Songwriter Matt Casey is a Boston native who travelled to Nashville regularly from 2010-2018. 

Matt grew up listening to more Bruce Springsteen than Merle Haggard, but he quickly fell in love with country music and the Nashville co-writing process that enabled him to be a part of the songwriting community as a lyricist. 

Matt was named “One To Watch” by the Nashville Songwriters Association International in 2011 and founded New England To Nashville, a group that grew to 270 songwriters with New England roots who travel to or now reside in Twang Town. 

He is also founder of the Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival, which has featured a “who’s who” of the top songwriters in Nashville including Ray Fulcher, Ben Williams, CJ Solar, Danny Myrick, Danny Myrick, Michael Tyler, Rick Huckaby, Paul Sikes, Heather Morgan, Deric Rutttan, Erik Dylan and many more. 

Matt was a finalist in the 2013 “Songs that Save” contest benefiting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital for a song he co-wrote with Maureen Fichten called “In The Middle of Nowhere”. 

He joined forces with Keith Dozier and Allen Shervelle in launching North East Of Nashville (NEON) Publishing. Matt and Keith won the National Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Country Music Television (CMT) Song Contest with his song “Plain White Tee” that he co-wrote with Keith and David Wagner. NEON publishing was responsible for writing and publishing “All Hell Broke Loose” for legendary country duo Montgomery Gentry’s final album which went #1 on the iTunes album charts.