Education
Letley attended Sir Joseph Williamson"s Mathematical School, in Rochester, Kent.
Letley attended Sir Joseph Williamson"s Mathematical School, in Rochester, Kent.
As a drummer he played for a number of well-known artists, including a-ha, Bob Geldof, Vanessa Mae, Hank Marvin and Kim Wilde. In April 2015 Matt Letley produced and recorded drum section for the song of Russian alternative rock band 208 Talks of Angels. Having joined Status Quo in 2000, his first tour with the band was in Germany.
In 2006, Letley was part of Status Quo"s Just Doin" lieutenant tour.
On the picture to the right, he can be seen performing the drum solo, "The Killer", that has frequently been included in the song "Gerdundula" since he joined the band. Since "Gerdundula" ceased to be performed in the Quo set, his solo was performed during "In the Army Now".
On 17 December 2012, Letley announced via his website that he would be leaving Status Quo after 12 years with the band. His final concert was Wednesday 19 December, at the O2 Arena as the final date of their 2012 winter tour.
Letley is endorsed by Noonan Custom drums, Paiste cymbals, Remo heads, Vic Firth drumsticks and Hardcases cases.
Drums:
Noonan Custom
24x16" Bass drum
14x5" Snare drum
10x8" Rack tom
12x9" Rack tom
14x11" Floor tom
16x14" Floor tom
Cymbals:
Paiste
15" Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hats
16" 2002 crash
17" 2002 crash
20" 2002 Power ride
17" 2002 Wild crash
18" 2002 Wild crash
19" 2002 Wild crash
14" Rude Hi-Hats
20" 2002 Novo china
8" Signature bell
8" 2002 splash
10" 2002 splash
Hardware:
Drum Workshop and Pearl Drums
Pearl Icon Rack with Pearl cymbal arms
DW 9000 Pedals.