Matthew Embree is an American singer and guitarist best known as the front-man of

Rx Bandits Rx Bandits are an American four-piece band based in Seal Beach, California, United States. The band formed in 1995 in Orange County, California. They have appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Coachella Valle ...

. He also has played lead guitar and sung vocals for

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, in which he was known as "The Walrus". He produced their last album '' The Ocean and the Sun''. Since 2016, Embree has been a touring member of

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. Embree has contributed to several other hip hop, alternative, art, progressive, and psychedelic rock bands including Seekret Socyetee, Coke vs. Bills, Pebaluna, and Biceratops, among others. In 2008, he released ''Waxwane'', his first solo album, under the name Love You Moon. Embree wrote, produced, and played all the instruments on the album, except for a few tracks featuring drums by Chris Tsagakis and vocals by Lauren Coleman. Embree also started MDB Records in 2002, which is based in Seal Beach, California. In 2006, Embree began collaborating with management/label Sargent House, who helped MDB release of one of Embree's other band's albums. Love You Moon's debut album ''Waxwane'' was released by Sargent House/MDB Digitally on May 20, 2008 with a physical release that August.

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