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Full name: James Matheson Bayley

Matheson has been going by his unusual middle name (with which he was indeed christened) since his mid-teens, though "James" may still be heard to slip through the lips of his mother on occasion! Both the names "Matheson" and "Bayley" are of Scottish origin, owing to a distant ancestral link on his mother's side, but Matheson's only remaining association with the land of the bagpipe and the haggis is an interest in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

"Matheson" has been the middle name of several generations in the family, and is correctly pronounced "Math-son" Correct pronunication of 'Matheson' in the International Phonetic Alphabet , with only two syllables, as opposed to "Math-eh-son" Incorrect pronunication of 'Matheson' in the International Phonetic Alphabet , with three. Having said that, years of correcting people becomes weary, so even Matheson introduces himself 'trisyllabically' today.

Liz & Doni

Matheson's twin sister, Elizabeth. Click to enlarge.

Birth & Family:

Matheson was conceived through artificial insemination, along with his twin sister, Elizabeth, and born on the 15th of December 1978, Chertsey, England, at 6.47pm (17 minutes before his sister).
(Current age: 29)
Elizabeth, a professional dancer, is currently touring world-wide in a salsa/Latin duo with her husband/dancing partner, Doni, from Venezuela. Liz & Doni's website.

Jake Bayley - Matheson's nephew (Click to enlarge)

Matheson also has a younger brother, Richard (born in 1981), who recently became a dad!
(Check out the cutest baby in the world: Matheson's nephew, Jake, at two months of age, February 2007)

Representation & Company Info:

Indigo Ivories Ltd

Management: J Brooks Olson phD (also secretary of Indigo Ivories Ltd)
Piano agent: Gary Parkes
Matheson is the Chief Executive Officer of Indigo Ivories Ltd, publishing under the same label.

Matheson is a member of:

the Performing Rights Society (PRS) — as a writer and publisher
the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) — as a writer and publisher
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)
the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
the American Music Center
Global Standards One UK

Languages:

Matheson speaks:

1	English	Native
2	Greek	Fluent
3	Portuguese	Fluent
4	Spanish	Fluent
5	French	Fluent
6	Dalć	Fluent
7	Swedish	Advanced
8	Italian	Advanced
9	Mandarin	Intermediate
10	Russian	Intermediate
11	Dutch	Intermediate
12	Japanese	Intermediate
13	Turkish	Intermediate
14	Hebrew	Basic
15	Lusoga	Basic

'Intermediate' - reading/writing skills superior to aural skills.

Matheson also reads and writes fluently in the following alphabets/scripts:

Latin/Roman
Greek
Etruscan
Cyrillic
Arabic
Phoenician
Hebrew
Georgian (Mkhedruli)
Korean (Hangŭl)
Hiragana (Japanese)
Katakana (Japanese)
Chinese (approx 2000 hànzi (汉字))
Thai
Devanagari
Bengali
Sinhala
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Dalć
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Braille
British Sign Language
Morse Code

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