User:Bjkamm2/Sandbox/Matthew Fisher (music)

Matthew Fisher (born in 1989) is an American songwriter and pianist. The inspiration for his piano music comes from musicians such as Rachmaninoff, Jim Brickman, Matthew Bellamy, and many more.

Early Years
Matthew started his musical journey mid-way through high school, when he would sit down at the piano in his basement and play. He never had piano lessons, he would just simply take a melody from his mind and release it through his fingers. As he progressed through high school his talents also progressed. In his senior year of high school, he played a song for the Covenant Christian High School band program. This was the first time his talent was recognized by many people who had known him for years.

After high school Matthew went on to college and took some basic music theory and piano courses. In his freshman year he met up with some friends who started a band named Mancub!! Matthew played keyboard for Mancub!! at a number of local shows, and recorded a few demo songs with them. After about six months Mancub!! broke up when their guitarist Johnny left to go to college in Florida.

Home Is Ahead...The World Behind
After Mancub!! broke up Matthew really started to focus on his own solo piano music. He made a video for the song called "The Renaissance", revealing his true talent, creativity, and versatility on the piano. He established a fan base using Myspace and Facebook, releasing a new song about every two weeks. Within six months he wrote and recorded 11 piano songs, which were released as his album "Home is Ahead...The World Behind", on December 28, 2009.

Future
Matthew is currently working on a Christmas album to be released November 2010, and another piano album shortly after that.