About Blow Your KazooHi, I'm Matt. I grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa, the youngest son of a machinist and a 3rd grade teacher. I spent a lot of time playing with the family camera and camcorder. When I reached high school two friends and I made a feature film to showcase the newly purchased video equipment. We all had limited experience but ended up all self taught mostly on what not to do. Since then this has fueled a passion to make cool stuff and learn new things all the time.
I studied video and audio production at Buena Vista University. I began my career at several television stations creating commercials, promos, web banners, and contests. I worked with a wide range of clients and businesses all with individual needs. I left TV for a time and worked as a Supervising Producer at Meredith Corporation producing digital content for Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, AllRecipes, Eating Well, Country Gardens, and Midwest Living. Eventually I made the switch back to my childhood dream job: Creating digital content for my fellow Iowans at Iowa PBS. When I am not working I spend my time watching bad horror movies with wife, and adventuring with my son. Why Blow Your Kazoo? Everyone has their instrument, and sometimes we have to toot our own horn (or kazoo). |
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Past Experience
Promotions Producer & Director | Iowa PBS
December 2019 - November 2019
Supervising Producer | Meredith Corporation | Better Homes & Gardens
April 2016 - November 2019
Co-Founder | Slater Maxwell Productions
October 2008 -current
Promotions Editor | Sinclair Corporation | KDSM FOX 17
January 2016 - April 2016
Sales Promotions Coordinator | Nexstar Corporation | Local 5/WOI-DT
June 2013 - January 2016
Creative Services Producer | QNI | KTIV Television
September 2008 - May 2013
Senior Producer | Valentine Road, LLC
December 2011 - November 2012
Producer | Centaurus Media Group,
August 2002 - June 2008
Production Intern | Warner Brothers/Hearthlight Production | Yes Man
January 2008
Programming Manager | Buena Vista University | University Cable Network
September 2006 - May 2007
Special Events Producer | Buena Vista University | University Cable Network
September 2005 - May 2006
December 2019 - November 2019
- Plan and execute weekly promotions
- Create and edit promotions for special programming
- Produce video assets for Communications and Foundation
- Assist digital team with creating speciality video assets
- Upload and manage video content from multiple sources for online publications
Supervising Producer | Meredith Corporation | Better Homes & Gardens
April 2016 - November 2019
- Produce, shoot, and edit videos for primarily for various digital brands and social media platforms
- Organize content to be created for various video series
- Work with multiple teams to execute video production
- Manage Better Homes & Gardens Youtube schedule and analytics
- Upload and manage video content from multiple sources for online publications
Co-Founder | Slater Maxwell Productions
October 2008 -current
- Produce, shoot, and edit long form video and web content
- Work with clients to create lasting wedding and special event memories
Promotions Editor | Sinclair Corporation | KDSM FOX 17
January 2016 - April 2016
- Created promotions for station programming
- Tagged programming for time slots daily
- Cut news segments from broadcast and published to website
- Assisted in shooting local sales segments for broadcast
Sales Promotions Coordinator | Nexstar Corporation | Local 5/WOI-DT
June 2013 - January 2016
- Created and executed sales driven programming, contests, and promotions
- Created and trafficked web banners and pre-roll
- Maintained website and apps for weareiowa.com
- Produced, wrote, shot, and edited local television commercials
Creative Services Producer | QNI | KTIV Television
September 2008 - May 2013
- Produced, wrote, shot, and edited local television commercials and promotions
- Produced long form video and web content
- Produced proof-of-performance and promotional content for morning show
- Worked with a team of account executives to create final product for clients
Senior Producer | Valentine Road, LLC
December 2011 - November 2012
- Produced prequel “A Kidnapping at Castelle Manor”
- Organized various other shoots for web serial
Producer | Centaurus Media Group,
August 2002 - June 2008
- Organized various productions including the feature film, “The Yin of Gary Fischer’s Life”
- Wrote, produced, directed, shot, edited, and distributed production
Production Intern | Warner Brothers/Hearthlight Production | Yes Man
January 2008
- Assisted accounting department with filing and various studio tasks
- Helped setup and teardown stunts
Programming Manager | Buena Vista University | University Cable Network
September 2006 - May 2007
- Managed producers and programming content on three channels
- Created the “uBlock,” a four hour block of student created content
Special Events Producer | Buena Vista University | University Cable Network
September 2005 - May 2006
- Produced multi-camera events with a staff of 20 people
- Scheduled logistics and technical aspects of production
- Produced coverage of live events such as musicals, graduations, and a visit by former Prime Minister John Major