The music

Dr. Matthew Kettman has been playing in various bands for 20 years as a lead singer and has been writing original music over that time period.

Influenced by musical artists such as Chris Cornell, Led Zeppelin, and Nirvana, Dr. Kettman is attempting to reach the world with his music. He has been recording the album over the last 2 years with friends and family (The Southpaws) and hopes to make his music a vehicle to help fund the school.

ALL PROCEEDS FROM HIS MUSIC GOES DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL.

Matthew Kettman and The Southpaws is a compilation album. Recorded in 2019, the album is based off of several songs, Dr. Kettman has written over the years.

Purgatory Line is a collaboration between Dr. Kettman and Dave Mcanally. Dave is from Chicago, IL.

Formally the two were bandmates in the band, ‘Lotus’.

Dave reached out to Matt in 2019, with many ideas for originals, which they collaborated on.  This collaboration was done in the vein of the grunge and hard rock that they both grew up on.

Matthew Kettman and The Southpaws has more of a classic rock feel in the styles of Led Zeppelin and Guns N’ Roses.

Purgatory Line draws more from their grunge influences, including Soundgarden, Alice in chains, and even Metallica.

Dr. Matthew Kettman has collaborated with many local Waterloo music legends, including;