MUSICIAN MATTHEW PRESIDENTE & CREW PERFORM 50TH SHOW AT NUMBERS CABARET

July 17^th, 2007 starting at 9:30pm at Numbers Cabaret, Downtown Vancouver. No cover charge.

Over the last year, musician Matthew Presidente (along with a collection of rotating musicians) have been performing an exciting weekly live music show at Numbers Cabaret, in the heart of Vancouver’s gay village. “UNPLUGGED @ NUMBERS” is currently the only show of its kind in the city – a gay themed acoustic rock variety night. Matthew has headlined the show with his passionate, and sometimes naughty piano-based songs, and the stage has been host to over thirty of the cities most interesting artists, both professional and amateur. July 17th, 2007 will mark the 50^th presentation of the “UNPLUGGED @ NUMBERS” show, and is set to be an incredible event.

Matthew Presidente has been performing and recording his own music in Vancouver since 1999. He has independently released three records, played in venues all over the city, and been an advocate of bringing live music into the gay night clubs. Matthew has been musically involved in pride for the past two years, and is scheduled to perform again this summer. He started the show at Numbers in July of 2006 as a live rock show where he could feature his own originals, as well as bring other performers to showcase, and jam with live. This is something he felt was missing in the Vancouver gay scene, where much of the entertainment is based around DJ’s and Drag artists. In his own words “[I] wanted to do a show filled with energetic live performances, in a cabaret style setting – where the performers and the audience could merge, and feed off each others creativity”. Over the months it has grown into just that, with performers ranging from first timers to professional recording artists, and on any given night the mix can be quite electrifying!

The 50^th show will be a retrospective, focusing on ‘the best of’ over the last year. Matthew is looking forward to celebrating the longevity of 50 shows by performing prevailing fan favorites, as well as cover tunes that have worked well over the span of the show’s history. Beloved guest performers will be featured including the smooth voice and jazz styling of Kacie Wallace, the cheeky pop-punk of Tara Taylor, local blues legend Helen Rose, and emerging pianist Christopher Doucet. The show will be interspersed with DVD footage of rehearsals, interviews, and behind the scenes chaos, as well it will be seamlessly hosted by comedian and m.c. Trish Trash. Three sets of music will run through the evening, which begins at 9:30pm.