We are Samoa Gala - Home Base

Meet Mata.

He’s the youngest of the Grey siblings and can be described as: “homegrown, self-taught, trial by fire because he had to play the bass for his dad’s gigs, who evolved into a studio musician and can pretty much play with the best of them BECAUSE of his experience as a kid (coupled with his BA from UC Irvine’s School of the Arts).”

Mata dreamed of being a football player, until one year on the summer of his junior year, he earned a coveted music scholarship from the Brian Campbell Foundation, which enabled him to attend an exclusive camp for music hosted by Berklee College of Music, a school known for putting out artists like Eric Clapton and John Mayer.

Listen in on how this one summer music camp became the TURNING POINT in his life, when he made the decision to pursue music as a career.

Today, the Grey's brother is a singer-songwriter and the lead guitarist for the hit band Common Kings.

What’s interesting is that when he travels abroad to certain parts of the world, he’s not known as “Mata of Common Kings”… he’s known as “Fa’anānā Jerome Grey’s son”, and THAT, is one responsibility he treats with kid gloves.

Mata started his journey in music playing the bass for his dad… today, when called, he’ll jump on to play bass for his Dad, purely because that’s “home base” for him.

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The Grey siblings are raising funds for THOSE young, budding artists like Mata who just need a little bit of support to create that “life defining moment” where THEY can make an indelible impact in the world. THAT is what the Jerome Grey Scholarship Fund is all about.

For more information on the Diamond Gala event, where to buy tickets and how you can donate to the fundraising efforts click here: https://jeromegreymusic.com/we-are-samoa-diamond-gala-2022