UPPERROOM DALLAS’
MATT FISH
CAPTURING AN ATMOSPHERE
OF TRUTH AND AUTHENTICITY
by Alexander MacDougall
Despite his relatively young age, Matt Fish
has worked as a producer, songwriter, and
musician, with Phil King, Gateway Worship,
Christ For the Nations, Rita Springer, Leeland,
Jeremy Riddle, and many others. He’s currently
an integral part of UPPERROOM in Dallas,
whose own recordings and songs are gaining
impact throughout the church worldwide. Their
newest full-length recording, Land of the Living,
was recently released.
[WM] Matt, I have seen your name in credits
many times and heard such good things about
you! It’s a pleasure to get this chance to visit
with you.
Tell us about your background. Where did
you grow up and what and who are your early
musical and worship music influences? As
a producer, you must have some producerfavorites.
[Matt] First of all, thank you for having me.
This is a long-winded question for me, I grew
up in the church. My parents have a church
here in Fort Worth, Texas, which is about forty
miles west of Dallas. It’s kind of a smaller town.
So, from a young age growing up in the church,
my Dad was a musician, and his whole family
were crazy prodigy musicians. Everyone played
instruments. I was forced to take piano lessons
when I was eight, and it was totally against my
will, which is funny when I look back because I
wish I had paid attention better back then.
So, music and the church, were a huge
18 July 2020
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