Matthew Shell

Grief doesn't have to disappear to make room for joy.

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Matthew Shell

Spiritually Speaking drops 12/31: www.mtsmusic.net/

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Matthew Shell

Art for 4 more songs from the album "Miracles", out now.

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Matthew Shell

"Mute Boy" is the chilling final single from my album "Miracles" (distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewshell/miracles) and represents more than it seems on the surface.



Not only is it the first instance on the album of Jesus casting out a demon, but the tone of the song is not overtly sinister like "Legion" or "Mary's 7", which called for more intensity since multiple demons were being cast out of those two individuals.


For this song, "Mute Boy", an attempt was made to give the orchestration a haunting beauty to represent the boy's feelings of being freed from demonic position, while the electronic drums represent the demons still clawing at the door of his soul. But as the cello and Spanish guitar take over the song's arrangement more and more, the boy becomes truly free to thrive, free of demon possession, able to speak, and finally live in peace.



The deeper significance of the song lies in the years of writer's block that I had for lyrical music and even solo guitar work. But in the last two years, I realized that I needed to let my light shine, and someone speaking these words over me broke the shackles that had been holding me back for years and in 2025 I released 4 albums worth of gospel music, which is all my parents ever wanted of me. And I'm honored to say that my Mom was able to hear all of it before she passed on 9/18. Not only that, but between 2024 and 2025 I released over 200 songs that I personally wrote, produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered myself, so no more writer's block.



God is good. Thanks for listening.

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Preview: Prelude to Spiritually Speaking: El Desierto me Enseñó a Amar (The Desert Taught Me to Love)

As the closing track of the album "Miracles", out now (distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewshell/miracles), this song is a prelude to my next Flamenco guitar smooth jazz album which will be titled "Spiritually Speaking", out January 21, 2026 (distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewshell/spiritually….

After taking the entirety of 2025 to make four gospel albums, Shell returns to making soothing Flamenco guitar smooth jazz instrumental music. This next project "Spiritually Speaking" is about reconnecting with your spirit, body, and soul and allowing God's Holy Spirit to speak through your art.

More info at MTSmusic.net/

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Matthew Shell

New album "Miracles" out now:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GtUVK5T...

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Matthew Shell

10/15 comes my Mom's favorite song ever that she heard before she passed.

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Matthew Shell

Ballots are out. I'm grateful for your consideration.
Garden of Gethsemane
Matthew Shell, Yoed Nir, Douglas Lira, and Sami Turunen, among others.

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Matthew Shell

Mary's 7: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/matthewshell/marys-7

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Matthew Shell

How are we at 132,000 subscribers here on YouTube?! Thank you so much for your support and for subscribing at YouTube.com/MatthewShell for more new #VideoGameMusic and #smoothjazz #instrumental #music dropping every 2 days until the end of the year.

Stream "Final Level in the Alien Stronghold" (a truly wild track) and more songs from the VGM 6 EP out today (12/5/2024) at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MwAU... and gyro.to/VideoGameMusicVolume6



Pre-save the VGM Complete Collection album of 46 songs coming 12/19/2024 for those who want something different this holiday season: gyro.to/videogamemusicthecompletecollection

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