Matthew Red is a writer & producer that wants to take you on a trip to faraway worlds with his music. Fueled by his curiosity, he explores the world of emotions. He sings about topics such as: finding yourself, overthinking, jealousy, fear and exasperation. To become the bridge between feeling and understanding your emotions is his goal as he believes in connection through understanding. He makes Alternative/Indie pop inspired by artists like Froukje, Adele & Charlott that engulfs you in an ocean of feelings.
When he was 12, his highschool music teacher introduced him to the piano. After learning his first three chords he started writing his first song. From that moment on he found his passion and dreams. With a key of the music classroom in his pocked, he’d spent every second he could on the piano at school.
‘Matthew Red’ came to life when he won the final of Kunstbende Overijssel in 2020 & 2021. He slowly grew his craft and became a more profound name in the music scene. After he won he had the chance to participate in different talent developing programs such as Talenthouse (burgerweeshuis), Ready to Release (studio 15), Popsport Gelderland & Songcamp (Hedon, Poppunt Overijssel). A praised factor of his music is his voice, people often compare his vocal sound to artist like Sam Smith.
Besides working on his music he had the honor to play on some exciting stages such as the Full color festival (Kampen), Liberation Festival of Overijssel (Zwolle), Hedon (Zwolle) and Burgerweeshuis (Deventer). After a long time he finally found his sound. Indie pop mixed with unique sounding vocals and with an emotional force that sucks you into his world like the best movies do. In 2024 he worked a lot on his live show with his live band that takes the audience to the deepest places in his mind.