Originally from Malakal, Sudan, Matthew was first introduced to music by his uncle, and learned to play the Shilluk lyre called a 'Thum'. Being in a Christian missionary environment, Matthew's music genre was most naturally shaped along Christian themes. He began composing his own songs whilst a refugee with his young family in Cairo, Egypt, with sales of his cassette tapes supplementing his refugees allowance. Matthew moved to Townsville in 2007 and is a member of 'Hakuna Matata', the 'African Association of Townsville'. His musical ambition is to diversify into themes to do with the settlement of Sudanese and other African peoples in Australia, while continuing with his Christian themes as well.