Matt Talbott Local Artist

    Matt Talbott has contributed plenty to the Champaign-Urbana music scene over the last 15+ years. In 1989, he became singer-songwriter for the band Hum, and currently, he is the singer/guitarist for the band Centaur on Parasol Records. In 2001, Matt opened his own recording company, Great Western Record Recorders, in Tolono, Illinois. He is the head-engineer and the company has produced songs/albums for Centaur, Shiner, Hopesfall, Tummler, Absinthe Blind, The Blackouts, Tractor Kings, Terminus Victor, Dora, The Desert Fathers, Hopewell, and Out By Inches just to name a few.