EDDY ELLIS O'FARRELL IS THE NAME WHICH GUITARIST/ VOCALIST MICHAEL MATIAS HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC UNDER SINCE MOVING TO SAN FRANCISCO.
MICHAEL, A DETROIT NATIVE OF PUERTO RICAN DESCENT, HAS A WIDE RANGE OF MUSICAL INFLUENCES: ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, ART BLAKEY, FRANK ZAPPA, FELA KUTI, BAD BRAINS, STEELY DAN, JONATHAN RICHMAN, DJANGO REINHARDT, TITO PUENTE, ETC.
IN 2004 HE RECORDED A TEN SONG CD ATTEMPTING TO REFLECT THESE INFLUENCES, IT RANGES FROM BOSSA NOVA TO FUNK ROCK TO REGGAE; LATIN RHYTHMS AND LEFT OF CENTER LYRICS DOMINATE IT.
IN EARLY 2006 MICHAEL BEGAN RECORDING AGAIN, THIS LATEST CD IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE IN EARLY 2007. UNTIL THEN, THESE SONGS WILL UPLOADED ON MYSPACE AND BROADJAM AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.