Matt Marble, April 2026

Matt Marble in the Split Studio. Photo by Kerry Constantino.

Matt Marble (b. Meridian, Mississippi, 1979) is an artist, author, and media producer whose work explores the intersections of art and spiritual imagination through archival research, curatorial storytelling, and creative practice. He is the director of the American Museum of Paramusicology and the author of Buddhist Bubblegum, as well as the creator of the podcasts Secret Sound and The Hidden Present.

His projects examine metaphysical influences in American music history and the creative lives of overlooked or unconventional artists, ultimately underscoring the vital freedom of the imagination—creative, personal, and collective—and a resistance to dogma and oppressive forces. His own art often incorporates idiosyncratic influences from metaphysical philosophy as well as his archival work.

Marble’s work has been presented internationally in exhibitions, publications, recordings, and public programs. He holds a PhD in Music Composition from Princeton University, a B.A. in Speech & Hearing Sciences from Portland State University, and a black rattlesnake from his dreams.

Visit Matt’s website here.

"Unknowable Music" (2023), acrylic painting by Matt Marble