Matt Morginsky
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| Matt Morginsky | |
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 Morginsky performing in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mojo |
| Born | June 14, 1976 |
| Origin |  Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Christian rock Ska-core |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitars |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Associated acts | The O.C. Supertones Grand Incredible |
Matt "Mojo" Morginsky (born June 14, 1976 in Long Island, New York), is the former lead vocalist of The O.C. Supertones, a Christian band that focused on ska-core and related rhythms.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Matt Morginsky was born in Long Island to a Jewish father and an Italian mother. At age 14 he turned to Christianity. The following year (January of 1991) he arranged to meet Jason Carson because he was interested in starting a Christian band, and one of Morginsky's friends from high school had given him Carson's phone number.
[edit] Saved
Morginsky and Carson formed a band which at first was named simply, "Saved." Ethan Luck joined the band on guitar, and Carson's friend, Tony Terusa, joined on bass guitar. In the first years that Saved was together, they had difficulty finding their musical style, and played music ranging between punk, metal, ska, rock, and funk. By April of 1995, they had decided to be a ska band, and the name was changed to "The O.C. Supertones."[1][2]
[edit] The O.C. Supertones
From April of 1995 to October of 2005, Morginsky acted as the lead vocalist and song-writer of The O.C. Supertones, and occasionally played guitar and bass. With the Supertones he achieved great success and acclaim, up until the band's disbanding in 2005.[2]
[edit] Other projects
In 2003, he also released an album with his side project, Grand Incredible, in which he played bass guitar as well as being the lead singer.
In 2007 he released four songs on his myspace, describing them as demos for his solo project.
In January 2008 he announced that recording on his solo album had started. Also a new website is slated to come out in early 2008. The album is being recorded by former Supertones band member Ethan Luck.
[edit] Mojo & the Info
In April 2008 his first solo project was released on myspace for download through snocap.
[edit] Personal facts
In recent years, Morginsky lived for a short time with Ethan Luck, who had left Saved in 1994, and rejoined the Supertones later on. They also played together in Grand Incredible and other projects.
Presently, Morginsky lives with his wife in Nashville, Tennessee, and speaks at youth groups and conferences on the subject of apologetics.
The song "I Will Follow" from Revenge of the O.C. Supertones chronicles his own finding of Christ.
[edit] Songwriting Inspiration
Morginsky enjoys reading and has a good knowledge of Christian Scriptures. This translates in most of his lyrics being based or supported by a certain passage of the Bible.
Some of the topics that he frequently writes about include his struggles with faith, his love for God, and the Second Coming of Christ.
Other of his lyrics use war metaphors that call Christians to be strong and fight for their beliefs. Some examples of these songs are "Perseverance of the Saints," "Grounded," and "Return of the Revolution."
Another of his recurrent writing motif is a request to Christian youths to reject what popular culture labels as "cool" and instead accept the word of God. Songs such as "Cult of Cool," "Birth of Uncool," and "Radio Plays" deal with this subject.
[edit] References
- ^ Profile - The Supertones (10 1999). Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 902-904. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
