Matthew Reid is a critically acclaimed, award winning composer for theatre, film, television, new media and the concert hall.
He was the Musical Director and composer for Second City Toronto for ten years.
The musical that whose score he composed and script he co-wrote, The Second City Guide to the Symphony, has been performed by top orchestras across North America.
Matthew is also a veteran improv soundtrack composer and has accompanied veterans of SNL, SCTV, The Kids in the Hall and Whose Line is it Anyway?
When not creating music, Matthew writes and performs comedy in his critically acclaimed, award nominated sketch duo, Reid Along With Browning.
He also created an autotune version of John Cage's 4'33". Seriously.
"… truly delectable score by Matthew Reid"- Richard Ouzounian TORONTO STAR
- “Matthew Reid adds texture and oomph to scenes with some well-placed notes”- Glenn Sumi NOW
- “Matthew Reid is the master of music”- Paula Citron CLASSICAL 96.3 FM
- "Nicely fitting musical accompaniment"- Brad Wheeler GLOBE AND MAIL
- "Matt Reid’s improvised musical background never misses the mark”- John Terauds TORONTO STAR
- "... if you are film producer and / or you are looking for some background music for one of Shakespeare's plays or something similar, well look no further." - Peter Massey GREEN MAN REVIEW