Matt Zekala started writing songs on the playground when he was nine years old and eventually found his way to New York City, playing guitar for Dreamspeak in the 1980s. He went on to form Gravity in the 1990s with drummer Tom Kaelin, and was a founding member of Gent Treadly.

Matt has backed up a number of vocalists over the years, and also records and performs as a solo artist. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he continues to play with Sean O'Brien in their acoustic trio, The Dirigible Brothers

Tom Kaelin put together this video of Silver - An outtake from the 1988 dreamspeak album Roadside Stew.  

Photos in this are by Steve Eichner

  • Avram Lavinsky - piano, lead vocal
  • Matt Zekala - Guitar
  • Doug Haxall - bass guitar, lead vocal
  • Gordon NappyG Clay - congas, percussion
  • Sean O’Brien - vocals
  • Tommy Kaelin - drums

Dreamspeak playing "Green" at David Graham's 21st birthday party, September '89 (on board the "Andrew Fletcher" in New York Harbor!)

Classic Dreamspeak song, recorded in 2019 by Tommy Kaelin as a solo project

Written by Tom Kaelin and Avram Lavinsky

Performers:

  • Sean O’Brien - vocals
  • Matt Zekala - guitars
  • Billy Jay Stein - electric piano
  • Greg Koerner - bass
  • Tommy Kaelin - drums and percussion
  • Gordon “nappyG” Clay - congas and tambourine

3/25/1989  17:45 min Grand Finale Jam!  dreamspeak join Jorma, Rick Danko and Rick Ilowite on stage a the the legendary Uncle Willy's in Kingston, NY!

"Life is a Carnival" Into an epic "Hand Jive"

Video credit © Jeff Bloxham - thanks to Mike Scotellaro for getting this to Rick Ilowite to post!

Matt Zekala at Camp Dreamspeak
Concert

Another song from David Graham's 21st birthday party aboard the Andrew Fletcher.