Matt Waller

Matt Waller

Hailing from Virginia, Matt has been playing music professionally since the age of 18. With thousands of live performances and over a hundred weddings performed to date, Matt is indeed one of the premier live musicians in the Washington DC Metro Area. Using a pedal called a looper, Matt records live renditions of cover songs that sound like full bands, creating all sounds from his guitar and effects pedals. Your guest will do a double-take when they realize that the sounds, that they are hearing are coming from one person, and those sounds are all created live! Matt stays in demand thanks in part to his diversity, his professionalism, and his kind, friendly spirit. Matt can play virtually any style of music, and will keep your guests entertained for the duration of your event. While still playing solo gigs, Matt also performs vocals and guitar in a brand new wedding & corporate party band called We The People!

Ceremony

Live or DJ’d Music

Up to 5 Hours of Live/DJ’d
Music Featuring Your Choice of:

  • Acoustic, Electric, Classical Guitar, or Ukulele
  • Instrumental or Vocal Renditions of Song Selections

Emcee Duties

  • Announcements
  • Introductions
  • Segways

Use of Microphones

  • Wireless Handheld
  • Clip-on Lapel Mic
  • Stand for Wireless Mic

Diverse Song List

Choose Songs For Your Ceremony From a Song List Featuring Over Four-Hundred Songs, Spanning All Major Genres

Custom-Tailored Songs

Have a Song That You Love That’s Not on The List? Choose Up to Two Songs to be Learned and Performed Live.

Custom Timelines

Custom Shortened or Lengthened Renditions of Your Songs to Fit Certain Timeline Restraints.

Pre-Ceremony Music

Up to 30 Minutes of DJ’d or Instrumental Music For Your Guests While They Are Arriving.

A Truly Unique Musical Experience!

Matt will provide a truly unique, tasteful, and captivating musical experience that you and your guests will talk about for years to come!

One-Stop Shopping

Matt does it all!

  • Emcee Services
  • Sound Equipment Rental
  • Live Music
  • DJ Services

Cocktail Hour & Dinner

Multi-Location Performing

Choose to Have Live Music in Up To Three Locations.

(Multiple Sites Not in Walking Proximity to Each Other May Result in Up-Charge)

Music That Fits the Mood

Relax, and Soak in the Day! The Music Will be Appropriate for Whatever the Setting Calls For, Be it Low Key or Upbeat!

First Dances/Parent Dances

Live Music is a Great Option For First Dances! Songs Can be Tailored to Your Liking, in Case You Are a Shy Dancer, or Don’t Want the Moment to End Too Soon!

Long Playtime

Opt For up to Four Hours of Live Music For Your Big Day!

Appropriate Volumes

Nothing Can Dampen an Event Like a Musician That Is Barely Audible, or Worse, One That is Too Loud. Your Wedding Music Will Be Just Right, and Surely a Highlight of The Evening!

Dressed to Impress

No Uniforms or Jeans Here. Your Musician Will Look The Part in Suit and Tie!

A-HA-Take on Me

The Cure-Just Like Heaven, Love Song, Friday I’m in Love

Bryan Adams-Summer of 69

Modern English-Melt with you

Billy Idol-Dancing with Myself

Duran Duran-Hungry like the wolf

New Order-Bizarre Love Triangle

Simple Minds-Don’t Forget About Me

Journey-Don’t Stop Believing

The Outfield-Your Love

Tears for Fears-Everybody wants to rule the world

Phil Collins-In the Air Tonight

The Human League-Don’t You Want Me

Bon Jovi-Living on a Prayer

Kenny Loggins-Footloose

Depeche Mode-Enjoy the Silence, Personal Jesus

The Police-Every Breathe You Take

Oasis- Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger, Champagne Supernova, Live forever

Semisonic- Closing Time

Jimmy Eat World- The Middle

Blind Melon- No Rain

Cake- I Will Survive, Frank Sinatra

Fuel- Shimmer

Violent Femmes- Blister in The Sun, American Music, Kiss Off

Foo Fighters- Everlong

Bush- Glycerine, This Cloud

Lit- My Own Worst Enemy

Blink 182- All the Small Things, Damnit

Verve- Bittersweet Symphony

Toad the Wet Sprocket- All I Want, Something’s Always Wrong, When Will We Fall Down

The Replacements- Banditos

Rusted Root- Send me on my Way

Better Than Ezra- Good, Desperately Wanting

Tonic- If you Could Only See

R.E.M.- The End of The World as We Know It, Losing My Religion, Everybody Hurts

Eve 6- Inside Out

Beck- Where It’s At, Loser

Killers- Mr. Brightside, When You Were Young, Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, Smile Like You Mean it, All These Things That I’ve Done

Beastie Boys- Girls

Counting Crows- Mr. Jones, Sullivan St.

James- Laid

The Cure- Just Like Heaven, Love Song, Friday I’m in Love

Proclaimers- 500 Miles

Gin Blossoms- Hey Jealousy, Found Out About You, Till I hear It from You

Ben Folds Five- Brick, The Army, The Luckiest

311- Amber, Prisoner, Beautiful Disaster, Do You Right, All Mixed Up, Homebrew

Weezer- Say It Ain’t So, Sweater Song, Island in The Sun, My Name Is Jonas, Only in Dreams, Hashpipe

Third Eye Blind- Semi Charmed Life, How’s It Gonna Be, Jumper, The Background, Motorcycle Drive by, God of Wine

Bare Naked Ladies- Old Apartment, If I had a Million Dollars

Alanis Morrisette- Head Over Feet

Coldplay- Clocks, The Scientist, Yellow, Fix You

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under the Bridge, Give it Away, Scar Tissue, Dani California

Pearl Jam- Black, Better Man, Alive, Elderly Woman, Yellow Ledbetter, Corduroy

Stone Temple Pilots Plush, Wicked Garden, Sex Type Thing, Big Empty, Vasoline , Interstate Love Song

Smashing Pumpkins- Today, 1979, Disarm, Landslide, Mayonaise

Sublime- What I Got, Santeria, Badfish, Right Back, Summertime, Don’t Push, 5446, Wrong Way, 40oz to Freedom, Right Back, Smoke Two Joints

Dave Matthews Band- Crash, Two Step, #41, What Would You Say, So Much to Say, Lover Lay Down, Grey St, Trippin Billies, Dancing Nancies, Don’t Drink the Water, Stay, Warehouse, I’ll Back You Up

Nirvana- Polly, Come as You Are, Lithium, About a Girl, Drain You, In Bloom

Greenday- When I Come Around, Basket Case, Longview, She, Good Riddance

Radiohead- Creep, Fake Plastic Trees, Karma Police, No Surprises, Nice Dream, Black Star, Bulletproof, High and Dry

U2- One, With or Without You, (Pride)In the Name of Love, All I Want is You

4 Non-Blondes- What’s Up

George Michael- Faith

The Cranberries- Zombie, Linger

Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline, Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon

John Cougar Mellencamp- Jack and Diane, Hurts So Good

Fleetwood Mac- Dreams, Landslide, Everywhere

The Bangles- Eternal Flame, Walk Like an Egyptian

The Doors-Touch Me

CCR-Proud Mary, Have you Ever Seen the Rain, I Heard it Through the Grapevine

David Bowie-Major Tom

Indigo Girls-Closer to Fine

Steeler’s Wheel-Stuck in The Middle

Guns and Roses-Patience, Don’t Cry

Dire Straits-Walk of Life

Sinead Oconnor- Nothing Compares 2 U

Led Zepellin- Dyer Maker, Whole Lotta Love

Jimmy Buffet- Margaritaville, Volcano, Cheeseburger in Paradise

Scorpions- Wind of Change

The Beegees- Stayin Alive

Steve Miller Band-The Joker

The Ramones-Sedated

Cheap Trick- I want You to Want Me

Bruce Springsteen-Dancing in The Dark, I’m on Fire, Born to Run

Talking Heads-This Must Be the Place, Road to Nowhere, Burnin Down the House

Peter Gabrielle-In Your Eyes

Beatles-With a Little Help from My Friends, Come Together, Twist and Shout, I’ve Just Seen a Face, It’s only Love, Revolution, Across the Universe, Hide Your Love Away, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, In My Life, O Bla Di, Help, Hey Jude, For No One, Something, Blackbird, Nowhere Man,Yesterday, Here Comes the Sun

Elton John-Tiny Dancer, Benny and The Jets, Danielle, Rocket Man, Nikita, I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Candle in The Wind, Crocodile Rock

Tom Petty-Mary Jane’s Last Dance, You Don’t Know How It Feels, Running Down a Dream, Into the Great Wide Open, American Girl, Won’t Back Down, Free Fallin, Wildflowers

Billy Joel-Piano Man, Uptown Girl, Only the Good Die Young, River of Dreams, She’s Always a Woman, For the Longest Time

Pink Floyd-Breathe, Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here, Learning to Fly, Another Brick in the Wall

The Eagles-Hotel California, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Take It Easy

Van Morrison-Into the Mystic, Brown Eyed Girl, Moon Dance

Grateful Dead-Friend of the Devil, Scarlet Begonias, Ripple, Truckin, Fire on The Mountain, Franklin’s Tower

Eric Clapton-Wonderful Tonight, Cocaine, Tears in Heaven, Lay Down Sally

Cat Stevens-Wild World

Paul Simon-You Can Call Me Al, Me and Julio, Cecillia

Notorious B.I.G-Juicy, Big Poppa, Hypnotize, Mo Money, Mo Problems

Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus- Old Town Road

Post Malone- Circles, Better Now, Congratulations, Sunflower

Jay-Z-I Just Wanna Love you, Can I Get a?

Dr. Dre Snoop Dog-Nothing but a G Thang, Gin and Juice, California Love

Ice Cube-It Was a Good Day

Salt & Peppa- Shoop

Naughty by Nature-O.P.P.

The Weeknd- Can’t Feel My Face, Starboy, Blinding Lights

Young MC-Bust A Move

R Kelly-Remix to Ignition

Nate Dogg and Warren G-Regulate

Drake-Just Hold On

Robin Thicke- Blurred Lines

Coolio- Gangsta’s Paradise

Kanye West/Estelle- American Boy

Outkast- Hey Ya, Spottieoddiedoubleliciousangel

Marky Mark- Good Vibrations

Bel Biv Devoe- Poison

Boyz II Men-So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

Lenny Kravitz- It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over

Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice baby

Michael Jackson-Billy Jean,I Wanna Rock with You

Dj Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince-Summertime

Justin Timberlake- Can’t Stop the Feeling, Rock Your Body, Cry Me a River

Bruno Mars-Locked Out of Heaven, Treasure

John Legend- All of Me

Next-Too Close

Kriss Kross- Jump

House of Pain- Jump Around

Ini Kamoze-Hot Stepper

Prince- Purple Rain, I Would Die 4 U, Kiss

Bob Marley-Stir It Up, No Woman No Cry, Waiting in Vain, 3 Little Birds, Turn Your Lights Down Low, Jammin, Zimbabwe, One Love

Big Mountain- Baby I Love Your Way

Toots and the Maytals- 5446

Ed Sheeran- Thinking Out Loud, Photograph, Perfect

Taylor Swift- Blank Space, Shake it off, Lover, Bad Blood

Maroon 5 –Sugar, This Love

N’Sync-Tearing Up My Heart, Bye Bye Bye

Backstreet Boys-I Want It That Way, Backstreet’s Back

Elle King-Exes and Ohs

Imagine Dragons-Demons

Fitz and The Tantrums- Out of My League

Justin Bieber- Sorry, Love Yourself

Jack Johnson- Bubble Toes, Flake

Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire, Use Somebody

Fall Out Boy- Sugar We’re going Down

Daft Punk/Pharell Williams- Get Lucky, Around the World, One More Time

MGMT-Electric Feel

The Darkness-I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Capitol Cities-Safe and Sound

Foster the People-Pumped Up Kicks

White Stripes-7 Nation Army

Franz Ferdinand-Take Me Out

The Strokes-Last Night

John Mayer-Your Body Is a Wonderland, Gravity

Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah

Scorpions-Wind of Change

Crashtest Dummies-Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

UB40-Red Red Wine, The Way You do the Things You do

Muse-Starlight

Jason Mraz-I’m Yours

Majic!-Rude

Katy Perry-Hot & Cold, Teenage Dream

Lumineers- Ho, Hey

Peter Bjorn and John- Young Folks

Bright Eyes- First Day of My Life

Mazzy Star- Fade into You

Vampire Weekend- M-79, The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance

Vance Joy- Riptide

Mumford and Sons- Believe, The Cave

The Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie-
Such Great Heights, The District Sleeps Alone, I Will Follow You in to The Dark

Neutral Milk Hotel- In an Airplane over the Sea

Johnny Cash-Folsom Prison, Ring of Fire, Long Black Vail

Elvis-Hound Dog, Can’t Help Falling in Love, Jailhouse Rock, That’s Alright

Chris Stapleton-Tennessee Whiskey, More of You

Lynard Skynard-Sweet Home Alabama, FreeBird

John Denver-Country Roads

Zac Brown Band-Chicken Fried, Toes

Old Crow Medicine Show-Wagon Wheel

Willie Nelson- On the Road Again

Garth Brooks- Friends in Low Places

Chris Isaak- Wicked Game

Merle Haggard- Mama Tried

Patsy Cline- Walking After Midnight

Allan Jackson- Chatahoochee

The Drifters-Under the Boardwalk, Save the Last Dance for Me

Ben E. King-Stand by Me

Louis Armstrong- What a Wonderful World

Al Green- Let’s Stay Together

Aretha Franklin- Respect

The Foundations- Build me Up Buttercup

Marvin Gaye- Sexual Healing, Let’s Get It On

Frank Sinatra- Fly Me to the Moon

Tommy James and The Shondelles- I Think We’re Alone Now

“Outside of The Box” Entertainment

Matt Waller was the highlight of our wedding. His music is unlike any normal live performance and goes beyond the typical “wedding band.” I literally had at LEAST 30 separate people come up to me and ask for his contact information. When anyone brings up our wedding today, 4 months later, the music is the first thing that is talked about. He played all of our favorite music, which ranges from classical to rap…some of songs I like better performed by him than the original artist. It was so great that he also DJ’d some songs that just can’t be duplicated, and also emceed the entire event. He was excellent and easy to work with, and super affordable. We will be trying to hire Matt for every event we plan in the foreseeable future!

Leave Your Guests Wowed

If your looking for the right person for you special day look no further! We are so happy we chose Matt. Matt made our wedding day absolutely amazing. He was the perfect mix between live performance and DJ. For us we didn’t want to hear just the same old songs played on the radio and Matt has such a way with putting a different spin on songs we love (request remix to ignition and juicy you won’t be disappointed…seriously). My venue coordinator even asked how I discovered Matt she was so impressed! We always love going to his shows near by to see him!

A Night to Remember

“We could not have been more happy with Matt Waller’s performances at our daughter’s outdoor wedding at East Lynn Farm. I’m fact my friends can’t stop talking about him! He played his guitar and sang during the ceremony and even learned a new song for her! He then performed during the cocktail hour, during dinner service and finally served as DJ! He was awesome and we highly recommend him!”

A Remarkable Experience

To say Matt is the life of the party is an understatement! Every guest at our wedding expressed how Matt “brought the fire” and really ensured that everyone had the best time. He seamlessly transitioned from playing music at the ceremony to the cocktail hour to the reception, which were in 3 different locations at the venue. He really went above and beyond to ensure that everything was perfect. We couldn’t have imagined celebrating our big day without Matt.

Confidence in Your Music

“We’re so glad we ran into Matt at our friend’s birthday celebration — we enjoyed his performance so much, we booked him for our wedding and my mom’s retirement party!! At our wedding, we received tons of great feedback on his live performance during cocktail hour and into the beginning of the dinner reception. When he switched over to DJ duties, our guests enjoyed dancing to everything including the Cupid Shuffle, Cha Cha Slide, romantic slow songs, and even break dancing! Matt was thoughtful, friendly and professional throughout the process, making everything easy and stress-free for us. Book him, you won’t be disappointed!”

Thank you, Matt – you’re the best!

Matt played at our small, intimate wedding recently and I cannot recommend him enough!

We first heard him playing at Bull Run Winery and HAD to book him for our wedding (a year in advance, he’s that good we couldn’t take a chance on having our date booked so we jumped on it!)

Every guest at our wedding couldn’t stop saying how great and talented Matt is. He knows how to read the crowd and made our wedding SO fun for everyone!