Born as the only son of Chase Warriner, a musician working in one of the entertainment areas of Summit on Nubilus, and his wife Martyna, there was never really any doubt about what direction life would lead Matthew Warriner. Ever since his father gave him his first guitar when he was three, one of those simple children’s guitars, and he drove his parents so crazy playing on that one that they decided as soon as he was old enough to learn to play properly, he would get the lessons.
When he was seven, he started getting lessons, and it was soon clear that the boy had a talent for the music. Which was far less troublesome than the other side of his personality even from being a child. The other side was that he was always a bit too adventurous, showing the sign of becoming one of those persons who would try any extreme sports, just for the adrenaline rush of it all.
But even though he did well enough learning other needed things throughout his youth, it was music that was his one passion, and in addition to his talent with the guitar and the singing, he learned to play a bit on the keyboards as well, figuring if he was ever going to make it big in music, he’d need to know at least that much.
And the big break came when he was 18 years old, when he and childhood friend Darmon Lourd, who played drums, met Semyon Danville, a bass player, and his younger brother Gregory, who also played the guitar. The four shared a passion for music, and together they started the band called Contraband. But they grew tired of the name, and renamed themselves Opportunity Nox after a short while. Not long after that, they got a record contract, and when Matt was 22, their debut album, Cherries, came out, and became a success.
It seemed that Haven was ready for their particular kind of music, and over the next ten years or so, they released five more albums, and had a nice string of hits of varying levels. There were also some quite interesting quotes by them in the media, such as “We’re not arrogant. We just believe we’re the best band in the world.”
But the last two of the albums dried up their success a bit, and after some internal struggles, they finally decided to go their separate way, and although their fans despaired, they announced the concert they held on October 25 3004 at the stadium of the Khournas Drakes was to be their last. It was played for a very large crowd, and the four members of the band was glad that they were able to go their separate ways as friends.
Unlike the other three, who found new bands to play with, Matt relished the chance to get to choose his own ways without anyone else arguing about it, and has so far released three solo albums, two of them of the kind that wasn’t quite for the masses, while the third, that came out a year or so ago, put him back in the public spotlight. He’s also taken some time to do more of his hobbies, such as extreme sports, and is rumored to hit the studios soon to record his fourth solo album
