Matt was born in Conselve (ITALY) 14/03/1983, began playing the guitar for the first time at the age of 15 years in the aftermath of a family bereavement, the loss of his father, which brings Matt to take refuge in music to try to fill the enormous lack created within the family. Wanders by himself for more than five years learning the basics of music and experimenting in the first band formed with friends in those years. In 2004 forms The MININGTOWN, what is still its official band, a project that was born first as a cover band of Ryan Adams and then turns over the years as the only real outlet for the vein and composition of Matt. In 2006 he began and he attended a guitar course for a period of two years, student of Enrico GHETTI great guitarist in the music scene of ITALY, the course that opens up to Matt musical worlds until now unknown in confirming him the certainty that the music carries takes with it the possibility of endless opportunities and ideas. In 2007, starting with the first experiences on stage with the MININGTOWN that intensified between 2009 and 2010. In April 2010 he released "Fall and Rising" the first EP with the miningtown containing five songs written and arranged by the same Matt, ep that is well received by music critics. Following an intense tour that reaches the maximum data rate of visibility during ITALIAN TOUR Neal Casal, reputable American songwriter with 13 albums in assets, excluding collaborations with the Cardinals & chris robinson “ex black crowes.”
Matt knows Neal by now three years and the opportunity of this Italian Tour creates even more of a friendly relationship with the singer, which leads him to perform with him during the date of June 17 to Piombino Gattarossa and to open with MININGTOWN in the date of June 12 @ Zoagli (GE).
In January of 2011 he released the first full album with the miningtown "Out Of Love," here nine new songs all written and composed by Matt. in March of 2011 Matt released his first solo album "Amnesia," an EP of five acoustic tracks. Shortly after the release of "Amnesia" Matt has a way to even compare himself in AUSTIN (Texas) with the largest population of musicians that a city within a year has to offer! Brings his music to the famous SXSW Festival and at last knows what his real homeland music is. in july of 2011 abandons the miningtown and leads him to acustic perform tour alone, only with his guitar around the italy clubs for 13 dates!. in 2012 he released his first full solo album "oktober" which sees him collaborate with many important musicians of the local and American music scene, "Caitlin Cary" (Ex Whiskeytown & Ryan Adams), "kevin salem" & “reto burrell” special guests in this album produced for arkham records.
During the “oktober tour” matt will share the stage with many important international musicians : “MALCOM HOLCOMBE”-“LUKE WINSLOW” - “HAYWARD WILLIAMS” - “ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO” - “ERIC TAYLOR” - “GREG TROOPER” & “CARRIE RODRIGUEZ”.
In March of 2014 he released his second full solo album "LEARN TO LOVE", produced and recorded between New York and Italy, under the supervision and co-production of KEVIN SALEM.Special guest on this album: NEAL CASAL & KEVIN SALEM producer of this record.