Pursuing Deeper Inquiries through Music with Mat Campbell

On today's episode of music/Maker with Tyler Kline, Tyler is joined by Mat Campbell.

A native of the Rio Grande Valley in Deep South Texas, Mathew “Mat” Aaron Campbell graduated with a BM-Education from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and received High Honors upon completion of a double MM-Composition and Conducting from Oklahoma City University. As an award-winning composer, his works have been performed at national conventions and across the United States and the world.

As a conductor, he has conducted orchestras, wind ensembles, choirs, and chamber ensembles in world premieres of his and his colleagues’ music at regional, state, and international events. As an educator and arranger/sound designer for the marching arts, Mat has served students of all ages in their journey as musicians. Lastly, he is a media composer that specializes in writing music for video games and films of varying length.

Mat wears many different hats as a creator, and he and Tyler dig deep into the various facets of his career in this conversation. Mat also shares his journey from the small town he grew up in in the Rio Grande Valley to today, some thoughts on recent notation software news, and how he elevates the young musicians who play his music into the concepts he explores in his work.

Mat and his music can be found online at https://www.matcampbell.com/.

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