RealTracks Artist Bio: Matt Nelson

Matt Nelson is a cellist, arranger, guitarist and singer playing sessions and touring from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. After starting to learn piano at the age of four in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, Matt switched to cello at age nine. He had private instruction until he left home to continue his studies at the college level. Matt earned an Associate of Arts in Music at Pensacola Junior College and followed up with a Bachelor of Music degree from Middle Tennessee State University, enroute to arriving on the Nashville scene.

Matt has also devoted his musical talents to the role of worship leader, and he formed New Love Over, a modern Pop/Rock trio that released its first independent album, "Breve," in 2005. In 2008, he premiered "Meditations on Gregorian Themes," a three-movement work for solo cello written for him by Joshua Busman. As Banks Nelson, Matt has released the album "Broken People" and he has been touring in support of that release.

There's more about Banks Nelson at www.allmusic.com, and more about Matt at http://www.mattnelsonmusic.com/Bio.html