DISCOVER THE MAGIC

DEBUT SINGLES [SIDE A & SIDE B]

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ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS

  • ARTIST AND SONGWRITER (BMI PUBLISHING)

  • LEAD SINGER FOR LETTER KILLS (ISLAND/DEF JAM RECORDS)

  • LEAD SINGER FOR THE WEDDING (TOOTH & NAIL RECORDS)

  • LEAD SINGER FOR PANTHER CITY RIOTS (INDEPENDENT)

  • DEBUTED AT NO. 130 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 WITH LETTER KILLS

  • DEBUTED AT NO. 4 ON BILLBOARD'S TOP HEATSEEKERS CHART WITH LETTER KILLS

  • FOUR NO. 1 SINGLES ON CHRISTIAN ROCK R&R CHARTS WITH THE WEDDING

  • VIDEO GAME SONG PLACEMENT ON NHL 2005 AND BURNOUT 3: TAKEDOWN

  • 2004 NBA ALL-STAR GAME SONG PLACEMENT

  • Featured on WARPED TOUR 2003/2004 AND NINTENDO FUSION TOUR 2004

  • WINNER OF FUSE TV’S NEXT BIG THING AWARD 2004

  • PERFORMED AND TOURED WITH VARIOUS ARTISTS SUCH AS HOOBASTANK, BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY,
    MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PAPA ROACH, KORN, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE USED, TAKING BACK SUNDAY,
    ANBERLIN, THRICE, PARAMORE, RELIANT K, FALL OUT BOY, AND MANY MORE.

  • SPONSORSHIPS WITH NIKE, LEVI’S, HURLEY, ERNIE BALL, FENDER, AND SAMSUNG

STORY NOTES

PANTHER CITY RIOTS (MATT SHELTON OF LETTER KILLS & THE WEDDING)

ALTERNATIVE ROCK / INDIE POP / NEW WAVE

Panther City Riots is an Alternative Rock band from Fort Worth, Tx curated and fronted by Matt Shelton ( from Letter Kills (Island/DefJam Records) and The Wedding (Tooth & Nail Records).


After touring for over 12 years and playing with bands like The Used, Story of the Year, My Chemical Romance, Anberlin, Korn, Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Fall Out Boy and feature tours like Van’s Warped Tour and Nintendo Fusion Tour, Matt felt a musical spark he couldn't help but chase. the Riots were born. He built a new sound around the city and pop culture that had hooked him since he was a kid. A sound that crosses genres and decades and will get your fist in the air and steal the voice from your lungs. What started as a outlet for nostalgia,” became too magical to keep to himself.