Matt played bass in the Boston area in a wide range of settings ranging from a season with the College Light Opera Company to original new wave bands playing at The Rat, to jazz ensembles playing at Copley Plaza. 

After moving to Los Angeles in 2002, he turned attention to singing and songwriting,  writing  songs that are witty, clever, memorable, and creative.   Matt eschews songs about personal pain and sorrow in favor of topics such as enlightenment, life, drugs & rock-n-roll, including one song about sex.   His solo acoustic shows are engaging, thought provoking and generally a lot of  fun.

Matt is adept at the art of song craft and composition, with recordings that range from instrumental rockers, to straight-up comedy.   He combines engaging storytelling with memorable, sing-along choruses, most famously on the tracks “Beer”, “We All Gotta Get High” and  “I’m Yosemite Sam” wherein he sets the Yosemite Sam Wikipedia entry to an outlaw country soundscape.  

With the release of “I am Consumed”, Matt now has four albums  released under his name. 

Music Placements/Features
Dr. Demento, Discovery Channel, Ben and Jerry’s Factory Tour (Waterbury, VT), NPR, MTV Real World, One Life to Live, Freakonomics Podcast, MTV Road Rules, several indie films

Comedy
Matt has performed at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, and was a finalist in the Uncle Claude’s Comedy Competition in 2013.

Memory Failure
It’s my biggest flaw…  my memory sucks.  I can’t remember the names of restaurants, streets, song titles and much to my chagrin, I also have trouble remembering peoples faces and names.  I don’t know if it’s old age or too much weed, but its a problem.  And I apologize if I should forget yours.

Performances with
Raspin Stuwart, Severin Browne, Greg and the Gallows,  Bill Burnett (Leonard Cohen Tribute), JaKL, Eileen Carey, The Fancies, Token Rhyme,  Off the Fence, The Neighbor Wakers, Annette Conlon, Seth Freeman, Stefano Capobianco, Fabienne Grisel, Pat Nason, Dave Aaronoff and the Protagonists,  CoolHouse,  Dinosaur Tooth,   Seks Bomba, The College Light Opera Company, and many more…

Shared the Stage with
Leon Russell, Chris Isaak, Patti Smith, The Spinners, John Cale, Tower of Power with Huey Lewis, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Albert Lee, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Del Fuegos, Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie/Tin Machine), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)

Recordings with
Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen), Catie Curtis, Boston Rock Opera, Melanie Devaney, Seks Bomba, Laurie Geltman, Annette Conlon, Max Holly, Off the Fence, 7 Ugly Men, The Earth Monkeys, Middle Earth

Musicals performed
Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Candide, South Pacific, Anything Goes, Pirates of Penzance, Little Shop of Horrors, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma,  The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Sweeney Todd, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,  Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret,  Gypsy, Godspell, Kiss Me Kate, Mame, Yoeman of the Guard, Grease, Annie, and many many more…