Consultant / Speaker

Matt maintains an arts consulting practice with an emphasis on project curation and institutional resource development for nonprofit music organizations and individual artists working in the musical arts.

His consulting work is rooted in developing bold conceptual frameworks for programs that both engage the public, engage with diverse artists and communities, and attract a wide swath of support. He integrates long-term planning and knowledge of national funding trends with a real-world understanding of the priorities and operations of individual foundations and government agencies.

Matt has worked as a consultant for the Corzo Center for the Creative Economy at the University of the Arts, providing free guidance in career, project, and resource development to professional artists from all disciplines residing in Greater Philadelphia. He has served as a mentor and speaker for the Curtis Institute of Music’s Community Artist Program, which provides gifted students with the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial skills. Other clients have include Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia’s premiere jazz and experimental music presenter, and SRUTI, The India Music & Dance Society.

Matt’s work as director of the PRISM Quartet includes curating, producing, promoting, and developing support for its award-winning concert series, educational and commissioning programs, and commercial recordings. Projects that Matt has curated and executive produced for PRISM include Generate Music, Mending Wall, Color Theory, Heritage/Evolution, and Antiphony.