Michael Matthews, born August 28, 1950, in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, is a composer and photographer.

At that time his father John Matthews was working for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as a ground operations manager.

A year at Purdue University studying aeronautical engineering followed, and then a move to Los Angeles, where he changed his focus to music.

After earning his Ph.D. in composition and conducting, Matthews took a nine-month teaching appointment in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba.

[9] From 1985-2012, Matthews was head of the composition department at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg; he is now a Professor Emeritus there.

"Sounding Language: The Music of Michael Matthews", Border Crossings Vol.7, No.2, "The Royal Winnipeg Ballet" (#26), April 1988, pp. 42–43.