Owner of Matt Daniels Publishing, LLC, he started piano studies at age 8, percussion at age 11 at Oakland University, guitar studies through Berklee College of Music, and vocal studies with award-winning director/composer, Dr. Brandon Ulrich. At age sixteen, he composed his first symphonic piece and then at 19, wrote his first full-length symphony – The Tapestry: A Symphonic Poem – recorded by musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He wrote and recorded his first rock album “Born Wild” playing in southeastern Michigan in venues such as the Hard Rock Café in Detroit. He is currently starting a career in composing music for films.