​

Matt Savage, founder and director of Rhythm Alive, has been passionate about drums and drumming since he was inside his mothers womb. 

​

Matt has a music education degree from the The Crane School of Music and a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance from The University of Southern California. He has been heavily involved in the marching percussion field for 35 years but also has grown to be a sought after drum circle facilitator since 1987.

​

He has facilitated hundreds of drum circles and training classes throughout the U.S., England and even Moscow, Russia. Rhythm Alive is a rhythm based project that helps develop rhythm, timing, teamwork and wellness for various types of organizations including corporate teams, veterans organizations, athletic teams, schools and universities, musical organizations, and communities.

​

Matt has facilitated drum circles for Music Educators National Conference Conventions, Percussive Arts Society Conventions, Bands of America Leadership Symposiums, Glaxo-Smith Cline, The University of North Carolina Women's Basketball team and in his family's living room at Christmas to name but a few!

​

He is a featured drum circle facilitator for Remo Inc., the world's largest supporter of drum circle development, a performing artist for Yamaha Musical Instruments, and an endorser of Vic Firth Drumsticks and Sabian Cymbals.