Hey guys! My name is Matt, or Matthew, depending on the level of trouble I'm in with my mother, or my wife. I performed solo for years leading up to the forming of Chasing Denver.  Prior to my solo endeavors, I was in a duo with one of my best friends from college, Zack, who is now now a loving father and stand-up husband. We had a blast for a couple years, but our long term goals were different, so we found it best to remain like-brothers and make the business decision to split. He taught me a lot about performing, and I'm thankful we still get to catch up every couple weeks, or whenever our schedules allow it.

On May 6th, 2017, I was playing a solo gig down on Fort Myers Beach. Per usual, I was doing my thing, and I noticed a blonde walked in with her mom and sister, coming to have lunch. Her name was Victoria. On my break, I stopped to introduce myself to the three of them. Victoria's mom Mindy revealed that she was a fantastic singer, and that we should meet up and sing some time. I thought, sure, everyone's mom thinks they can sing. So, after exchanging information, and browsing through her Instagram to see what this girl was all about, I realized she was pretty damn good.  But did I want to work with someone else again? Not really.. I was happy as a solo performer. 

We did get a chance to do a song on stage together at Sunset Grill some time in the summer. We sang the Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis duet "I Told You So."  There is no better way to put it; it was terrible. Oh well, now we know. 

Fast forward to September of that same year. I had a cold, and was faced with the decision to cancel my performance down at Salty Crab, or call for help. Knowing that Victoria could sing, but we didn't have the chemistry of a duo (yet,) I asked a favor of her. She agreed to drive down an hour to the beach after her shift in Punta Gorda (chances are, you read her story first, so you know all about what she did) to join me for the set. She had practiced some songs we had shared back and forth, and so did I. So really, we did sound pretty good that night, much to my surprise. But, I still wanted to be a solo artist. 

With the exception of select few people, the crowds took to the idea of "that new girl joining the stage" really well. The energy and support from the crowds fueled us to practice, and to eventually put on scheduled performances. Quickly, actually. Come January of 2018, I was nearly finished with doing solo gigs. Whenever Victoria would not show up for gigs (she was still working her 9-5 at this point), people would walk up to me, and instead of greet me with a hello and a handshake, they would ask, "Where's Victoria?" At that point, I was not going to be an established solo artist much longer. Between the crowds coming back time and time again, and my suggestions, we all convinced Victoria to quit her full time job. We became a duo as of May, 2018. We spent that summer in Nashville, paying a mortgage in Florida, and paying rent  for a studio apartment in Tennessee. Needless to say, going out wasn't financially permissible for us. We spent some time writing some music, and wanted to see where our minds would creatively take us together. Actually, we wound up writing one of our crowd favorites "Stay Home," all done while sitting on the couch in our cozy little apartment. We didn't form the band name until November of 2019. If you missed the story, scroll to the top of this page and find out where the name came from. Otherwise, I think we're done here!