Background
Matt grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee and was involved with music from a young age.
Matt grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee and was involved with music from a young age.
In the mid-nineties he moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee and attended MTSU.
By age eleven, he was playing drums at Dollywood, Dolly Parton"s theme park in Pigeon Forge. He lived and worked for 10 years in Murfreesboro and co-founded Spongebath Records. He also formed the band Self in 1994.
In the early 2000s, Matt relocated from Murfreesboro to Los Angeles, in order to be closer to his record label, Universal Records, and to produce.