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Matthew Sear (b.1975) is an award-winning British composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Sidcup, South East London.

His music has been performed in a wide range of settings, including BBC Radio 3, the Royal Academy of Music, Hertford Music Society (Oxford University), and St Martin-in-the-Fields. It is also performed internationally, with broadcasts and live performances across North America and Europe, including recent appearances at the Adelaide, Toronto and Edinburgh Fringe festivals.

Matthew has written for film and media, including two UFO documentaries featured on Netflix, Psychics and the Phenomenon and Transmedium: USOs and Fastwalkers (dir. Darcy Weir), as well as large-scale concert works such as Amigos, written for a 200-strong children’s choir and orchestra.

His output ranges from solo instrumental and chamber works to larger-scale projects, often shaped by a strong sense of intention and drawing on themes from mystical Judaism. His musical language reflects a broad range of influences, from Bach, Ligeti and Leo Brouwer through to jazz and rock.

He has been featured in publications including the Jewish Chronicle, Guitar Tutor and Fanfare Magazine, which described him as “a fine composer and guitarist”.

Alongside composing, Matthew performs regularly as a recitalist and works as a therapeutic musician with the charity Music in Hospitals, performing in settings such as hospitals and hospices.

Current projects include a series of original guitar études for students and performers, and a recital programme that bridges classical repertoire with music associated with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne. He is scheduled to appear at both the Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe festivals in 2026.

Matthew began his musical journey at thirteen, inspired by Ozzy Osbourne’s Randy Rhoads Tribute album. He studied classical guitar with Adrian Harrison and later trained at the Guildhall School of Music. He went on to study with Martin Vishnick, and undertook postgraduate study in guitar and composition with Stephen Goss at the University of Surrey, where he earned a Master’s degree in Performance and two years under Royal College professor, Carlos Bonell. Further composition study followed on the post masters Artist Diploma programme at Trinity Laban Conservatoire with tutors including Gwyn Pritchard.

He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the London College of Music.

Matthew continues to balance composing, performing and teaching. His music has been streamed over half a million times and heard in more than 110 countries. He lives in SE London with his wife Suzanne, a musician, and their Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Ellie and Elian.