Matt LoPresti Life Update / Stand Up Comedy / Exiting The Fall / Careers / Post College / Atlanta.

My name is Matt LoPresti, let me tell ya what's been going down.

Hey guys, it has been a while since I have updated this rusty old site. I have been incredibly busy with College and the going-on's of that life. But all of that is about to come to an end because I am finally graduating! May 4th 2013, just two days away. Dang, where did the time go?


First off, I am incredibly excited for my friends at Exiting The Fall. If you haven't heard of them, check out their Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/exitingthefall
or their website http://www.exitingthefall.com/

The band consists of Matt Vacaro, Dj Williams, Filipe Inacio, Kevin Klein, and John Miller.

They just completed their full length album and let me tell you, it is incredible. These guys have grown the biggest hearts in the world, and it is showing through their music. I had the pleasure to go on their Resolutions tour this past January, and I have seen first hand how they handle themselves on and off the stage. On stage, they are intense, passionate and sound very professional. They could play huge arenas and they would put on a great show. But the thing I love about them the most is their ability to connect and make friends with anyone they meet, at any venue they play at. They are some of the most honest and downright friendly guys, and it shows when they are at a venue talking it up with the other bands or when they are chatting up their fans, inviting them out to steak and shake after the show to just hang out and have a good time. They get involved with their audience and truly have an astounding message to share.

Now they have a new album they just finished up, but haven't released yet, and I can't wait for everyone to hear it. The whole album is a hit, it's not just carried by one or two songs. They all work together incredibly well, and when people let their ears get a little taste of this, they are going to want to listen to it for the next few weeks on repeat! The vocals in this album are so intense, Kevin Klein sounds absolutely amazing with the clean vocals, and they put a tasteful amount of them in this new album. Enough, but not too much, and Kevin's guitar work as always is out of this world, just str8 up NasTay, with a side of, "what-what-now!?". Matt Vacaro better go see a freakin doctor, because he is sick. His scream is ridiculously awesome to listen too in every song. It's so dynamic, authoritative, brutally  honest, and clear, and the passion he brings to these songs is just straight up unhealthy... (aka sick)...((in a good way)). John Miller... my man, I have to congratulate you, the drums are so good throughout the entire album. It is clear that you put a lot of technicality and heart into your work, and it definitely shows through these new songs. My FAVORITE bit of the entire album happens for only 12 seconds during Kingdom, but dangit, it's the best 12 seconds I have heard. John, IDK what you do on the drums, but it makes me melt man. Triple bass something... so good.  Filipe, dooooooooood, sooo good dooooooood. Filipe brings not only some crazy hardcore rifts to the new album, but he also does the most beautiful technical and clean guitar work I have listened too in metal. I can tell you and Kev put a lot of thought into the rifts you guys created, and it turned out amazing. And Dj Williams, well... he's just Dj.

Second off, I have congratulate the other Miller and give props to Angie Miller, who currently is in the top 3 of American Idol, and is Jonathan Millers sister. Apparently the Miller family is hitting a hot streak. She is freakin fantastic, and although we've all known she is an amazing singer for years, I'm glad she finally got her break and I can't wait to hear what her first album sounds like. Good job Angie, we all know you'll kick butt in the final!

Third off, I want to share this with you guys.
Ya, that video right down there.

This is a video of me performing stand up comedy at OU in Athens OH. I have always wanted to perform stand up, and I finally got a chance to this last semester here in college. The only regret I have is not doing this sooner! Athens is an awesome community and the people here are incredibly friendly and supportive. I can't believe I didn't know about this opportunity until my senior year, but I can't dwell on the past. If you have ever though about doing something, don't wait, get out there and kick some butt! What I am looking forward to now is taking the experience I have gained here in Athens, and moving it to Atlanta where I will be living for the next 6 months. I do have a job right out of college, and I am extremely excited and blessed to move to Atlanta and start my life as a full fledged adult. I also have figured out what I want to do on the weekends/weeknights, and that is perform stand up in clubs and bars all over Atlanta. I may even be able to get in on an open mic night at Georgia Tech or something, either way I am excited to be moving forward. If you enjoyed that, here is another one, this time it's about a phone call I had, and my experience being colorblind!

The final thing I'll update you fine people on is where I am heading, and what I'll be doing with my life after college. I did mention I will be moving to Atlanta Georgia in May and will be there for the next six months (until December 2013). I'll be living right in Midtown Atlanta, so I'm excited to become a big city guy. What will I be doing you ask? I will be working for AT&T. On a side note, I just had my drug test done for my background check, and I went to a Lab in O'Bleness Hospital here in Athens. It turns out they have to cut a chunk of your hair, and now I have a bald spot on my head haha, you can check it out in the pictures to the right.

So now I'll be walking around with this patch in my head for the next couple of weeks, until it grows back. I can't wait to meet everyone I'm working with on day one and see where everyone else has thier bald spot. I call it "The price for professionalism" since AT&T is doing an intense background check and wants to know everything that has gone into my body for the past year. I can't blame them though, and it makes me feel more professional knowing they only hire incredibly professional people both inside and out.


Well that's it for me, you have had a healthy dose of my goin-on's. I'll be updating this throughout the summer, so feel free to stop in and check out what I'm up to!