Matthew is a highly skilled actor, singer, instrumentalist and dancer as well as being a composer, sound designer and writer.

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Dance

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As a teenager he had a scholarship with the British Ballet Organisation and went on to work with both Scottish Ballet and Northern Ballet.

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Music

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He achieved the highest mark in the country at A Level Music in 1993 and went on to get a first class degree in Music at Birmingham University where he was also awarded the Roland Gregory Prize and a Barber Scholarship.

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He is a highly skilled singer with a big range (Bottom E to Top A in chest voice and falsetto above that). He is also exceptional at sight singing and harmonies.

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He plays the following instruments:

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• VIOLIN Grade 8 distinction

• VIOLA Grade 8 distinction

• PIANO Grade 8 Merit

• SAXOPHONE (Alto and Tenor) Grade 7 (approximate)

• CLARINET Grade 6 (approximate)

• DOUBLE BASS Grade 6 (approximate)

• CELLO Grade 6 (approximate)

• UKULELE proficient

• ACCORDION proficient

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