Matt Hoyt is an independent American director, actor, voice actor,
writer, and musician, from San Diego, California. Hoyt is best known
for his music videos for the bands Pinback, The Blackheart Procession,
Goblin Cock, & Paradise Boys. Hoyt is the founder of
WormwoodFilms.com. Hoyt also co-owns the San Diego restaurant and bar
Starlite with local music scene impresario Tim Mays and musician Steve
Poltz. Hoyt is a frequent collaborator with artist Jason Sherry.Matt
Hoyt and Jason Sherry have been developing Talk Talk Show, an all
green green-screen absurdist television show taped in front of a live
studio audience.Hoyt is currently developing the episodic comedy
Antarctic...huh?, as well as a feature film. An early draft of
Antarctic...huh? screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
as part of the Here Not There series. The soundtrack of
Antarctic...huh? is a collaboration between Hoyt and several musicians
including original compositions from drummer Joe Plummer. Mister
Heavenly, Blackheart Procession, and Modest Mouse In addition to music
videos, Hoyt has written and produced several short films. His short
film The Escape Artist premiered on the PBS series The Short List.Matt
Hoyt began directing music videos and short films after college. His
work as an independent director lead to work in advertising as a voice
actor. He worked as the assistant literary manager at the Magic
Theatre in San Francisco, CA for two seasons. As a musician, Matt
played guitar and sang for the San Diego band Papillon, he was also
the lead singer of Turkey Mallet. Turkey Mallet also featured
guitarist Dustin Boyer. Hoyt booked and promoted live music for the
all-ages concert venue The Soul Kitchen in El Cajon, California from
1994â€"1996. He promoted shows for bands such as Bikini Kill, Unwound,
Three Mile Pilot, Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, and more. In 2004, Hoyt
collaborated with the band The Blackheart Procession to direct The
Tropics of Love, a 70-minute visual accompaniment DVD for the band's
full length record Amore del Tropico.Matt Hoyt's voice acting career
began unexpectedly when he pretended to be a Japanese game show host
to accompany sound design his friends had composed for a national
advertising campaign. Since then, his voice-over work has appeared in
several television spots, radio commercials and video games. His
client list includes Sony PlayStation, Toshiba, Wahoo's Fish Taco,
Honey Baked Ham as well as others.
writer, and musician, from San Diego, California. Hoyt is best known
for his music videos for the bands Pinback, The Blackheart Procession,
Goblin Cock, & Paradise Boys. Hoyt is the founder of
WormwoodFilms.com. Hoyt also co-owns the San Diego restaurant and bar
Starlite with local music scene impresario Tim Mays and musician Steve
Poltz. Hoyt is a frequent collaborator with artist Jason Sherry.Matt
Hoyt and Jason Sherry have been developing Talk Talk Show, an all
green green-screen absurdist television show taped in front of a live
studio audience.Hoyt is currently developing the episodic comedy
Antarctic...huh?, as well as a feature film. An early draft of
Antarctic...huh? screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
as part of the Here Not There series. The soundtrack of
Antarctic...huh? is a collaboration between Hoyt and several musicians
including original compositions from drummer Joe Plummer. Mister
Heavenly, Blackheart Procession, and Modest Mouse In addition to music
videos, Hoyt has written and produced several short films. His short
film The Escape Artist premiered on the PBS series The Short List.Matt
Hoyt began directing music videos and short films after college. His
work as an independent director lead to work in advertising as a voice
actor. He worked as the assistant literary manager at the Magic
Theatre in San Francisco, CA for two seasons. As a musician, Matt
played guitar and sang for the San Diego band Papillon, he was also
the lead singer of Turkey Mallet. Turkey Mallet also featured
guitarist Dustin Boyer. Hoyt booked and promoted live music for the
all-ages concert venue The Soul Kitchen in El Cajon, California from
1994â€"1996. He promoted shows for bands such as Bikini Kill, Unwound,
Three Mile Pilot, Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, and more. In 2004, Hoyt
collaborated with the band The Blackheart Procession to direct The
Tropics of Love, a 70-minute visual accompaniment DVD for the band's
full length record Amore del Tropico.Matt Hoyt's voice acting career
began unexpectedly when he pretended to be a Japanese game show host
to accompany sound design his friends had composed for a national
advertising campaign. Since then, his voice-over work has appeared in
several television spots, radio commercials and video games. His
client list includes Sony PlayStation, Toshiba, Wahoo's Fish Taco,
Honey Baked Ham as well as others.
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