Vinca Minor

Matt Menovcik’s latest musical project, Vinca Minor, began in the summer of 2009. Originally a Detroit native, Menovcik now resides in Seattle. He has been releasing his music on various labels including Italy's Ghost Records, Second Shimmy, Fish The Cat, and Ippylu. Vinca Minor’s debut release, Isolation, was somewhat of a departure, focusing less on the more traditional structured approach of his past efforts and instead highlighting the layers of ambience that were only briefly touched upon in past releases. Menovcik has also contributed a track to the Daniel Johnston tribute record, I Killed The Monster, with his project with Kramer, ROPE, INC., which also featured Sufjan Stevens, Mike Watt, and Dot Allison among others. He has performed around the US and Italy with his band Saeta, where he is the vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, and the now defunct Ms. Led, where he was the bass player. Menovcik has additionally been involved in film scoring for the past several years and he recently finished the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Summer Intensive Program. He has also had Saeta's song, You Fade, used in the hit Italian film Giorni e Nuvole. He is currently preparing the new Vinca Minor album and working on a dance piece with dancer Ines Andrade.