My name is Matthew. I was born and raised in London, England. I began learning the Piano and Guitar at thirteen years of age and later studied composition and orchestration.

I studied the guitar at the Guildhall School Of Music and Drama as an undergraduate, and as a post graduate under Dr S.Goss (Surrey University) on Masters degree programme studying performance and composition : During this period I was fortunate enough to receive masterclasses from musical giants Nicholas Casken, and Oscar winning composer, Gabriel Yared (famous for The English Patient and Betty Blue Eyes).

In addition to the above institutions I studied with a number of subsequent private tutors, including orchestration with Baz Elmes, (For Your Eyes Only, RoboCop) and guitar techniques under Dr.Martin Vishnick (LCMM). As a postgraduate I have studied with Gary Ryan and Carlos Bonell, both professors of Guitar at the Royal College of music London.

I am currently recording for USA label MSR classics and have previous recordings through Pixie Tricks Heritage and Media and my own label.
As well as a full year performing across the UK I am also performing in Alicante, Spain, and also a second tour of New Hampshire, USA and Grenoble, France in 2010.

Matthew Sear

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