Matt Combs is an American studio musician, record producer, composer, arranger, and author in Nashville, Tennessee.
He was accepted into the School of Music at the University of Michigan to study with pedagogue Paul Kantor to embark on a degree in classical violin performance.
[2] He completed a degree in classical performance at the University of Michigan, but during his time there his love for fiddle music became a driver for his post-college plans.
[3] After winning the 1996 Rockygrass Fiddle Championship in Lyons, Colorado, Combs graduated from college, rented a U-Haul and drove straight to Nashville and the bluegrass club The Station Inn.
[17] His original music has been heard in Kevin Costner's Hatfields and McCoys miniseries, and he recorded fiddle parts for the 2016 remake of Roots.