Matthew Zachary has been passionate about music since he began playing the piano at age eleven. Inspired by the likes of Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Barry Manilow, Chick Corea, Stephen Sondheim and George Gershwin, he spent long hours practicing and dreamed of one day performing his music for audiences around the world. Six months shy of his college graduation, Matthew's faith was tested when he lost all fine motor coordination in his left hand and was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, an extremely rare form of pediatric brain cancer usually found in infants and toddlers. Matthew was 21. Doctors said he might never walk, let alone perform again. Fighting for his life, he began writing music in his head. That music eventually became Scribblings and Every Step of The Way, two critically acclaimed and award-winning solo piano albums inspired by his experiences postdiagnosis. Ten years, three albums and scores of concerts later, Matthew struggle to get busy living has inspired countless thousands.
Having won several industry awards for his work in the humanities and public speaking, Matthew founded Steps For Living, the country's first consumer advocacy group for people affected by cancer. In addition to his skills as a musician, composer, motivational speaker and cancer patient advocate, Matthew has 14 years of experience in the entertainment, advertising, public relations and information technology sectors. He also has expertise in affinity marketing and cause branding, business development, public relations, strategic brand planning, consumer and healthcare marketing communications, interactive/graphic design and information technology..

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