Matt Koon (Founder and Principal)

 

Vocals, Violin, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Harmonica, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Recording, Music.

 

 

​Matt Koon has taught music in the Mechanicsville Area for 11 years.  He currently, in addition to handling operations of MaKo Music School, teaches Music Theory at Lee Davis High School to their jazz band, and teaches for Character Works (Christian Theater for Youth).  Matt is an award - winning youth development professional for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond, where he served as Education Director, Physical Director, and finally as Club Director.  

 

Matt has two decades of live band experience recording playing Bass, Piano/Keys, and Guitar, among others, and has been hired in orchestra pits to play Mandolin, Banjo, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, and Dobro.  He loves teaching and playing music. His current students occupy Lee Davis High and Stonewall Middle School Jazz programs, and former students have gone on to music programs at Carnegie Mellon, Berklee School of Music, and VCU.

 

*Matt has learned from, taught with, as well as  shared a stage with, Victor Wooten (Master Teacher, and 5 time Grammy Winner, ), Steve Bailey (Bass Legend, Berklee Bass Chair), Anthony Wellington (Master Teacher, and handsome man), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews, Flecktones, Ridiculously good teacher), Bob Franceschini (Mike Stern, Yellow Jackets, ), JD Blair (Shania Twain), Danny Gottleib (Weather report), Bob Hemenger, Joseph Wooten (Steve Miller Band), Eric Struthers (Aaron Neville), Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin), Roy (FutureMan) Wooten ( Grammy Winner, inventor.)*

 

*(All of these associations above were made possible by participation at the Victor Wooten Center for Music and Nature in Nashville Tn.  As a student then volunteer, then friend, and even sometimes teacher.  Mako Music was inspired, and made possible by my experiences at this camp.  If it were not for Victor, his wife Holly, Anthony Wellington and the Wooten family, there would be no Mako Music.  I am forever in their debt.  Visit VixCamps.Com for info. ...  Matt)*