Matthew Arias also known by his stage name Matteo (born February 11, 1991) is an American musician and film editor. Arias was born in Monterey County, California, in 1991 but spent most his childhood in the Los Angeles suburb of

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Music

Arias is a multi-instrumentalist active since 2009. He has toured the US multiple times and collaborated with brands such as

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and American Apparel. Past bands include Golden Animals, Vox Waves and Slow White. Arias joined Vox Waves in 2012 and the band signed to singer Scott Weiland's label,

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, but due to circumstances surrounding Weiland's death the band never released their debut album. In 2016, Arias joined the band

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(

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) and remained a member until 2018. In 2019 Arias toured with Los Angeles band

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during their international tours through the US and Europe. In 2018 Arias started his own group

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who released their first singles in summer of 2020. In February 2023 the band released two additional studio singles.

Film and television

Arias began working in the film and TV industry in 2011, when he started editing Spanish language television programs at

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and later switching to the English market with a break at

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. In 2015 he began as a freelance editor for NBC Universal. He has been

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nominated several times and has won three Emmy's respectively in 2017, 2019 & 2023 for his work editing in-depth investigative journalism with NBC. In 2023 the

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docu-series '' "I Was There When..."'' Directed & edited by Arias won an Emmy in its category. In addition, he has been nominated for – and received – multiple Golden Mike Awards and a Humane Society

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in 2019 for his work in the news industry. He is an active member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arias, Matthew 1991 births Living people American male musicians Hispanic and Latino American musicians Musicians from Los Angeles American musicians of Mexican descent American film editors People from Claremont, California