Matthew Head is an American composer and music producer.[1][2]
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| Born | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Life and career
editHead was born in Marietta, Georgia.[3] He attended Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia, but dropped out and later landed a job at a small studio in Atlanta.[4] His notable works as a music producer include the OWN series Greenleaf, the Halle Berry and Lena Waithe produced Boomerang on BET, P-Valley on Starz, PBS and WETA's The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, Lifetime's Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, and Step Up: High Water season 2, for which he collaborated with Timbaland.[5][6][7]
Selected filmography
editAs Composer
Television
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Gospel (4 Episodes) |
| 2022-2024 | American Experience (2 Episodes) |
| 2022 | Tom Swift (10 Episodes) |
| 2020-2022 | P-Valley (13 Episodes) |
| 2018-2021 | The Family Business (21 Episodes) |
| 2019 | Boomerang (10 Episodes) |
Film
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2024 | Art, Beats + Lyrics |
| 2023 | Strength of a Woman |
| 2023 | Real Love |
| 2023 | This World Is Not My Own |
| 2023 | Stand |
| 2023 | Butterfly Boxing |
| 2022 | Wilmington on Fire: Chapter II |
| 2022 | Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches |
| 2021 | After We're Over |
| 2021 | Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia |
| 2020 | A Christmas Surprise |
| 2019 | The Baby Proposal |
| 2019 | Always a Bridesmaid |
| 2016 | DigitalLivesMatter |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B |
As Music Producer
- 2024 – The Piano Lesson
- 2019-2022 – Step Up (20 Episodes)
- 2021 – Queens (6 Episodes)
- 2021 – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
- 2020 – P-Valley (5 Episodes)
- 2018-2019 – The Resident
- 2017-2018 – Greenleaf
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Nominated | Sports Emmy Awards | Outstanding Long Documentary | Stand | [8] |
| 2021 | Won | BMI Film & TV Awards | Top Television Series Underscore | P-Valley | [9] |
| 2019 | Won | North Carolina Black Film Festival | Grenaldo Frazier Trailblazer Award | Greenleaf | [10] |
| 2015 | Won | Suncoast Emmy Awards | Best Human Interest Series (News) | Melissa’s Story | [11] |
| 2014 | Won | Los Angeles Web Series Festival | Series Composer | Split | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "Composer Matthew Head shows younger generation there's a different way in music". rollingout.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Songs for Screens: 'P-Valley' Composer Matthew Head on Crafting His 'Trap Noir' Score". variety.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Composer Matthew Head draws on personal experience to score a docuseries about the impact of the Black church in America". emmys.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Meet Matthew Head - Film and Television Composer and Music Producer". shoutoutatlanta.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ ""P-Valley" Composer Matthew Head on What Wouldn't Have Happened if He Didn't Speak Up". bmi.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Emmy-Winning Composer Matthew Head Talks PBS' 'The Black Church' Docuseries". blackfilm.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Interview: Composer Matthew Head Talks 'Tom Swift'". nerdsandbeyond.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "WINNERS & NOMINEES". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "2021 Award Winners". bmi.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "16th Annual North Carolina Black Film Festival returns to Wilmington, NC after Hurricane Florence". yesweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "2015 WINNERS". suncoastchapter.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Writers on the Web Wrap-Up: LAWEBFEST 2014". scriptmag.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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