Matto

At seven years old, Swiss artist-songwriter-lawyer-Renaissance-man MattO didn't speak a lick of English. But when he brought home his recently purchased copies of "Lola" by The Kinks and "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da" by The Beatles, he encountered the power of music to speak without words. His parents thought it odd, given the topics of the songs, but embraced his passion for music nonetheless. After years of training in classical guitar, he started a band to play local gigs, diving into the deeper soundscapes of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

He's worked alongside the likes of Jon Leidersdorff (Bruce Springsteen, Lakehouse Music Academy) to create tunes that found eager ears around the world. Now MattO is back in full force as a singer-songwriter, translating his precision contemplations on modern life into bite-size reflections in song. With two full-length albums under his belt (The Future of Your Past and Man From Yesterday), he's preparing to release a third that dissects the complexity of modern life and its juxtaposition with our primitive past.