Bio

Matt has most recently spent the bulk of his time touring across the US and Canada playing guitar full time with the orchestra of the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. Matt is a professional guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in the New York metropolitan area where he grew up. A highly versatile musician, Matt freelances around NYC as a live performer and session musician playing all types of guitars as well as banjo, mandolin, ukulele, bass, piano/keyboards and trumpet along with a variety of world instruments. In addition, from his studio, Matt records music across many genres, composes scores, and consults companies creating commercial music for advertising and internal multimedia. He records and produces music for a variety of artists ranging from singer-songwriters to film and musical theater composers.

EDUCATION & EARLY CAREER

Matt’s musical career began at the age of 13 when he first picked up the guitar and quickly became dedicated to studying music full time.  While in high school, Matt was selected to attend the Manhattan School of Music precollege division where he majored in jazz guitar, beginning his journey of studying with some of the world’s finest musicians.  After graduating high school in 2010, Matt continued his musical studies in college at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. There he continued honing his skills, studying with notable contemporary jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg, while also studying piano, voice, composition, audio engineering and film scoring.  In New York, Matt began playing gigs as a sideman in a variety of genres including jazz, blues, rock, funk and pop in a range of settings with bands, artists and singer-songwriters in some of the city's best-known clubs.

BROADWAY SHOWS AND TOURING

In 2011, at age 19, Matt's unique skillset and versatility led him to the opportunity to play guitar as a substitute in the orchestra of his first Broadway show. Soon after, he began touring full-time across North America playing in venues ranging from The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to The Pantages Theater in Los Angeles with Broadway musical productions such as Flashdance The Musical (2013-2014), Dirty Dancing — The Classic Story Onstage (2014-2017), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2017-2018) and the Tony Award-Winning musical Dear Evan Hansen (2018-2023).

STUDIO AND PRODUCTION

In addition to performing as a multi-instrumentalist, Matt is a composer/producer working out of his home studio in New York.  He has written, produced and recorded music for short films, music videos, corporate media and independent artists. Matt also composes and produces music as a featured artist for the company Traverse Publishing which specializes in licensing music for film, advertising and a variety of other media such as podcasts and documentaries. He also plays studio sessions for artists across multiple genres. Matt also enjoys being an educator, having taught private and group lessons to students of all ages for over a decade.

*Matt has been a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians since 2011 (AFM, Local 802)*

*Matt is a proud member of BMI*