Composer Matthew McCabe completed his undergraduate work at the University of Richmond in 2001, and served on the music department staff there until 2003. In 2005 he completed his Master of Music in Composition at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Matthew is now a Ph.D. student in composition at the University of Florida where he teaches the introductory Music Technology class and acts as one of three technical directors for the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival.
His music has been performed all over the US and in Scotland. Though focusing primarily on electroacoustic music, he also writes acoustic music and mixed media pieces. His other music-related activies have included serving as the BGSU SCI chapter president, co-directing BGSU’s Threshold student electroacoustic music festival, acting as the technical director for the Third Practice festival at Richmond, and serving on the Executive Council of the Society of Composers, Inc. as Web Content Manager.
Matt is also an active songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, bouzouki, and banjo in many venues around Gainesville. He currently plays bass with the alt-country band Wishful Drinkin' and collaborates on songwriting projects with friend and roommate Rick Dietrich. Recently his interests have included homebrewing root beer and expanding his palate for fine wine and Belgian ales.
