About this episode
Matthew Holtby discusses his music and the themes of his songwriting.
Blending indie with equal parts folk-rock and traditional singer-songwriter, Holtby crafts songs that lyrically deal with everyday life; love, loss, the passage of time and reflection. “Pretending” covers all of these bases. “This is a song about giving yourself the advice you’d want to give others” says Holtby.  “There are certain inevitabilities in life that we all must face in one form or another. I’d found myself asking the same questions for a long time, and realizing nobody was going to save me unless I faced the facts and made these choices for myself. It’s about getting over it… whatever  it  might be.” The song was produced by Holtby and longtime drummer and musical partner  Terrence Craig Toutant at Matthew’s home studio in Warkworth, Ontario with additional production by  Rob DeBoer. It was mixed by Chad Skinner at Half Moon Audio in Toronto.  Photo Credit: Kendra Taylor Matthew Holtby Links : Website Spotify Artist Page Apple Music Artist Page YouTube Bandcamp Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky X Checkout my YouTube Channel with long form…
People in this episode
Guest: Matthew Holtby
Topics covered
- music
- songwriting
- personal reflection
- life experiences
- indie music
Keywords
- Matthew Holtby
- indie music
- folk-rock
- songwriting
- personal reflection
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Apologue Productions, YouTube, Patreon, DistroKid
Places: Warkworth, Ontario, Toronto
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