Performing songwriter, Matthew Griswold, made the transition
from US Army Soldier to Professional Songwriter/Musician in
2008, and has been going full force ever since. After a short stint
in Nashville, and securing an elite publishing deal with Universal
Music Group, Matthew headed back to his native land of Minnesota and
began his career of writing and producing songs for Film and Television.
Though every songwriter dreams of a breakthrough chance
to sign a major league publishing deal, and have millions of
people hear their songs around the world, Matthew's true passion
has always been being the personal messenger. So, he's taken his sound,
which the MNPLS Star Tribune described as "The rough and howling edge
that has helped him earn his stripes as a songwriter", and began to
dedicate time between writing sessions, to going out and performing
live for people in a rapidly growing market of restaurants, vineyards,
brewpubs and taprooms, all around the northern midwest and now in NYC.
He finds a natural comfort in providing the more casual crowds with a
well-crafted soundscape to pair with an evening muse. As an artist
who never desired "Rock Star" like fame, this was a better fit for his
career, rather than face the spotlight heat of nightclub touring.
Matthew often chooses to reinvent the songs written by the great
songwriters of the past, playing the works of The Beatles, CCR,
Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan, but he also plugs his
originals during live sets and closely observes a crowd's response.