Matthew Mayer

From growing up in a town with no stoplights, to performing in front of thousands, and eventually reaching millions of listeners worldwide, #1 Billboard Charting Artist Matthew Mayer, has a story as curious and risk-taking as the music he creates. 

Growing up in rural Canistota, South Dakota, Matthew’s first foray into the world of music came at age 12, when he discovered the piano – and with it, a lifelong love. Inspired by legendary solo piano godfather, George Winston, Matthew would debut his piano talents to patients at the Ortman Chiropractic Clinic, setting up each Wednesday evening on an old upright, to share an hour of piano and storytelling. With often as little as just two listeners in attendance, this is where Mayer began his live piano-show journey.  

In 1998, he gathered every dollar to his name, raising just enough to produce his first solo piano CD, Crossing the Bridge.

Matthew’s first CD went on to turn a profit, leading him to create another – and another… and another. As of 2026, Matthew has an extensive catalogue of more than 20 piano albums and his music has streamed over a half a Billion times across streaming platforms. 

His solo journey took him to packing up his car in the summer of 2001, and driving out to Hollywood. Spending two years working at NBC's Television Entertainment Show, Access Hollywood, Mayer's introductory into the entertainment business was both eye-opening, and motivating. 

Mayer's 'put it on the line' mentality at an early age, mixed with the midst of a passionate release schedule, came a wave of accolades and global recognition. Matthew has twice scooped a coveted Telly Award and even hit the pinnacle of the music scene in 2018 when he reached #1 on the Billboard New Age Charts. 

In recent years, Matthew’s music has also been successful on social media platforms. His single ‘When Flowers Grew Wild’ has been used on more than 75,000 Instagram Reels.

Matthew has dedicated much of his life to the genre of solo piano, and helping other independent artists as he provides free solo piano artist pages to artists around the world on his website www.solopiano.com. 

In December of 2024, his concert at the beautiful Belbas Theater in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sold Out, in 2025 he performed his hometown Holiday & Dreams concert at The Historic Orpheum Theater in Sioux Falls, with 2026 proving to be a year of elevation with more shows being scheduled around Europe and potentiall another hometown Holiday and Dreams at The Washington Pavilion. 

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