Ambient Dream-Pop Improv Set with OP-Z, OP-1

I’ve recently been developing a portable daw-less improv performance rig based around the OP-Z, OP-1 and various FX pedals. This is a 30 min-ish single shot take (mistakes and all!) of some music-making. Things that may be worth noting to those keen on such things…. OP-1 is being used as the ambient noise & melody […]

Cinematic Rhythms

I recently sat down (over zoom) with James Jennings to do this interview about my new “Cinematic Rhythms” course for Melodics, as well as a little about my musical past and things that have shaped my musical path. If you’re unfamiliar with Melodics, it’s a Music training app for Keys, Pads and Drums. Available for […]

Winterpark / Matt Ridgway

I began using the name Winterpark in 2005 for a collaborative studio project that then evolved into a wonderful band featuring myself, Jordy and Karl. As a duo with Jordy we toured internationally, and then as a band with Jordy, Kate and Alice we toured nationally. After that, I spent some time as a solo […]

Ableton Certified Trainer

Well, to round off a pretty crazy year, I recently became an Ableton Certified Trainer. I’ve been using Live since 2004, and this has been a pretty big milestone for me to achieve as a music and music tech educator. There are just shy of 300 Ableton Certified Trainers in the world, and it’s an […]

This year in streams…

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Melodics – Cinematic Chords Course

I have recently been working some material up for the Melodics App, which is an app that aims to make learning how to play finger drum pads and piano fun and engaging. The aim of my course was to get users to understand some of the techniques used in creating cinematic-styled music. There are six compositions […]

Streamers EP & Free Ableton Live 10 Instruments

To celebrate the release of my new EP Streamers, I’m giving away a set of Instrument Racks that are compatible with Ableton Live 10. These instruments use many of the new features and FX available in Live 10, including Echo, Drum Bus and Pedal. Each instrument uses original audio files from each track on the […]

Streamers EP release today

TRNSMT TV Performance

I did a performance of some new material on TRNSMT TV for the Beat Collective show. Check out the footage shot by the wonderful Ben Willis.

Broken D-20 Live Pack

I recently came across a Roland D-20 Synth that was in pretty bad shape. It worked for a few hours, but then was giving constant “Main Board Errors” But this was the beautiful part! Every time the synth was turned off and on, it started to play the most amazing glitches out industrial type synth […]