ARTISTIC INFLUENCES: The Beatles, Ben Folds, Lizzo, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire + many other Indie Rock bands! 💪 LOW-KEY FLEX: Plays piano and ukulele at the speakeasy “The Drifter” in downtown Chicago performing original comedy songs. Has toured around the world, mostly in Northern Europe, music directed, and taught, for the acclaimed “The Second City Theatre”. Has a music comedy podcast called “Then This Happened: Musical Stories” and each episode is like an improvised EP album with a different genre of music from a live band and storyteller. NICHE: Helping clients be their most silly and fun selves when dancing. The group really dictates the type of music I play, so the genres really can shift quite a lot from wedding to wedding, but the songs I’m going to select are usually in the realm of getting people to let loose in a fun way! 💃 FUN FACT: I love taking care of indoor plants, I am a photographer. Am fluent in American Sign Language, am semi-fluent in Italian, and my work in all realms is geared toward bringing joy into the world. |
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Griffo is a Chicago-based DJ, musician, and comedian, whose solo work has been described as what would happen "if Ben Folds and Flight of the Concords had a lovechild." His unique sense of levity and performance instincts render his musical performances infectious, and give him that special knack for reading a crowd, and keeping dancefloors packed.
Griffo has been featured on FunnyorDie, YouTube, and Buzzfeed, and the Chicago Sun Times described his one-man show as “both toe-tapping and rib-tickling”. A former Musical Director of Second City, he’s performed for the Deltones at iO Chicago, was in the original cast of Second City’s musical comedy group “Infinite Sundaes”, and at the Black Box Comedy Festival Atlanta, LA Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Big Little Comedy Fest Cleveland, Chicago Sketchfest, The Laugh Factory Chicago, and the Charleston Comedy Festival, and opened for Reggie Watts. Over the last decade, Matt has has DJed hundreds of multi-cultural weddings, Irish & Polish parings, literally flying in from those places, Brazilian & American, Indian & American, American & Chinese, Chinese, Indian, Italian & American, Russian & American, and more. Each event is a wild ride! When Matt isn't DJing he loves sharing his skills as a teacher. /
We are so glad we worked with the Greenline team for our Chicago wedding! They made planning so easy, and the DJ for our wedding, Matt Griffo, did SUCH a great job! He was such a big help during the planning process, giving us tips and guidance on our timeline, and was always available for a call.
He also learned and played custom covers on the keyboard for our ceremony, which turned out just how we imagined! For the dinner and reception, Griffo was fantastic - he was a great MC throughout toasts, first dances, and greetings, and brought so much energy and fun to the dancefloor!! He catered to our crowd seamlessly, and kept the dancefloor packed all night long - it was such a blast for everyone!! Thank you GLT & Griffo!!
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