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Matt began his music career about the time he grew tall enough to reach the keys of an old piano in the shed of his childhood home in North Anson Maine. He remembers that old piano with fondness. "It was big and tired looking.....I think that only a few dozen keys actually worked" He remembers more "Since the piano was in the shed, I could pound away, as loud as I could. My mom used to say she never heard that piano sound so lovely, but in retrospect, she sent me to “play” the shed piano because she couldn't hear it in the house." "And of course as time passed and my music made more sense, she welcomed me back to the good piano inside the house." Matt began to work on his talents while in College and being an outcast to some degree was a measure of achievement. While at Thomas More College in Northern Kentucky, Matt directed music for the campus liturgies while earning a B.A. in Theatre. In was during his college years that he managed to land an appearance in the Oscar winning film of 1988, "Rain Main" starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, in which Matt portrayed an autistic savant. Matt also wrote and performed on screen "I like to sing" Upon graduation, Matt spent a year touring with the Repertory Theatre of America. Matt starred in the Revival of “Butterflies are Free” and “Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” To Matt “This was one of the most taxing yet marvelous experience in his brief acting career.” In August of 2000, Matt moved to Connecticut while working as a professional fundraiser. Within two years he left and began running his own business and also writing music again. This album is the first music written by Matt after a 13 year personal hiatus. "Christ is Born, God and Man are One Today" is the creation of Carolyn Cavanagh. Matt originally joined the project as a background vocalist but ended up writing and recording almost half of the album. Matt is currently owner and innkeeper for the PineCrest Bed and Breakfast, a thriving inn located in Southern Maine. |