Born 14 July 1951 in San Francisco. Mat's Mother and Grandmother were dancers. He spent his childhood dancing at their school Peters Wright Creative Dance. At 13, he took up music. Later, he got involved with the Black Panthers and other revolutionaries. Refused induction into the US Army. Worked with San Francisco Mime Troupe and co-founded the Mime Troupe sponsored band Red Rock. He began composing and performing with the duo Prairie Fire, recording several records and touring the US. Upon his return to San Francisco he formed a band called the Looters. They made several albums, toured the US, Canada, Nicaragua and Europe. He helped found the artists' collective Komotion International. Spent ten years operating art gallery, recording studio and performance space. Edited and published the magazine Komotion. Produced albums for numerous artists. Authored the book Sex, Death and the Angry Young Man. Formed group the Wild Bouquet. Made two albums. Toured US, Canada and Europe. Began work on Testimony. Testimony published Spring 2000. Began work on the album on "San Francisco". "San Francisco" completed September 2001. Completed "The Trouble With Music" in 2005.

Mat Callahan
Curriculum Vitae

Mat Callahan is a musician, composer, producer, author and community activist

Works include:
• 5 CDs with The Looters (Island Records)
• 2 CDs with The Wild Bouquet (COD Records)
• 15 compositions for Peters Wright Creative Dance in San Francisco, CA, USA
• Two film scores and numerous theatrical pieces

Productions include:
• The Looters
• Steven Yerkey
• Vim
• Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (Island Records)
and others (in the US)

• Flying Hats
• The Ventilators
• Outland
• Moonraisers
• Macire Sylla
• Little Big Men
• Abakustiker
• Uptown All Stars
• Gee K
• Malcolm Green
• Autseid
• Thorgevsky and Wiener
• Backlash
• Kubus
• Little Venus
• Yvonne Moore
• Shirley Grimes
(in Europe)

Two compilations CDs:
Komotion International I & II

Editor:
Komotion International Sound Magazine (10 issues-text and CD)

Published Work:
• Author of: Sex, Death and the Angry Young Man (Times Change Press) 1991
• Testimony Spring, 2000
• Essays contributed to Creators On Creating (Putnam) 1997
• Creativity and the Production of Music (Harper Collins) 1998
• Fela Kuti Memorial (San Francisco Bay Guardian) 1997
• Technology and Liberation in A Messianic Age (Bad Subjects) 2001
• The Trouble With Music (AK Press) 2005

Awards:
• BAMMIE: Best Independent Album 1987
• GOLDIE: Local Heroes (contribution to the community) 1992

Panelist:
• California Lawyers for the Arts, Music West (Vancouver, BC, Canada),
• Organization of Independent Arts Spaces

Formerly, President of the Board of Directors, Bay Area Center for Arts and Technology
(a non-profit arts organization)