ELECTRONIC MUSIC INSTRUCTORS

Matthew Lourtie

GUITAR, VOICE, PIANO, COMPOSITION & ARRANGING, electronic music

Matthew Lourtie is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, electronic musician, and sound designer from Hermosa Beach, CA. His extensive and diverse background in performance and sound art includes classical music, playing in rock bands, musical theater (as actor, director, and musician), choral music, church music (traditional and contemporary), interactive computer music, and several Folk/World music genres.  He received a piano performance scholarship and earned a degree in music composition from California State University, Long Beach where he studied composition with Dr. Martin Herman and Dr. Alan Shockley. He has been Assistant Director of the CSULB Laptop Ensemble since Fall 2013.  With the ensemble, Matthew was an artist in residence at La MaMa Umbria during the 2013 Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. He received performances of his work in Seoul, Korea in 2013, and he participated in a tour to Hamburg and Berlin in January 2017.  Other notable performances of his works include a performance by the Electro-Acoustic Consort at the University of Southern California, and a world premiere by The California E.A.R. Unit. He also sang for a music video by Golden Globe winner, Rachel Bloom.

Matthew has instructed children, youths, and adults for over 15 years. His eclectic experience, from performing at Carnegie Hall to the Whiskey a Go Go, have brought him a unique perspective that gives him the ability to adapt lessons to the unique interests of his students.