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I am Matthew Caldwell, a versatile pianist, producer, organist, and composer with extensive experience across performance, education, and film/TV scoring. Over the past two decades I’ve collaborated with a wide range of artists, taught music in public schools, and created original compositions and arrangements that span live performance and studio work. I am passionate about education and collaboration, having served as Director of Bands, department chair of fine arts, and music clinician. I enjoy mentoring students, developing custom arrangements for ensembles, and bringing music to audiences through performance and scoring work.…I am Matthew Caldwell, a versatile pianist, producer, organist, and composer with extensive experience across performance, education, and film/TV scoring. Over the past two decades I’ve collaborated with a wide range of artists, taught music in public schools, and created original compositions and arrangements that span live performance and studio work. I am passionate about education and collaboration, having served as Director of Bands, department chair of fine arts, and music clinician. I enjoy mentoring students, developing custom arrangements for ensembles, and bringing music to audiences through performance and scoring work.

Matthew Caldwell

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I am Matthew Caldwell, a versatile pianist, producer, organist, and composer with extensive experience across performance, education, and film/TV scoring. Over the past two decades I’ve collaborated with a wide range of artists, taught music in public schools, and created original compositions and arrangements that span live performance and studio work. I am passionate about education and collaboration, having served as Director of Bands, department chair of fine arts, and music clinician. I enjoy mentoring students, developing custom arrangements for ensembles, and bringing music to audiences through performance and scoring work.…I am Matthew Caldwell, a versatile pianist, producer, organist, and composer with extensive experience across performance, education, and film/TV scoring. Over the past two decades I’ve collaborated with a wide range of artists, taught music in public schools, and created original compositions and arrangements that span live performance and studio work. I am passionate about education and collaboration, having served as Director of Bands, department chair of fine arts, and music clinician. I enjoy mentoring students, developing custom arrangements for ensembles, and bringing music to audiences through performance and scoring work.

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I am Matthew Caldwell, a versatile pianist, producer, organist, and composer with extensive experience across performance, education, and film/TV scoring. Over the past two decades I’ve collaborated with a wide range of artists, taught music in public schools, and created original compositions and arrangements that span live performance and studio work.

I am passionate about education and collaboration, having served as Director of Bands, department chair of fine arts, and music clinician. I enjoy mentoring students, developing custom arrangements for ensembles, and bringing music to audiences through performance and scoring work.

Skills

Composition

Soundtrack

Experience Level

Composition

Expert

Soundtrack

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Music Scorer (Film/TV) at I am Your Keeper (Streaming Series)

January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Scored music for the streaming TV show I am Your Keeper (2025).

Composer/Scorer

January 1, 2025 - Present

Scored music for I Am Your Keeper (TV show) starting in 2025.

Composer/Scorer at I am Your Keeper (TV Show)

January 1, 2025 - Present

Scored music for streaming TV show I am Your Keeper.

Itinerant Elementary Music Teacher at Newport News Public Schools

October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025

Itinerant teacher for Saunders Elementary School, Kiln Creek Elementary School and Marshall ELC.

Music Teacher at Newport News Public Schools

October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025

Itinerant elementary school teacher for Saunders ES, Kiln Creek ES and Marshall ELC.

Composer / Arranger (Strings) at Independent / Self-Employed

January 1, 2021 - Present

String composition and arranging projects: Grace (2021) – live string arrangement for single by Chiquita L. Cross; No Fear (2024) – composition and arrangement; Evidence (2025) – virtual string composition for Rev Worship.

String Composer and Arranger

January 1, 2021 - Present

Composed and arranged live string parts for Grace by Chiquita L. Cross (2021); arranged for No Fear (2024); created virtual string arrangements for Evidence by Rev Worship (2025).

String Composer/Arranger at Self-Employed

January 1, 2021 - Present

Composed and arranged live string parts for Grace by Chiquita L. Cross (2021–present); No Fear (2024); Evidence (2025).

Director of Bands at Phoebus High School, Hampton City Schools

August 1, 2018 - June 30, 2023

Directed the concert band and marching band; led the fine arts department; served on the culture and climate committee for faculty and staff.

Music Teacher at Hampton City Schools

August 1, 2018 - June 30, 2023

Director of Bands at Phoebus High School; led the concert band and marching band; department chair of the fine arts department; member of the culture and climate committee.

Director of Bands / Music Teacher at Hampton City Schools

August 1, 2018 - June 30, 2023

Director of Bands at Phoebus High School; led the concert band and marching band; department chair of the Fine Arts; member of the culture and climate committee for the faculty and staff.

Music Scorer (Film/TV) at Misdeal (Web Series)

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Scored music for the comedic web series Misdeal (2018).

Composer/Scorer

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Scored music for Misdeal (web series) in 2018 and I Am Your Keeper (TV show) in 2025.

Film/TV Scorer

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2025

Scored music for the web series Misdeal (2018) and the streaming TV show I Am Your Keeper (2025).

Composer/Scorer at Misdeal (Web Series)

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018

Scored music for comedic web series Misdeal.

Music Teacher at Norfolk Public Schools

September 1, 2010 - June 30, 2018

Piano accompanist for choral and theatre departments at Booker T. Washington High School (2010-09 to 2011-12); general music teacher at Tidewater Park, Jacox, and Crossroads elementary schools (2012-08 to 2017-06); middle school band director (2017-08 to 2018-06).

Professional Musician at Various Artists / Freelance

January 1, 2005 - Present

Professional musician for numerous artists including Jordan G. Welch, Mali Music, Maysa, Ben Tankard, Karen Clark-Shear d, Lisa McClendon, Benita Jones, William Murphy, Donnie McClurkin, Johnathan Dunn, Denice Williams, Chokolate, Yazarah, Keli Nicole Price, D’Atra Hicks, Matthew Whittaker, Mel Holder, Tamyya J, Tim Bush, K'bana Blaq, Ashley Felder, Alex Holt and Free Worship, Markise Hicks and the MO band, Unconditional.

Professional Musician for Numerous Artists

January 1, 2005 - Present

Professional musician and collaborator with artists including Jordan G. Welch, Mali Music, Maysa, Ben Tankard, Karen Clark-Sheard, Lisa McClendon, and many others.

Professional Musician at Various Artists

January 1, 2005 - Present

Professional musician for numerous artists; performance, collaboration, and touring.

Professional Musician at Various Artists (Freelance)

January 1, 2005 - Present

Professional musician performing and collaborating with a broad roster of artists including Jordan G. Welch, Mali Music, Maysa, Ben Tankard, Karen Clark-Sheard, Lisa McClendon, Benita Jones, William Murphy, Donnie McClurkin, and others; composed/arranged string parts and performed across projects.