Purpose In The Youth

Episode 49: Looking back on his early years, Matt’s football coaches taught him work ethic and to go out there and just go for it which he credits has helped get him to where he is today. Instead of just sitting around waiting for opportunities he was proactive and created his own which is ultimately how he became an A&R Scout for Atlantic Records. Growing up in West Caldwell, NJ there were only two passions he had, music and football. Matt was realistic and knew it would be a longshot to make to the NFL so he decided to pursue music and enrolled at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA to pursue music management. He subscribed to to every newsletter of the local venues around town and when he had got word that PartyNextDoor was going to be in town, he contacted his management offering to help in anyway that he could. Matt got a response and was on the road doing merch for a couple of his shows. He landed himself an internship for Electric Feel Management in Los Angeles by contacting them and leveraging t