​ARTISTIC INFLUENCES:
Edward Sharpe, The Beatles, Ben Folds, Devo,
​Lizzo, Janelle Monae


FUN FACT: 
Matt has released 3 albums, and recently finished penning an original TV pilot!


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DJ Mixes

Piano/Vocal Recordings

Matt's Full Repertoire List
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Matt 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. 

Matt 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 over 200 weddings, and tickled the ivories at too many shows to count. When he's not out in the field DJing and performing, Matt loves sharing his skills as a teacher. 


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Green Line Talent was amazing to work with! Their speed at answering questions and emails is unmatched and they have a great selection of DJs and bands. After diving into my and my partner’s musical tastes, we were matched with Matt who was amazing! Matt was so fun to work with! He has great taste in music and was so knowledgeable that he even recommended albums and music that we enjoyed outside the scope of the wedding. Matt was excellent at reading our crowd and knew exactly when to switch it up to keep everyone enjoying themselves.​

Cara & 

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We hired Matt Griffo just a week and a half before our wedding! We originally were going to go without a DJ but realized that with all of the little details day-of we really needed someone to help with the ceremony music, cocktail hour, and MC-ing for the reception. Matt came through for us right when we needed him and did not disappoint! We received compliments from multiple people on the music selection and our officiant even asked if we had a wedding coordinator (we did not) since everything went so smoothly. We attribute a lot of the "smoothness" to Matt and his ability to keep track of the schedule, when we were supposed to transition to dinner, and when toasts (we had a lot!) were supposed to happen. We couldn't be happier having Matt DJ/MC our wedding and highly recommend him! Thank you Matt and Green Line Talent!

Emily R.

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Let me begin by saying that not only was DJ Matt the most talented DJ we have ever witnessed, but he exceeded our expectations in every way possible. From his piano playing at cocktail hour (and at midnight NYE!!!!), to outstanding performance as a MC/ DJ…Matt was nothing short of fantastic. He routinely checked in with us to ensure that everything was going to plan and helped us structure our wedding through his experience and knowledge.  His guidance proved essential to the success of the evening as Ash and I obviously lost track of time and any semblance of structure as soon as the reception began.

I will recommend DJ Matt to anyone who will listen and look forward to hopefully attending another wedding/event where you are playing.  Thank you so much for everything you did to help us out in preparation and for being such a great, wholesome company.
 
I only wish we would have thought of the Rap sooner so we could have practiced more and actually done it!!!
 
Ps- Ash wanted me to pass along her compliments to Matt for his “dapper” attire for NYE…inclusive of three piece suit and pocket watch!​

Tom & Ashlie

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I had the pleasure of working with Matt Griffo twice this summer- the first time was at Chicago Botanic Gardens where we had a (whacky) family dynamic-  there was a band (full on 8-piece bluegrass family band) playing for cocktail hour- FOB decided at the last minute that the band would also play at dinner-  

Matt wound up having to switch up his whole program, make room for them, introduce them. Fill in when they went on breaks- it was crazy-  I have worked with many deejays and all I can tell you is that very few people would have handled this client's crazy change of plans so professionally.  Not only was Matt totally flexible and accommodating- he actually approached it with enthusiasm!! My assistant and I were both so impressed-- 

Fast forward to Cafe Brauer last weekend- where FOB waited until guest arrival (against my advice) to bring his DVD which he needed for his AV presentation/toast.. The media was not readable- (something was wrong with the disc and of course they only brought one copy) and It simply wouldn't work-obviously story short, we had some hectic, crazy moments of semi-panic then the woman who produced the video descended upon our night with a box of cables to help fix the problem.   This person was so rude and unprofessional-  very unfriendly to all of us, especially Matt-  she was not a wedding guest, she was only there for about 30 minutes and then finally she was gone like a bad dream- again, Matt never lost his cool and really was as accommodating as ever- a total PRO- I cannot tell you enough how lovely he is to work with!
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Misha Newgren
Senior Event Planner, 
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​Dear Matt: 
Thank you a million times for your wonderful work that helped make our wedding as special as it was.  

As a psychologist and a writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about words.  But the purity and power of this wedding experience was so profound I already see I will never be able to adequately express my gratitude in words.  Your contribution to the evening, including allowing Eric to sing me one of the most special gifts of my life, is deeply appreciated.  

You and Al are consummate professionals and it was our pleasure to have you there on this most sacred evening of our lives.  

Julia & Eric

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Directly from the get go DJ Matt put us at ease. He met us at the cocktail hour, after pictures and said "everything is going great, we are all set - now how can I help you?".

The dance floor was packed the entire night, to the point that people were chanting "one more song" at the end of the night (being 1:30am). DJ Matt pleased the crowd by playing one more song. I think we could have gone on all night if the W would have let us.

​So many people came up to us and couldn’t believe how quickly the night went (great music will do that). Not once did my wife or I have to request or say anything to Matt. He progressed the night perfectly, read what the crowd was feeling and really controlled the party. At numerous points through out the evening even our 80+ year old grandparents were up there dancing. 
 

Matt & Katie

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© 2015 Green Line Talent, LLC
​info@greenlinetalent.com
312.248.3505
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​ARTISTIC INFLUENCES:
Edward Sharpe, The Beatles, Ben Folds, Devo,
​Lizzo, Janelle Monae


FUN FACT: 
Matt has released 3 albums, and recently finished penning an original TV pilot!


​

DJ Mixes

Piano/Vocal Recordings

Matt's Full Repertoire List
​
Matt 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. 

Matt 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 over 200 weddings, and tickled the ivories at too many shows to count. When he's not out in the field DJing and performing, Matt loves sharing his skills as a teacher. 


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Green Line Talent was amazing to work with! Their speed at answering questions and emails is unmatched and they have a great selection of DJs and bands. After diving into my and my partner’s musical tastes, we were matched with Matt who was amazing! Matt was so fun to work with! He has great taste in music and was so knowledgeable that he even recommended albums and music that we enjoyed outside the scope of the wedding. Matt was excellent at reading our crowd and knew exactly when to switch it up to keep everyone enjoying themselves.​

Cara & 

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We hired Matt Griffo just a week and a half before our wedding! We originally were going to go without a DJ but realized that with all of the little details day-of we really needed someone to help with the ceremony music, cocktail hour, and MC-ing for the reception. Matt came through for us right when we needed him and did not disappoint! We received compliments from multiple people on the music selection and our officiant even asked if we had a wedding coordinator (we did not) since everything went so smoothly. We attribute a lot of the "smoothness" to Matt and his ability to keep track of the schedule, when we were supposed to transition to dinner, and when toasts (we had a lot!) were supposed to happen. We couldn't be happier having Matt DJ/MC our wedding and highly recommend him! Thank you Matt and Green Line Talent!

Emily R.

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Let me begin by saying that not only was DJ Matt the most talented DJ we have ever witnessed, but he exceeded our expectations in every way possible. From his piano playing at cocktail hour (and at midnight NYE!!!!), to outstanding performance as a MC/ DJ…Matt was nothing short of fantastic. He routinely checked in with us to ensure that everything was going to plan and helped us structure our wedding through his experience and knowledge.  His guidance proved essential to the success of the evening as Ash and I obviously lost track of time and any semblance of structure as soon as the reception began.

I will recommend DJ Matt to anyone who will listen and look forward to hopefully attending another wedding/event where you are playing.  Thank you so much for everything you did to help us out in preparation and for being such a great, wholesome company.
 
I only wish we would have thought of the Rap sooner so we could have practiced more and actually done it!!!
 
Ps- Ash wanted me to pass along her compliments to Matt for his “dapper” attire for NYE…inclusive of three piece suit and pocket watch!​

Tom & Ashlie

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I had the pleasure of working with Matt Griffo twice this summer- the first time was at Chicago Botanic Gardens where we had a (whacky) family dynamic-  there was a band (full on 8-piece bluegrass family band) playing for cocktail hour- FOB decided at the last minute that the band would also play at dinner-  

Matt wound up having to switch up his whole program, make room for them, introduce them. Fill in when they went on breaks- it was crazy-  I have worked with many deejays and all I can tell you is that very few people would have handled this client's crazy change of plans so professionally.  Not only was Matt totally flexible and accommodating- he actually approached it with enthusiasm!! My assistant and I were both so impressed-- 

Fast forward to Cafe Brauer last weekend- where FOB waited until guest arrival (against my advice) to bring his DVD which he needed for his AV presentation/toast.. The media was not readable- (something was wrong with the disc and of course they only brought one copy) and It simply wouldn't work-obviously story short, we had some hectic, crazy moments of semi-panic then the woman who produced the video descended upon our night with a box of cables to help fix the problem.   This person was so rude and unprofessional-  very unfriendly to all of us, especially Matt-  she was not a wedding guest, she was only there for about 30 minutes and then finally she was gone like a bad dream- again, Matt never lost his cool and really was as accommodating as ever- a total PRO- I cannot tell you enough how lovely he is to work with!
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Misha Newgren
Senior Event Planner, 
Liven it Up Events

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​Dear Matt: 
Thank you a million times for your wonderful work that helped make our wedding as special as it was.  

As a psychologist and a writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about words.  But the purity and power of this wedding experience was so profound I already see I will never be able to adequately express my gratitude in words.  Your contribution to the evening, including allowing Eric to sing me one of the most special gifts of my life, is deeply appreciated.  

You and Al are consummate professionals and it was our pleasure to have you there on this most sacred evening of our lives.  

Julia & Eric

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Directly from the get go DJ Matt put us at ease. He met us at the cocktail hour, after pictures and said "everything is going great, we are all set - now how can I help you?".

The dance floor was packed the entire night, to the point that people were chanting "one more song" at the end of the night (being 1:30am). DJ Matt pleased the crowd by playing one more song. I think we could have gone on all night if the W would have let us.

​So many people came up to us and couldn’t believe how quickly the night went (great music will do that). Not once did my wife or I have to request or say anything to Matt. He progressed the night perfectly, read what the crowd was feeling and really controlled the party. At numerous points through out the evening even our 80+ year old grandparents were up there dancing. 
 

Matt & Katie

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