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.