tour which began on September 11, 2015, in Jakarta, Indonesia[4] at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium and continued throughout Asia with the final show on October 3, 2015 in Tel Aviv, Israel at Yarkon Park.
At a young age, O'Ree was influenced by artists such as Albert King, Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
This led to opening shows for national recording artists such as Foreigner, Kansas, The Original Blue Brothers Band, Buddy Guy, Leslie West and Mountain, Blues Traveler, The Outlaws, Marshall Tucker, Gov't Mule, Robin Trower, Blue Öyster Cult, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Dickie Belts, Dick Dale, Gretchen Wilson, The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, Bernand Allison, Chris Duarte, Indigenous, Robby Kreiger, Gary Hoey, Walter Trout, Labambas Big Band, and Smokin' Joe Kubek.
In 2005, O'Ree released his third studio album titled Shelf Life, which was featured in an issue of "Guitar World Magazine".
Shelf Life also won four Asbury Park Music Awards for: Best Blues Band, Best Guitarist, Best Local Release, and Best Song of the Year - "Saints & Sinners.
<[6] In 2014, The Matt O'Ree band played on the Light of Day Foundations main stage at The Paramount Theater before Joe Grushecky and Bruce Springsteen, adding in a bit of "Smoke On The Water" to their set.
The band also premiered their new single–the recorded version of “Black Boots” which features another New Jersey artist, Bruce Springsteen, on guest vocals and guitar, and is to be released in 2016.
[13] [14] In 2013 O'Ree met David Bryan of the band Bon Jovi at a local venue called Jamians, located in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Bryan then performed a song with The Matt O'Ree band, forming a long time friendship.