Matt was born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia.  He began playing guitar at age 14, and almost immediately began writing music and performing live. After leaving WV in 1998, and brief travels out west, Matt settled in Rochester, NY in the winter of 1999. Though his musical projects have varied greatly from punk, metal, and folk bands to theatrical compositions and solo performances, since leaving West Virginia, his music became focused almost entirely on his instrumental acoustic guitar work. After many years of exploration and development with steel string acoustic guitar, Matt's songwriting and musicianship had reached such a level that the founder of Windham Hill Records, William Ackerman, became interested in producing a record with Matt.

Matt has released a CD entitled, "Silhouette of a Season" produced by William Ackerman of Windham Hill Records fame. Many world renowned musicians have joined him on the record including T-Bone Wolk (bass, Carly Simon, Hall and Oates, SNL), Michael Manring, Eugene Friesen, Derrik Jordan, Steve Schuch and guitarist and Grammy Award winning songwriter himself, William Ackerman.

Other recent developments include appearing as guest artist on the Rochester local cable TV show, "The Music Show" and a live "on the air" interview and performance on 98.9 The Buzz's Sunday Night Shakedown.

Keep up to date on Matt's performances and other happening by joining his emailing list and don't forget to check out his latest CD, "Silhouette of a Season"!