Máté Balla (born 12 January 1991) is a Hungarian rock musician, best known as the guitarist of the garage rock band Ivan & The Parazol.

Máté Balla
Birth nameMáté Balla
Born (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)
Budapest, Hungary
GenresGarage rock, Indie rock
InstrumentLead guitar
Years active2010–present

Early life and personal life

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Balla was born in Budapest, Hungary. In an interview with NullaHatEgy, Balla said that Ivan & The Parazol play Classic rock rather than Indie rock. He also pointed out that in Hungary the Hungarian indie bands were not persistent enough to reach international success.[1]

On 10 June 2015, Balla was featured on D'Addario's website as a user of the strings.[2]

Ivan & The Parazol

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Balla is the founding member of Ivan & The Parazol.

Discography

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With Ivan & The Parazol:

  • Yellow Flavour (2012)
  • Sellin' My Soul (2012)
  • Mama Don't You Recognize Ivan & The Parazol? (2012)
  • Mode Bizarre (2014)
  • The All Right Nows (2015)

Instruments

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Guitars

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Effect pedals

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Strings

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  • D'Addario EXL 120
  • D'Addario EXL 115
  • D'Addario EJ 26

Amplifiers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Az legyen a cikk címe, hogy ezek nem csajoznak!" – Interjú az Ivan and the Parazollal". Nullahategy.hu. 5 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Balla Máté személyében újabb D'Addario endorsert köszönthetünk!". D'Addario. 10 June 2015.
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