Matt Glass

Matt Glass is an American composer and Emmy-winning[1] filmmaker known for his work on 12 Hour Shift, The Party's Just Beginning and the upcoming Ghosts of the Ozarks. He received his Masters of Fine Art degree from the Cranbrook Academy Of Art.

Matt Glass
Born (1981-03-05) March 5, 1981
EducationWeber State University Cranbrook Academy of Art
Known forPhotography, Music, Film

Film

Early Short Fims

Early in his career, Glass created a handful of strange short films.. In 2012, Glass released Citadel,[2] a monochromatic puppet-filled short film inspired by cerebral horror films of the 1970s. [3] In late 2014, Glass wrote and directed Good Morning, a musical, short film featuring singing puppets and a brutal crime.[4] In 2017, Rain, [5] a film written and directed by Glass was released. It was an official selection in the Atlanta Film Festival and the National Puppetry Festival.

Feature Films

In 2018, Glass wrote and co-directed a feature film titled Squirrel. It is described as:

A couple lost in the woods stumbles across a mysterious cult who once harvested a strange, crimson, maple syrup with healing properties. The cult is on the brink of ruin as their crimson maple supply dwindles and their leader is left with some life or death decisions to make. The couple's budding relationship is strained when they confront the truth about a series of bodies found in the woods. Their intertwining lives lead to a confluence of events all triggered by the heroic act of one soldier in the revolutionary war over 200 years ago.

That same year, Glass also second-unit directed Karen Gillan's feature directorial debut The Party's Just Beginning[6] which debuted at the Glasgow Film Festival and was eventually released by The Orchard in Late 2018.

In 2020, Glass along with his business partner Jordan Wayne Long, Tara Perry, David Arquette, and Christina Arquette produced Brea Grant's second feature film 12 Hour Shift which was set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival [7] before it was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. The film was picked up by Magnolia Pictures to be released under their Magnet Releasing arm on October 2, 2020.[8] The film also features a score composed by Matt Glass. That same year, Glass also composed the score for the feature documentary You Cannot Kill David Arquette.

Glass and Jordan Wayne Long began production on their second film as directors Ghosts of the Ozarks. [9] The film features Tim Blake Nelson, Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Thomas Hobson and Tara Perry which Deadline Hollywood[10] described as:

Set in a post-Civil War Arkansas circa 1886, the film follows a young black doctor who is summoned by his uncle to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover upon his arrival that the utopian paradise is not all that it seems to be.

With the help of strict COVID safety guidelines, the film was able to complete production even as many other productions were shut down. [11]

Documentaries

Half Cut Tea,[12] a documentary web series created by Glass and fellow Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate Jordan Long, premiered online in early 2013. Its three seasons consists of 20 episodes highlighting artists from across the country.

... a database for people to discover and become inspired by talented individuals who they were acquainted with or had heard of through friends.[13]

In 2015, Glass and Jordan Wayne Long started the production company HCT.media. Their clients have included The Jim Henson Company,[14] BBC, Paramount, KCET,[15] LINK TV and more.

In 2017, Glass won an Emmy Award for his direction on the TV-series Lost LA for KCET. The hour-long documentary he co-directed with Jordan Long titled Fallujah: Art, Healing and PTSD received an Emmy Award for Best Entertainment Programming. [1]

Music

Glass was the drummer of The Brobecks from 2003-2005. In addition to playing drums in the band, he recorded and mixed their two first albums Understanding The Brobecks and Happiest Nuclear Winter. In 2005, he left the band to pursue his degree in Photography. Since then, he has performed with and recorded several bands including Michael Gross and The Statuettes and The Lazy Waves.

In 2010, Glass played drums, keyboards and produced a cover of the Little Shop of Horrors song Skid Row(Downtown) with Dallon Weekes of The Brobecks, featuring additional vocals from Brendon Urie and guitar by Ian Crawford.[16][17]

He has composed music for several films and documentaries including the Emmy Winning documentary Fallujah: Art, Healing and PTSD and feature films 12 Hour Shift and You Cannot Kill David Arquette. He has composed music for the marketing campaign of several Paramount Pictures films including Arrival and 10 Cloverfield Lane. His music has been featured on various television programs on NBC,[18] FX[19] and more.

Discography[20]
Release year Album Artist Role
2018 One More Night Let's Become Actors Producer, Keyboards/Synths, Drums
2018 Smiling To The Grave EP Matt Glass Everything
2017 Good Old Fashion American Whisperhawk Drums, Keyboards, Mixer
2017 Just Visiting EP Matt Glass Everything
2015 Chronology EP Matt Glass Everything
2015 Nothing Is Real Let's Become Actors Producer, Drums, Keyboards/Synths
2015 dustChamp Matt Glass Everything
2014 The Goldeneyes The Goldeneyes Producer, Drums, additional Keyboards
2014 Wavetable The Lazy Waves Producer, Keyboards, additional Drums
2013 Half Cut Tea: volume one Matt Glass Everything
2013 Spring Fling The Lazy Waves Producer, Keyboards, additional Drums
2012 Quiet Title EP The Brobecks Producer, Drums, Keyboards
2012 Sunset Beach Michael Gross and The Statuettes Mixer, additional Keyboards
2012 The Grief Dynasty Matt Glass Everything
2011 Summer Singles The Lazy Waves Producer, Keyboards, additional Drums and Vocals
2011 cBROOKone EP Matt Glass Everything
2010 The Lazy Waves The Lazy Waves Producer, additional Drums, Keyboards and Vocals
2010 Telepath Michael Gross and The Statuettes Producer, Drums, Keyboards
2010 The Origin of Waking Matt Glass Everything
2010 Impulse & Exports Michael Gross and The Statuettes Producer, Drums, Keyboards
2009 Dust & Daylight Michael Gross and The Statuettes Drums, Keyboards
2008 Tales from a Country Home Michael Gross Producer, Drums, Keyboards
2008 Let's Become Actors Let's Become Actors Drums
2007 Small Cuts EP The Brobecks Producer, Drums (on song Boring)
2007 Research Your Friends Let's Become Actors Producer, Drums, Keyboards
2005 Happiest Nuclear Winter The Brobecks Producer, Drums, Keyboards
2003 Understanding The Brobecks The Brobecks Producer, Drums

Photography

Matt Glass is known for his narrative, cinematic photographic style.[21] His work ranges from comical and sarcastic to horrific and violent. Matt has been featured in several magazine and was an honorable mention in American Photo's Images Of The Year competition in 2007 [22] and 2008 [23]

In 2009, Matt exhibited his Apocrypha series of photographs. The visual style in this series is inspired by Baroque Art as well as modern cinematic lighting. In his artist statement, he describes the work:

Each photograph represents a different narrative, but they all take place in the same apocalyptic world. In this world, an unknown event has left humanity in ruin. The source of the violence and destruction is never seen. The human reaction to this apocalypse is the focus.

In 2010, Matt exhibited his series, The Origin of Waking.[24] In it, he supplements his photographs with music. Each image has a corresponding song.

... listening to the music can expand on the imagery of the photograph without spelling out exactly what is happening and what it might mean ... The songs don't have specifics, just moods. [25]

References
  1. https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/69th-los-angeles-area-emmy-awards-nominations-announced
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2166860/reference
  3. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/60145
  4. http://www.avclub.com/article/puppets-face-harsh-justice-good-morning-215550
  5. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/78341
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6219314/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  7. https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/12-hour-shift-2020
  8. https://www.screendaily.com/magnolia-international-to-launch-cannes-market-sales-on-12-hour-shift-exclusive/5150807.article
  9. https://deadline.com/2020/04/tim-blake-nelson-ghosts-of-the-ozarks-1202921614
  10. https://deadline.com/2020/04/tim-blake-nelson-ghosts-of-the-ozarks-1202921614/
  11. https://deadline.com/2020/06/shooting-starts-tim-blake-nelson-ghosts-of-the-ozarks-1202963287/
  12. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2782608/reference
  13. http://www.dailyiowan.com/2013/04/18/Arts/32887.html
  14. http://video.ew.com/v/109484985/oscars-hotel-for-fantastical-creatures-eps-2.htm
  15. http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/partners/half-cut-tea/
  16. http://www.doesithavetobehuman.com
  17. https://www.spin.com/2010/09/panic-disco-cover-little-shop-horrors/
  18. http://www.tunefind.com/show/deception/season-1/13449
  19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. http://music.glassbrain.com/
  21. http://www.glassbrain.com/press/americanphotooncampus-08.pdf
  22. https://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2008/12/images-year-competition-2007
  23. https://www.popphoto.com/gallery/images-year-2008
  24. http://www.TheOriginOfWaking.com
  25. http://jeffphotographs.blogspot.com/2010/04/interview-with-matt-glass.html
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