Currently Matt is writing percussion books for several shows for the St Francis de Sales marching band. It basically consists of taking the full score that has already been laid out for the show, researching the music that is being used for the theme and then writing awesome percussion parts for it. It sounds pretty straightforward, but it takes time and concentration, so it is good that he is clearing this responsibility from his plate as his summer opportunities fast approach.
He has also contacted two of his colleagues from UT to form a performance group for the purpose of supporting the creation and getting exposure for what has become his passion: electro-acoustic music, somewhat in the fashion of the group Big Robot , from Purdue. His goal is to work with these colleagues to build a portfolio of works that he can then publish and perform at "new music" -type events. Heady stuff, it seems to me, but if it is out there to be done, I know that Matt is the guy to make it happen!
Here is a link to a sample of the work of Big Robot on Vimeo. Enjoy!
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