Meet the team
Mathew Rakers
Mathew Rakers is a Southern California pianist, free improviser, composer, writer, music instructor, and business owner.
He regularly performs free improvisations with performances of up to three continuous hours in the style of the French Impressionists and late Romantic composers.
In his free time, he writes novels and plays with his cats.
Current projects and roles
- 2012 – PresentFistfights With Wolves — progressive rock — band leader and composer
- 2014 – PresentThe San Diego Music And Art Company — owner
- 2019 – PresentMoonquake Records — owner
- 2019 – PresentPhantom Twins — math pop — band leader and composer
- 2021 – PresentThe Escondido Music And Art Company — co-owner
- 2021 – PresentMove Your Piano San Diego — co-owner
- 2023 – PresentThe Musicians Empowerment Collective 501c3 — CEO
Past projects and roles
- 2018 – 2022Bottom Feeders Quarterly — long-form music review — writer
- 2020 – 2022Bardic Management — COO
- 2014 – 2019Latifahtron — funk rock — keyboardist and composer
- 2013 – 2014The Foundation Music Center — director
- 2006 – 2012gunghoseesaw — bedroom pop — composer
- 2006 – 200818th Century Fashion — psych rock — composer
- 2004 – 2006The Green Water District — folk rock — guitar and piano