Matt Shockley
- Laguna Niguel, CA
- Singing Guitarist
- 16 Verified Bookings
Yessica N. said “Matt was amazing! He has excellent communication skills. He is super friendly and just completely amazing! Everyone at our event enjoyed and loved his…”
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If you want to capture your audience with inspirational stories of love, overcoming obstacles, growth, and light hearted humor, Andrey Psyche is the man for the job.
His music is authentic, honest, and raw. His poetry can tear your heart in half. His speeches, motivational and engrossing.
No matter what you might be looking, Andrey Psyche will show up ready to stun!
Andrey is one of my art models for an upcoming painting and he was great to work with. I'll start with how exceptionally professional he is. He communicates really well and follows up. Totally reliable. Would hire him again in a minute. Then, he is fun to work with! He is so relaxed and outgoing. As a multi-talented person, I know modeling is not Andrey's main thing, but if you do ever hire him for that, he was excellent. Not many people can hold an athletically-demanding pose and Andrey is really strong, yet graceful. Terrific model. Now this is above and beyond. I actually found Andrey to be an authentically inspiring person. His attitude toward life is open, inquiring, and positive in a relaxed, natural way (not like some positive-thinking coach, which is always kind of forced). He was great to work with, I would hire him again any time, and I recommend him unreservedly.
Andrey is a extremely good songwriter and musician. Not only does he produce good work but he is able to do it fast and the lyrics are from the heart. I was really impressed with the work he did for me. I would highly recommend working with him.
Response from Andrey Psyche:
Thank you brother! I appreciate you 💛
I had the pleasure of meeting Andrey at an event I was a part of this spring. He is a talented performer and artist, and I could tell his care for the people around him and the exchange of arts. He is encouraging and kind, and very genuine. He brought a smile to everyone at the event, and continues to as I see him through connecting on media. I hope very dearly so see and work with him again in the future!
Andrey is an absolute delight to work with. He is a artisan of many crafts. His work as a graphic designer is brilliant, he’s very good at listening to what you want as a client and applying his artistic flare as an artist. My posters for my shows were brilliant and followed my theme beautifully.
He is also an amazing performer and team builder, he is willing to use his talents where they are needed and very good at balancing tasks at hand that make the job go flawless for all involved.
I recently opened in a one-woman show and comedy show. I hired Andrey to be master-of-ceremonies and his talents were exceptional in this role. He also performed his own musical arrangements which were show stopping.
He is a joy to work with and has a confident can-do attitude for projects.
Response from Andrey Psyche:
Oh! Thank you for such a riveting review!💛
I've known Andrey for just over three years at this point, and within that time period, I have seen him excel as an author, a poet, a podcast host, an event planner, a musician, and a visual artist. This man is a true artist whose only goal is to grow. If you ask him to do something he's never done before, he's going to go learn it — right now. He astonishes me with his speed. I'll ask him to look into how to publish our podcast on a certain network, and he'll send me an answer within 30 minutes. He's resourceful, passionate, and, perhaps most importantly, incredibly talented. The work he generates is honest and straight from his heart, and he works to implement feedback until everyone is happy with the final product. And, even more than all of that, he's just a good dude who makes everyone he interacts with feel appreciated and loved.
Response from Andrey Psyche:
Oh! Straight in the heart! Thanks for such a lovely review!
Highly Recommended!!!!
Known for years, and worked with many times each with outstanding results in my personal life as well as the project at hand!
Response from Andrey Psyche:
Ahh! Thank you so much 💛💛💛
Andrey is everything you could want in a performer. He is talented, kind, punctual, communicative and always breathes tons of positive energy into every room he performs in. His sense of humor and unbeatable charisma make him an ideal performer for any event. Don't hesitate to book Andrey!
Response from Andrey Psyche:
Ooh what lovely words 💛💛 thank you
I met Andrey at an open mic and not only did I love his very raw music, I also loved the very intricate art work he was doing at the table. Since then I've seen his much more complex artwork that takes him weeks or months, seen him host events, and felt his passion in motivating not only himself but other people and I believe he would be good at literally anything he does. He is one of the most genuine and diligent people that I know.
Response from Andrey Psyche:
Aw!! You're the greatest!
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 180 minutes
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish
That depends on what you hired me to do. Regardless of the job, music, poetry, graphic design, event planning, hosting, comedy, so on, you can expect an early arrival for proper introductions, set up, and to go over all the expectations. You can also expect excellence and professionalism. For the audience, they can expect a show that exudes love, compassion, comedy, and understanding, no matter what content I am providing.
Overall a wholesome, soul-enriching experience that leaves the audience connected with their deeper selves.
Andrey Psychè is an interdisciplinary artist that found solace in music. What once was background noise has become the centerpiece of his life. He spends most of his time translating his other disciplines into music. Paintings turn to poetry turn to lyrics turn to songs turn to album covers turn to clothing apparel and so on. Psychè recycles every bit of creativity he stumbles upon, squeezing out everything he can before moving on to whatever is next.
His music has been labeled as raw, honest, and emotional slap to the face, by listeners all over the world. Psychè sees music as abstract as his splatter paintings.
"There is a pattern in nature that artists exploit," said Psychè, "my music is no different. Just like in my paintings, I provide a framework, a lattice onto which the viewer, or the listener, projects his own consciousness, using the art as a mirror to peer deep into their own subconscious mind." He continued, "I include visually stimulating lyrics with fragments of my own emotional experience to induce imagery in the mind, and the audience does the rest. They imbue the message with their own stories, their own life, and through me, or other artists, they come closer and closer to the unattainable, the knowledge of self."
His sound has been compared to Mumford & Sons, Pearl Jam, Don Mclean, Cat Stevens, Chris Isaak, Josè Gonzáles, Julien Baker, to name a few. Psychè focuses on the honesty of the emotion he is trying to capture. He said, "If I can't make myself cry, what chance do I stand with getting you to?"
Through his knowledge of the guitar, Psychè creates catchy melodies upon which he builds up a soundscape of emotions. Adding in symbolic language that seems to fall out of his chest, he weaves the two together through layers of familiar change. "The vocal melody has a definitive pattern, but Psyché also manages to make slight changes that keep monotony at bay. The guitar works much the same way, with a regular pattern imbibed with ultra flair at key points," says Dan Ray from Dan's Tunes Seattle.
If you get a chance to hear Psychè play live, all you will have at the end of the night is a shocked, disbelieving look, and the thoughts of "Wow" repeated over and over again.
I am very easy going. If you would like me to perform in a quiet home, unplugged, I can do that. If you'd like me to perform in front of an auditorium of people, I can do that. All I ask is that you provide me with the materials I need to succeed for that specific job/ performance, and if not, just tell me what you want, cover all the expenses, and I will put the entire event together myself with my network of musicians, stagehands, performers, dancers, or whatever the event might need to stand out and meet its goal.
Ain't No Sunshine-Bill Withers
Apres Moi-Regina Spektor
Book of Love- Peter Gabriel
Devils Tears- Angus and Julia Stone
For you- Angus and Julia Stone
I don't want to change you-Damien Rice
If I go, I'm going- Gregory Alan Isakov
Lullaby- Spill Canvas
Riptide- Vance Joy
Simple Man- Leonard Skynner
Suitcase full of Sparks- Gregory Alan Isakov
Supergirl- Anna Naklab
Wicked Games- Chirs Isaak
any other song that has tabs and lyrics online
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over a dozen original songs
Music-
Gregory Alan Isakov
Regina Spektor
Angus and Julia Stone
Damien Rice
The Wood Brothers
Shakey Graves
Billie Marten
The Head and the Heart
Birdy
Gabrielle Aplin
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Poetry-
Ram Dass
Rumi
Philosophy
Sufism
Carl Jung
Fredrick Nietzsche
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