Matthew David Wheeler is an Award-Winning Professional Composer, Arranger, and Orchestrator who was born in Fresno, California. He holds three Master’s Degrees. A Master of Fine Arts in Professional Composition and Orchestration for the Media Arts (University of Chichester), a Master of Arts in Composition (CSU, Fresno), and a Master of Education (Alliant University).  He studied music composition with Dr. Ben Boone and Dr. Kenneth Froelich. Matthew grew up in Fresno, CA; it is here where he discovered his ability and passion for music. He was born with a severe stutter, an issue he still deals with today, but the movies he had growing up with are what saved him. He realized that he could mimic any character and their lines without stuttering, allowing him to finally communicate fluently. Unknown to him, the music within these films would light a passion in his soul that no one could have predicted. At the age of seven his parents discovered his ability to playback songs and melodies that he heard on TV on the piano; unsure of what to do, they enrolled him into piano lessons with a member from their local church. It wasn’t until a friend’s birthday party years later that he discovered the benefits of playing piano and having such a gift. Sitting behind the keys of the grand piano, he began to play with a fury the biggest and greatest hits of the time, unaware of the crowd forming around him. Realizing the impact that music can have on a person is what rocketed his study of music leading towards music composition and film scoring. His reputation as a first-rate composer has allowed him to compose pieces for Disney Hall and Carnegie Hall. In 2013, he formed his studio, Narrow Path Studios, inspired by the biblical verse found in Matthew 7:13-14. Matthew has composed music for several Short and Feature Films, many of which are currently streaming on all major platforms; some include Eyes Wide Open, Milk Kids, the Award-Winning WebSeries Chronofilm, Christmas Collison, and several short films, including the upcoming film You Were Just Here. He is currently publishing his choral works through Lorenz Heritage Press, with works debuting in the Spring of 2025.