Darryl Hebert- keyboards, guitar, accordion and vocals
Darryl Hebert, a much in demand session and touring multi-instrumentalist, is the final piece in the Matlen Starsley puzzle. Initially brought in for the “Rollin Again” sessions and a couple of local shows. and despite his extremely busy schedule, Darryl decided to stay for the party and become a full-time member of the band. Darryl felt a strong connection to both the band members and the material. His addition to the band has added a new and exciting dimension to the straight three piece Matlen Starsley sound which can be heard on the Rollin Again tracks and in his creative contributions and song ideas for the new material currently being written for the second album.
Darryl grew up in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He started playing piano at nine years of age, training in classical music until age 15. He was also a church organist at St. Charles Church, playing in a traditional pipe organ loft. During his teenage years, playing popular music took over his interest, and he started playing in rock bands. After graduating university, Darryl moved to Moncton New Brunswick where he played with various acts, including local legends Rick Sullivan, Norm Gallant (Rick & Norm show), and Brendan Furlotte (Gathering Tain).
Darryl moved to the Vancouver area in the early ‘90s and has since played with many incredible west coast musicians. The list of Darryl’s sessions and shows is exhaustive. A notable sampling would include his work with Ray Roper and David Wills of Stonebolt, Rick Fedek and Todd Ronning of the Paul Roger’s Band, Al Harlow of Prism, Kevin Stuart Swain of Idle Eyes, Anthony Dellacroce of the Headpins, Jeff Neil of Streetheart, Shaun Verreault of Wide Mouth Mason, Bud Marr of Sweeney Todd, Johnny Demarco, and a host of other top notch musicians and recording artists.
Although keyboards are his main focus, Darryl also plays other instruments as warranted in various acts. In addition to providing some lead and backing vocals, Darryl plays keyboards, electric and acoustic guitar, accordian, mandolin, dobro, pedal steel and banjo. He is a student of music in every sense of the word.