He has been described as “a natural composer, a fresh voice” by the Los Angeles Times and his projects range from “Bathymetry,” a collection percussion quartets with synthesizer for the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet to “Drawn,” a 25-min suite for bluegrass string band released on the Jake Schepps Quintet’s album “Entwined.” Matt is the violinist and composer for his Brooklyn-based instrumental band, Build, which released two albums on New Amsterdam records and has been described by New York Magazine as a “rocking post-classical quintet which takes inspiration from minimalist chamber music, instrumental rock, modal jazz, and more.” He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Carlsbad Music Festival, widely known for its programming of “adventurous music by the beach” and he is a doctoral fellow at Princeton University.