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Matthew Whitaker<\/p>\nWebsite<\/strong><\/i><\/a> Facebook<\/strong><\/i><\/a> Twitter<\/strong><\/i><\/a> Instagram<\/strong><\/i><\/a> Apple Music<\/strong><\/i><\/a> YouTube<\/strong><\/i><\/a> Spotify<\/strong><\/i><\/a>\n\t

About Matthew Whitaker<\/h1>\n

Matthew’s musical journey started at age 3 with a keyboard gift from his grandfather. He’s now an artist, captivating audiences globally and appearing on notable TV shows like Showtime at the Apollo, the Today Show, Ellen, and 60 Minutes.<\/p>\n

Matthew is a versatile artist, starring, producing, and scoring the All-Arts Emmy-nominated documentary “About Tomorrow” and scoring the film “Starkeisha”, also appearing, and contributing music for the Emmy winning Apple T.V. commercial, “The Greatest.” <\/p>\n

Beyond music, Matthew is an advocate for persons with disabilities, consulting with companies to improve accessibility features.<\/p>\n

With three studio albums, “Outta The Box,” “Now Hear This,” and “Connections,” Matthew collaborates with industry greats such as Derrick Hodge, Ray Chew, Jon Batiste, Christian McBride, and Regina Carter.<\/p>\n

A three-time ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award winner, and the Musical Director for the musical “Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For,” which premiered in Pittsburgh, PA, in Fall 2023.<\/p>\n\t