Matthew Mayer is an award-winning pianist and composer whose independent career has spanned more than a quarter century. With 21 albums, scores of singles, and more than 750 million streams worldwide, Mayer has built a global audience through an unmistakably melodic and emotionally driven approach to contemporary solo piano. His releases have earned multiple #1 positions on the Billboard New Age charts, while his work as an artist and storyteller has been recognized with multiple Telly Awards.

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For over 25 years, Mayer has also owned and operated the platform SoloPiano.com, which he created the functionality for solo piano artists around the world to build free artist pages and have a place to share their music. Now with over 500 artists worlwide, SoloPiano.com has become one of the leading platforms of solo piano music. 

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Raised in the small town of Canistota, South Dakota, Mayer’s journey has taken him from playing piano in the humble American Midwest to performing and sharing his music with audiences around the world. Throughout his career, he has remained fiercely independent, building a body of work centered on melody, emotion, and the belief that instrumental music can connect people beyond language and borders. Whether through recordings heard by diverse humans or performances in remarkable locations, Mayer continues to approach the piano with the same purpose that has guided his career from the beginning: to tell meaningful stories through music.

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He also produces his own Podcast called Going Solo in which he interviews creatives from all walks of life pursuing their own independent dreams. Guest have included the late/great Godfather of Solo Piano, George Winston. TV ICON, Lydia Cornell. Founder of CD BABY, Derek Sivers and more.