Editing Matthew Good (section)

==Early life and career==
Matthew Good's father was a colonial Englishman from [[India]] and his mother was from [[British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="auto"/> Good's introduction into the music scene began while he was in high school, when he was asked by members of a folk group to write lyrics for them. Good then began singing with the group. Good taught himself to play guitar at age 20 and continued to write songs. Good's early career in music involved a variety of folk demos and a stint as the lead singer of a folk band, The Rodchester Kings. Matthew Good and guitarist [[Simon Woodcock]] were discovered at an open mic at [[Simon Fraser University]] by manager Brent Christensen. Early Rodchester Kings demos were recorded at Fragrant Time Records in [[Burnaby]] by Greg Wasmuth and Steven Codling.

From 1992 to 1993, Good recorded short demo tapes called ''Left of Normal'', ''Broken'', and ''Euphony'', which featured the acoustic songs "Mercy Misses You", "Heather's Like Sunday", and the title track "Euphony". In 1994, he won a prize from 99.3 The Fox's Seeds, an annual competition of local Vancouver-based bands. The prize included recording time at a local studio/recording school, where, in September 1994, Good, along with band members Steve Codling, Judy Renouf, Eran Vooys, and Ariel Watson, recorded ''15 Hours on a September Thursday''. This demo tape included the songs "Second Sun", "The Ocean", and "Last of the Ghetto Astronauts". In December 1994, the band signed a publishing deal with [[EMI Publishing]].

In March 1995, the original band went on tour across Canada. Upon returning home, the band split up and Matt started over with a new group of musicians.