Wall Matthews
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Wall Matthews | |
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| Born | November 18, 1950 |
| Occupations | Composer and performer |
Wall Matthews (born November 18, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a composer and performer (guitar, piano, and percussion).[1] He has released numerous solo recordings and as a member of The Entourage Music And Theater Ensemble.[2]
In the early 1970s, Wall Matthews and Biff Rose performed throughout the US and Canada, and released the album Hamburger Blues.[3] He was composer in residence for dance at Connecticut College from 1978 to 1994. In 1983 he began recording for the label Clean Cuts.[4] In 2003 he started Zen Gardens Music/ZGM.[5] Its first release was Zen Gardens, Music Inspired By The Temples and Gardens of Kyoto.[6] In 2010 ZGM released Air Over Water, one of Zone Music Reporter's top 100 recordings of the year.[7] From 1994 to 2012, Matthews has composed for television and radio for Clean Cuts Music.[8] He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2010, along with fellow composers Chris Kennedy and Austin Caughlin, for his work on Yellowstone Battle For Life.[9] His 2012 recording "The Dreaming Light" was #48 on Zone Reporter's Top 100 recordings for 2012.[10] His Clean Cuts recording, "Christmas Guitar", was nominated in 2014 for Zone reporter's Holiday Album Of The Year[11]
