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Born July 12, 1987 and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Matthew "Mdot" Finley is an only child born and groomed for success. As early as the age of 10 months Matthew had already appeared in his first commercial and print ad and still continues to appear on countless radio, TV and print ads nationally. Mdot carried his exposure to the camera, along with his musical abilities and created a piece of the formula that has fashioned and defined Mdot.
Matthew is a true vocalist that plays five instruments (piano, saxophone, drums, bass and guitar). Mdot also writes all of his songs and has a large publishing/song catalog ranging in genre. Starring as one of the lead roles in the Disney original movie "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" set to premiere September 3, 2010, as well as appearing on MTV's "Becoming" TV Show, Mdot has toured and served as an electrifying opening act for artists ranging from Marcus Houston, Day 26, Fanny Pak, Lil' Mama, Ciara, Yung Joc, Dem Franchise Boys, Rick Ross, and Lil' Romeo to Temptations, Ruff Endz, Howard Hewitt, Talib Kwali and Mos Def .
Mdot has performed the National Anthem for audiences of over 18,000 and has performed at various And-1 Mixtape (Stay in School, Stop the Violence Radio-One) celebrity basketball games throughout the Midwest whose goal was to help the inner city school system and to help stop the violence in their community. In 2006 Matthew won Best R&B Male @ The 4th Annual Urban Threshold Music Awards in New York City and has also won various awards at the NAACP-ACT SO competition.
His influences range from Prince, to Tony Terry, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind and Fire, and the list also goes on to include a multitude of rock, hip hop, and jazz artists. Matthew is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he attended on a scholarship. Mdot has radio relations and a fan base that ranges in a variety of different areas of all over the world.
In an industry where artists are a dime a dozen, Mdot realizes he must be a hard-working, multi-talented young artist who believes that nothing will be given to him, but that he must earn his stripes by working hard in the studio, on the stage, in acting roles, and whatever opportunities may come. Mdot understands in order to be a multi-faceted artist, the goal is to not only succeed, but to separate yourself from the other thousands of artist who are not only in the industry, but those who are trying to get into the music industry.
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