Legendary Texas fiddle master Matthew Hartz is an Idaho native currently living in Boise, Idaho. He is a three-time Grand Masters Fiddle Champion (Nashville, TN) a two-time Grand National Fiddle Champion (Weiser, Idaho), and a two-time World Fiddle Champion (Crockett, Texas).

Matthew’s early influences originated from his mother and father’s record collection which included Flatt & Scruggs, Paul Simon, Bing Crosby, and many others. His biggest influence, however, is Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, whose music resonated with him on a deep level and greatly impacted his artistic perspective.

Matthew’s father, a major influence in Matthew’s  musical career, started him on banjo and guitar at the age of 3 years old. He started playing classical violin at 8 years old and was introduced to folk genres on the violin a couple of years later. His