Memories fade. The music brings them back.
Performing
Live performance is where everything becomes real.
I played my first show at 14, and since then I’ve performed 350+ shows across the UK learning the stage the only way you can: by standing on it.
With Erica Drive, I completed three UK tours, taking original music around the country and growing through every room we played.
Alongside that, I’ve performed 200+ acoustic shows, just me and a guitar no safety net, no hiding just songs and connection.
I’ve also stepped in to cover guitar and vocals for Big Drink on numerous occasions, performing at some of the biggest shows I’ve ever played.
Those moments pushed me further and reminded me exactly why I love live music.
I have performed at weddings including first dances and playing brides down the ailse.
When I perform, I put everything I have into it.
Every show costs something and I always leave a piece of myself on stage.
Writing
Songwriting has always been at the core of everything I do.
To date, I’ve written more songs than I can remember ideas scribbled in
notebooks, voice notes recorded at 2am, melodies that refused to leave until they were finished. It’s less about counting them and more about chasing the feeling that made me pick up a guitar in the first place.
I’ve collaborated with a number of bands, contributing to their songs and
helping shape ideas into something complete. I love the process of co-writing when different perspectives collide and something stronger emerges
because of it.
I’ve also co-written a track that was submitted for Eurovision a moment that reminded me how far a simple idea can travel when it’s given space to grow.
I have appeared on Fred Mascherino's (taking back sunday / the color fred) song Future Past and he featured on the Erica Drive track Hollow Faces.
I wrote the main song for independant film 'White Crow' the song features in the opening credits of the film.
For me, songwriting is about honesty. Whether it’s for myself or someone else, the goal is always the same: write something that means something.
Production
Production is where vision becomes reality.
I’ve mixed for a number of bands, helping shape their sound and bring clarity, weight, and emotion to their music. I’m drawn to the detail the balance between power and space, between polish and honesty.
I currently produce and mix all releases for Escape by Autumn, as well as my own solo work, overseeing everything from the first demo to the final master. Every decision is deliberate. Every layer has purpose.
For me, production isn’t about perfection, it’s about feeling. The right tone,
the right space, the right moment of silence.
Because the smallest detail can change how a song hits.
Hear a slection of my mixes here.
https://soundcloud.com/mattunderdownmixes
My Releases
Erica Drive - I formed Erica Drive in 2016 with my friend Frank — a project built on friendship, shared ambition, and a love of honest songwriting.
From 2016 to 2023, the band became a huge part of my life. We released two EPs and four singles, toured the UK three times, and poured everything we had into every stage and every recording.
Erica Drive wasn’t just a band — it was a period of growth, late nights, long drives, loud rooms, and songs that still carry pieces of who we were at that time.
Open Road (2017)
Just Another Day (2017)
All We Are (2019)
Better Man (2019)
The Fall (2019)
Chalk Lines (2021)
Vacant Stranger (2022)
Hollow Faces (2022)
Six Feet Away (2023)
Escape By Autumn - I started Escape By Autumn after leaving Erica Drive. It became a space to tell the stories I needed to get out of my head the thoughts that sit with you until they’re written down.
This project is entirely independent. I handle all the writing, production, mixing, and releasing myself, shaping each song from the first idea to the final master.
Escape By Autumn is more than a band it’s a creative outlet without compromise. Honest, personal, and built exactly the way I want the listener to hear it.
My solo music is the most personal side of what I do — the songs that don’t belong to a band, a project, or a particular sound, but simply exist because they needed to be written.
It’s where everything becomes stripped back and honest. Just stories, emotion, and moments captured in melody.
Although I’ve written and recorded far more than what’s currently available, only a select few releases are online
right now a small window into a much bigger catalogue, with more still to come
Deep End (2020)
Ghost (2020)
The Good Old Days (2020)
Let’s Make Something That Lasts
If you’re building something and you want it to hit harder, feel deeper, and sound exactly the way it should, I’d love to help.
Get in touch and let’s talk about your next project.
Available for songwriting, custom songs, production, mixing, and live performance.