Matthew CochranGuitarist and composer

Audio and Video Production

Hire Matthew to record and film your music. He produces, engineers and edits high-resolution, audiophile-quality recordings, videos and podcasts for artists, ensembles, labels, schools and organizations, and he is available for your next album, video, podcast or broadcast project.

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Leonela Alejandro plays Pregunta by Ernesto CorderoAugustine Strings

Services for hire

  • Recording and editing

    Albums, singles and broadcast sessions recorded in high resolution with audiophile-quality sound, then edited and delivered ready for release, streaming or radio.

  • Video production

    Performance videos and music videos for artists, ensembles, labels, schools and organizations, filmed and edited for YouTube, social media and the web.

  • Podcast production

    Narrative and interview podcasts, from planning and recording on location or remotely to editing, sound design and mixing, ready for Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Substack.

  • Production design and photography

    The look of your release, from staging and lighting on the day to cover art, press photos and promotional images.

Clients and partners include

  • Augustine Strings
  • D’Addario Strings
  • Guitar Foundation of America
  • Interlochen Public Radio
  • Florida State University
  • University of Louisville
  • Sacred Black Records
  • National Public Radio
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Norte
  • Gallery of Guitar
  • Classical Music Indy
  • “Cochran took care of all of the technical aspects of the recording. He is one of the few artists who is able to handle this variety of tasks!”

  • “Absolutely incredible! I have chills. [Arroyo Seco] looks great and sounds incredible.”

    Sean Hickey, CEO, Pentatone Music
  • “Matthew did a spectacular job on Augustine’s GFA video project.”

    Stephen Griesgraber, President, Augustine Strings
  • “I’m so impressed with Matthew’s performance of my music. The sounds he gets out of his guitar are gorgeous, the overall interpretation is splendid, his technique is fabulous, and his production quality is exactly to my taste.”

    Jacob ter Veldhuis, composer
  • “The recording quality is also very nice with a warm glowing sound and enough clarity for good separation.”

Videos

Recent video work, with Matthew as producer, audio engineer and editor.

Cochran & McAllister perform Interstellar by Hans ZimmerGallery of Guitar
Gulli Björnsson plays Flæðarmál and GárurAugustine Strings
Kara Huber and Joan Tower discuss Joan Tower: Piano WorksSacred Black Records
Nanae Fujiwara plays Cançó del Lladre from Catalan Folk Songs by Miguel LlobetAugustine Strings
Matthew Cochran plays An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno, arranged for solo electric guitarMatthew Cochran
Three Inward Glances by Matthew Cochran: Stephen Mattingly, guitarGallery of Guitar
David Foster Wallace’s “This Is Water” Reimagined on GuitarSacred Black Records
JIJI plays Very Berry StrawberryAugustine Strings
Cochran & McAllister play Letter from Home by Pat MethenyAugustine Strings

Podcasts

Matthew writes, produces, records and edits The Classical Guitar Dispatch, a narrative podcast about the guitar, recorded on location and in interviews with leading guitarists. Recent episodes:

Albums

Albums and singles produced, engineered and edited by Matthew.

Coming soon

  • Guitar Music of Iceland, Vols. 1–3Svanur VilbergssonSacred Black Records, forthcoming
  • An AwakeningMatthew McAllisterSacred Black Records, forthcoming
  • SingularitiesMusic by Thomas ChildsSacred Black Records, forthcoming

Hire Matthew for your project

Matthew takes on recording, video and podcast work for hire, for soloists, ensembles, labels, schools and organizations. Planning an album, a music video, a video series or a podcast? Tell him what you have in mind, with your dates and location, and he will reply by email about availability and next steps.

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