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Matt is a composer and guitarist, and an ad hoc recordist of environmental sounds, noise, and street sounds.  His improvisational guitar performances oftentimes incorporate random detuning of the guitar which is an attempt to impose a focus on sound and texture.  

Matt started in garage bands at 16, played regional bars in rock/pop bands in the southwest Florida area, and later added studies in jazz and classical guitar.  He then focused on composition at USF Tampa, Florida, and completed his Master’s degree in composition at Princeton University.   Matt has created over six cd's of original music, collaborated with film and video artists, and various works have been presented nationally and internationally.
His piece Collage (for percussion and electronic soundtrack) is published by HoneyRock, with the score available through HoneyRock and J.W. Pepper. 

Notable influences include: Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Beethoven, Penderecki (experimental period only), Xenakis, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Bartok, Debussy, Carter, Cecil Taylor, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago's live improvisations.  Time period qualified influences: early-mid 1970s John Mclaughlin and Yes.

Matt also works with the experimental group Sound Janitor he founded with Greg Diamond.

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Matt Wuolle