BEHIND THE MUSIC

Music performer and composer Matthew Huff is a 29-year-old musician who graduated from Queens University of Charlotte in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance and Guitar Pedagogy. His musical journey began with piano lessons in 2002, but he started his professional performance career in 2008 by learning guitar, vocals, bass, and drums. He then joined bands and performed for audiences ranging from 6 to 6,000 people. In 2014, Matt received the "Quincy Jones Musicianship Award" from Roxboro Community School. In 2018, he placed second in the "Queen's University of Charlotte 2018-2019 SAI Composition Competition," and his compositions were performed at Radford University in Virginia. Since graduating, Matt has continued pursuing a career as a musician, releasing four albums and four singles across major music platforms. In 2020, he auditioned at the Apollo Theatre in New York and was invited to be part of the Spring season of "Amateur Night At The Apollo." Matt has performed across the United States, including a "Coast To Coast" tour in 2022, with the goal of "sharing his music, so that it might help someone, the way it did for me growing up." Influenced by artists like Jason Mraz, Miles Davis, George Winston, Joe Bonamassa, and more, Matt works to offer a variety of genres, ensuring "something there for everyone." During his free time between writing, recording, and performing, he serves as a bartender, Brewmaster apprentice, and Taproom Manager at Black Creek Brewery in North Carolina.