Matt Smith is a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. His compositions synthesize lush harmonies and lilting lyricism with imaginative soundscapes, and draw inspiration from a deep love of stories, philosophy, and nature.

Matt’s music has found a home on esteemed stages and at prominent festivals worldwide, including the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Atlantic Music Festival, the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, and Dance Camera West at the Music Center of Los Angeles. His compositions have been performed by acclaimed ensembles including the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Orchestra Senzaspine, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, and the Diotima String Quartet. He has also collaborated with notable artists including harpist Alexander Boldachev, soprano Julia Johnson, violinist Elizabeth Phelps, and GRAMMY winning soprano Hilá Plitmann.

Matt earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Margaret Brouwer, Keith Fitch, and Steven Mark Kohn. He is a two time recipient of CIM’s Donald Erb Prize in composition and has also been honored by the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.

A firm believer in the value of versatile musicianship, Matt is also a pianist, trombonist, singer, and producer. In 2014, he founded the electro-chamber quartet Iridas, which programmed original compositions inspired by jazz fusion and electronic dance music alongside standard jazz and classical repertoire. Their performances throughout the greater Los Angeles area ultimately garnered support for a successful tour of China in 2019.

Currently, Matt is pursuing a PhD at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where he studies with acclaimed composers Richard Danielpour and Ian Krouse.