Professional Profile: Experienced Talent Buyer, Producer, Cinematographer, Curator, Technical Director, Tour/Production Manager, and A/V Engineer with extensive knowledge in production technology and expertise in producing live events, live-streams, music videos, documentaries, interviews, and festivals to maximize community, performer, and audience experiences. . . . . . Bio: With over 15 years of experience in Southern California’s music, film, and art scenes, curating international and local talent across jazz, rock, hip-hop, funk, Latin music, and many more, as well as directing and producing countless music videos, documentaries, and live-streams. He has been the Talent Buyer at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles, FOLAR, Perch, and Mrs. Fish, Festival Director at Eagle Rock Music Festival, Production Manager at The Greek Theater, Spaceland Presents, and MadAve and has consulted and produced galas, concerts, and festivals like the CHIRLA's Annual Fundraiser Gala, L.A. Philharmonic 100 year Anniversary Celebration, Anderson Paak in the Park, Desert Daze, Cloak & Dagger, Echo Park Rising, KCRW’s Masquerade Ball, Motown Records, The Graffiti House to name a few. He has also served as Tour Manager and FOH Audio Engineer for artists like Thelma Houston, Vince Staples, The Lemonheads, Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, The Expanders, and many more. Matthew was a co-founder of L.A. Fort, a cooperative DIY artistic space that encourages collaboration between diverse artists and an active member of the arts collective FMLY. He loves listening to gospel, shoegaze, Afrobeat, global bass, Motown, and chicha music, among other genres.