first number one since 2013s Carolina. Not surprisingly, the song itself was inspired by a wedding of one of their own. You guys have played in Columbia before, right? Timing is so important and that song landed at the exact right time. We hope that this new single connects with people like those other songs have and we hope that it introduces us to more people. Why dont you let me produce it and lets go get Blanco Brown on it. Strangely, we had been friends with Blanco for a couple years, even before he had a hit with The Git Up. At an awards show, we noticed that Blanco was talking to some label heads. Is there anything that we havent talked about yet, that youd like to mention for this article? Exclusive access to newly released gear and tech and entrepreneur secrets delivered to your inbox monthly. I feel like weve found our groove, which is our thing, and we are going to keep it going, he said. Were always likePositive uptempo. If its a love song and its positive and uptempo, its probably going to be the one that [the label will choose]. "People can just hear a part of a song and all of a sudden they're in on it. This is going to go down in history for these two, having our song be the first song that was playing for their first dance. Girl in Mine is from a forthcoming new album, which Thomas hopes is released in 2023. 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When were off the road, weve been together so long, its hard to get back together unless we have a media day or something like that. "The afterparty called for a leather number that got delivered to our hotel room two hours prior to saying I do,'" Chamryk says. For You also includes some notable guest collaborations. Watch popular content from the following creators: Ashley Estepp (@ashleyestepp23), Haylee Buys (@hayleebuys), Parmalee (@officialparmalee), Haley Polito (@darkque3n), Anna Elizabeth (@missanna0211) . "They stuck us all in this room on the side where everyone working at the venue were going in and out," he explains with a laugh. Input your search keywords and press Enter. Will you guys be checking out any of the nightlife in Columbia? We're finding out that there's a lot of people out there who really like to have a good time. He said, why dont you get Blanco on it? He went in and we reproduced it, the version you hear now, and we turned it in to the label and they flipped out. Q: When youre on the road, what do you miss most about North Carolina? I loved itthis girls got a great voice, great range. Im happy for her and Im happy to be a part of it. 1 single with Blanco Brown "Just the Way" for the wedding crowd, nearly everyone made their way to the dance floor. http://bit.ly/YouTubeLXLSubscr. We were always like, Ill believe it when I see it, and I still feel that way. And when we were working on Just The Way, our producer had the idea to get Blanco on it, so thank goodness we were friends and wed already worked together. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. It comes from everywhere. I listened to what these guys, whove had several hits, were saying. Final question: What is one piece of fashion swag you never leave home without when going out on tour? We did a show Tuesday night so we spent all day together and were leaving tonight at midnight. What tips do you have for other artists looking at breaking out into the music industry as you and Parmalee have? Honestly, our better audiences are out West, the Midwest, and the Northeast. Thomas: I have to give credit to our co-writers Ben Johnson and Ashley Gorley. Weve got some great new songs on the burner. 1 song on Billboard's year-end Country Airplay chart.Lead singer Matt Thomas wrote the song with Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and David Fanning, never imagining the extent to which the romantic track . It will be our story told from four points of view. That is also kind of what the song is about. I think Scott would say James Taylor. Were working on it, he reveals. Sleep Soundly This Mothers Day with the Everlasting Comfort Body Pillow, Lab Facility Continues to Provide Support to Various Organizations and Change Lives. It was pretty cool to be able to do that for the community. 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