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Matt Dahan
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBerklee College of Music
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Music Director
  • Songwriter
Years active2012-present
Notable work
Websitemattdahan.com

Matthew Dahan is an American composer, lyricist, musician and music director. He is best known for his work on the pop-rock musical Starry as well as his work with StarKid Productions, including The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and Nerdy Prudes Must Die.

Early Life and Education[edit]

Dahan grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2007, receiving a Bachelor of Music.[1]

Career[edit]

Dahan began his career as a composer in 2012, working on films such as Area 407 and How Sweet It Is. He then went on to serve as composer and music director for the musical The Babies which premiered Off-Broadway at the St. Luke's Theatre in 2016.[2] Alongside this, Dahan served as composer and producer for the web series Break: The Musical which premiered on YouTube in September 2016.[3]

In 2017, Dahan and his writing partner Kelly D'Angelo began developing a pop-rock musical: Starry.[4][5] The musical premiered at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles, California in the summer of 2018.[6] In August 2019, the musical was then performed at the Voodoo Rooms and the Liquid Room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[7] A concept album for the show was released on January 31, 2020[8] and was later re-released in November 2020 with four additional demos that were not included on the original album.[9] Starry has since received two workshops in the United Kingdom.[10][11] The show was scheduled to have its London premiere on the West End in 2023, but has not done so as of March 2024.[4][10][11]

In 2018, Dahan joined StarKid Productions to serve as music director for their musical The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals.[12] He has since continued to work on a number of StarKid musicals, with his most recent appearance being in the company's 2023 musical Nerdy Prudes Must Die.[13]

In 2021, Dahan served as co-writer of the song "Beyond the Shore" for the Academy Award-winning film CODA.[14][15] The song was shortlisted for an Academy Award[16] alongside being nominated for a Hollywood Critics Association Film Award for Best Original Song and a Satellite Award for Best Original Song.[17][18] The song won a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Song- Independent.[19]

Dahan also serves as composer, writer, director and narrator for the radio-style musical series Pulp Musicals. The first episode, The Great Moon Hoax, premiered in 2021.[20]

Works[edit]

Musical Theatre[edit]

Year Show Details Role Ref
2016-2017 The Babies St. Luke's Theatre, Oct 27-Jan 07 Composer [2]
Music Director
2018 Starry Rockwell Table & Stage, Summer Composer [6]
2018 The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals StarKid Productions,The Matrix Theatre Company, Oct 11-Nov 18 Music Director [21][12]
2019 Starry The Voodoo Rooms & The Liquid Room, August 12-14, 2019 Composer [7][22]
2019 Black Friday StarKid Productions, Hudson Theatre, Los Angeles, Oct 31-Dec 8 Music Director [23]
2022 Starry March 28-April 7, 2022, Workshop Composer [10][11]
2023 January 2023, Workshop Composer
2023 Nerdy Prudes Must Die StarKid Productions, El Portal Theater, Feb 16-25 Music Director [13][24]

Film[edit]

Year Show Role Ref
2012 Area 407 Composer [25]
2013 How Sweet It Is Composer [26]
2021 CODA "Beyond The Shore"
Writer 		[1][27][28]

Web[edit]

Year Show Role Note Ref
2016 Break: The Musical Producer Web Series [29]
Composer
2020 Nightmare Time Musical Accompaniment Livestreamed Reading [30]
2021 Nightmare Time 2 Music Director Livestreamed Reading [31]
Musical Accompaniment
2021-present Pulp Musicals Composer Radio-Style Musical [20]
Writer
Director
Producer
Narrator
2023 Workin' Boys Accompanist StarKid Productions Short Film [32]
Music Producer
Score

Albums and EPs[edit]

Year Album Artist Ref
2008 Lovesick Matt Dahan [33]
2008 Happen The Radio Knights [34]
2009 Wheels Up Matt Dahan [35]
2010 Shadowboxing [36]
2014 Sightseeing Through Whiskey [37]
2018 Angels for Angeles [38]
2020 Dahanthology, Volume 1 [39]

Awards[edit]

Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref
BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards 2019 Musical Director- Local The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals Won [12]
Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards 2021 Best Original Song "Beyond the Shore" (from CODA) Nominated [18]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song- Independent Won [19]
Satellite Awards Best Original Song Nominated [17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Berklee Alumni Contribute to Oscar-Nominated Films | Berklee". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. ^ a b Desk, BWW News. "THE BABIES to Babble for the Last Time Off-Broadway This January". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. ^ "Cast/Crew". Break: The Musical. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. ^ a b "Van Gogh musical Starry to have workshop from this month ahead of 2023 world premiere". 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  5. ^ Darvill, Josh (2022-03-24). "New Van Gogh musical Starry announces London Workshop". Stageberry. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  6. ^ a b Musbach, Julie. "STARRY, A New Musical About Brothers Theo & Vincent Van Gogh, To Premiere In Los Angeles This Summer". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ a b Musbach, Julie. "Pop-Rock Musical about Vincent van Gogh, STARRY, to Debut at Edinburgh Fringe". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  8. ^ Riggio, Kaitlyn (2020-02-03). "REVIEW: "Starry" concept album shines with impressive musical moments, potential for growth – The Daily Free Press". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  9. ^ Wild, Stephi. "STARRY Original Concept Album to Be Re-Released With New Songs". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  10. ^ a b c Darvill, Josh (2022-03-24). "New Van Gogh musical Starry announces London Workshop". Stage Chat. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  11. ^ a b c Putnam, Leah; Wiltbank, Michael (6 April 2022). "Take a Peek at the Industry Workshop of New Vincent Van Gogh Musical Starry in London". Playbill. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b c Henry, Alan. "Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  13. ^ a b "The El Portal Theatre l Nerdy Prudes Must Die". elportaltheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  14. ^ "2021 Winners | International Press Academy". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  15. ^ "2021 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  16. ^ "94th OSCARS SHORTLISTS | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  17. ^ a b "2021 Winners | International Press Academy". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  18. ^ a b admin (2023-09-02). "HCA Film Awards Dune, Coda, Belfast | The Astras". The Astra Awards. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  19. ^ a b "2021 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  20. ^ a b Cristi, A. A. "Pulp Musicals Sets Sights On The Moon With New Radio-Style Musical THE GREAT MOON HOAX". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  21. ^ "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals". StarKid Productions. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  22. ^ Stier, Julia (2018-10-10). "STARRY, reviewed by Julia Stier". STAGE RAW. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  23. ^ "Black Friday". StarKid Productions. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  24. ^ "Nerdy Prudes Must Die". StarKid Productions. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  25. ^ "Area 407 (2012) - Cast & Crew on MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  26. ^ "How Sweet It Is". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  27. ^ "Exclusive: A Personal Look at Original Song "Beyond the Shore" from 'CODA'". Awardsdaily. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  28. ^ Wright, Jessica (2022-03-29). "Hingham native helped write theme song for Oscar-winning 'Coda': attributes successful career to HPS music and drama teachers - Hingham Anchor". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  29. ^ "The Music". Break: The Musical. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  30. ^ "Nightmare Time". StarKid Productions. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  31. ^ "Nightmare Time 2". StarKid Productions. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  32. ^ Team StarKid (2024-04-27). Workin' Boys. Retrieved 2024-05-24 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ "Love Sick". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  34. ^ "Happen". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  35. ^ "Wheels Up". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  36. ^ "Shadowboxing". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  37. ^ "Sightseeing". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  38. ^ "A4A". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  39. ^ "Dahanthology1". mattdahan. Retrieved 2024-05-24.

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