Artist — Entertainer — Tea Enthusiast
Singer-songwriter and educator bringing warm, acoustic music to your event — and patient, encouraging lessons to your living room or screen.
Start here
Whether you're planning an event or picking up an instrument, everything starts with a short inquiry — no digging around for the right email address.
Live acoustic music that fits the room — heartfelt originals, familiar favorites, and a performer who actually reads the crowd.
Lessons with a working musician and classroom educator — structured enough to make real progress, relaxed enough to stay fun.
Book Matt for a gig
With over 10 years of experience performing at private parties, restaurants, bars, corporate events, and weddings, Matt builds every set around the occasion — scaling from a living room of twelve to a full room of listeners.
An intimate evening of songs and stories in your home — Matt's favorite kind of room.
Ceremony music, cocktail hour, and first-dance songs learned just for you.
Birthdays, anniversaries, and backyard gatherings that deserve more than a playlist.
Easygoing sets that fit the room — background warmth or the main event, at restaurants and bars around Nashville and beyond.
Warm background music or a featured set for company and community events.
Worshipful acoustic music for services, holidays, and special occasions.
Three lineups to fit the room and the occasion — mention the one you're picturing in your inquiry below.
Event rates vary with travel, set length, and lineup — contact Matt for rates.
Matt on his own — voice and acoustic guitar.
Matt plus a second vocalist, for harmony-rich sets.
The full four-piece band, for rooms that want the big sound.
Hear the sound you would get at your event — singles, the Acoustic EP, and more. Interested in booking? The inquiry form is further down this page.
Private lessons
Matt teaches general music and choir at Brentwood Montessori during the school day. Private lessons get that same patience and structure — one student at a time.
$45 for 30 minutes · $80 for 60 minutes — online or in person in Nashville.
Beginners are especially welcome. Matt brings years of teaching experience to every lesson — and if a student ever needs something beyond what he can teach well, he'll happily point them to the right teacher.
Say helloSend the short lesson inquiry below — who's learning, and what they're hoping for.
Trial lessonA relaxed first session to meet, play a little, and see if it's a fit. No pressure either way.
A simple rhythmWeekly or biweekly lessons, in person in Nashville or online — with a plan you can actually hear working.
About Matt
Matt Long is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter and music educator. By day he teaches general music to young students and choir to older ones at Brentwood Montessori; by night (and weekend) he performs his own songs and the ones everybody loves to sing along with.
His teaching philosophy and his stage philosophy are the same one: meet people where they are, keep it human, and let curiosity do the heavy lifting. Also — there will probably be tea.
Watch
A couple of performances to get a feel for the room — the full channel is on YouTube.
Together — acoustic performance
Place Called Tennessee — live session
Press
Interviews and spotlights — read the full pieces.
Questions? Booking?
Pick gig or lessons, fill in the short form, and hit Send inquiry — it goes straight to Matt. Gig requests and lesson requests stay neatly separate.