Matt Shell

Matt Shell

Matthew Shell is an acclaimed music producer, audio engineer, guitarist, and pianist from Bethesda, MD. His production styles include alternative jazz, chill afrobeat, pop, rock, R&B, and soothing instrumental music. In 2022, Shell and GRAMMY® nominee Arun Shenoy released the Dolby ATMOS mixed jazz album "Elemental". In the same year, Shell played guitar on Masa Takumi's song "Kaze" from the album "Sakura" which won best Global Music Album at the GRAMMY® Awards. In 2023, Shell and longtime collaborator Kenny McNeil released the Dolby ATMOS mixed alternative jazz album "We'll Find a Way II", a chill Afrobeat style ode to Shell's mom's heritage from South Africa and Zimbabwe, where she was born and grew up respectively. This album was followed by the afrobeat single "My Ride or Die" featuring McNeil's vocal artistry, Shell's production, and guest artist Douglas Lira's amazing sax playing, among others. For 8 years, Shell has logged over 500 hours as a presenter on topics ranging from career development, to songwriting, to the power of new technology in the realm of AI, music, and eLearning.