MATHEW BARBER

Born in West London more years ago than I care to think about, I grew up in East Anglia listening to the early punk greats – The Damned, The Clash, The Buzzcocks, The Sex Pistols. I took up guitar as a teenager as a means to pick up girls.  It didn't work.  But it did get me out in front of an audience, and theeafter I was hooked.  My first gig – aged 16 - was in a punk band called “Death Warmed Up”.  A few bars into the second song we were shut down by the cops for being too loud.  Rock-N-Roll!

Since then I’ve been guitarist, vocalist (more often than not both) in bands of all kinds – Pub Rock Covers, Gothic Punk, Disco Party.  Making music – whatever the style – with other people is the most fun you can have with your clothes on! A career move to Canada in 2013 left me without a musical outlet for the last few years.  Cinch is my big comeback.

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