Matthew Fanali, Jr. comes from a very talented family. He, his brothers and one of his sisters, were performing since Matthew was 10 years old in Bridgeport, Connecticut. When he was 15 he performed in a dance group that opened up shows for the OJays and performed with local bands for most of his younger days as a lead singer. Drugs and alcohol put a quick halt to the talents of Matthew until 1983 at which time sobriety began to take its course. Since moving to Palm Beach County in 1986 Matthew has been recording music that has a recovery theme with some of the top musicians in Palm Beach County who have played with the likes of Clarence Clemmons and Carlos Santana. He opened up for Father Martin and Friends in November 1999 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center with his band and has performed his recovery show "A Musical Journey From Addiction to Recovery" at local AA an NA club houses. He has been featured on the television show "South Florida Presents" and has recently become one of the headliners at the annual "Recovery Fest" held in Boca Raton, Florida which had Eddie Money as last years headline act (2004). Matthew says, "When I got clean I didn't know what to do with my musical talents. I love music and am so thankful that God has given me this tremendous responsibility to carry His message of recovery in song." So listen to a few of the tracks and you will agree with many who have said that Matthew at times sounds like Lou Rawls, especially on his song "Baby Girl." "The greatest gift to me is when someone says that my music has touched their life; this is what I've been called to do."