TALKING LIFE CHOICES WITH MATT FREEMAN
CROSS O A D S abandoned music altogether. When he’s not creating music at home, Matt’s planning his trip to the next big music festival. Currently, Matt is planning his journey out to Detroit for Movement, an electronic music festival held over Memorial Day weekend.
When Matthew Freeman was in sixth grade, he started playing percussion in the school band. This sparked a love of music that inspired hours on the piano every day, which would evolve into using specialized software to make original songs. Around this same time, Matt started a blog, channeling a newly discovered love for writing that went beyond school reports and class essays. Years later, when Matt prepared to apply for college, he realized it was time to make a choice: Would he go to school for music or English?
an opportunity for genuine connection, to understand and be understood by others. Our world is formed through imagination and human connection. Writing is a vehicle for both, and I love it.” Throughout college, Matt dedicated hours to papers, poems, and stories, operating with the mindset that if he wanted to make a living doing something he loved, he’d have to work harder at it than anyone else. After college, Matt traveled to Thailand to teach English to elementary school students for a few semesters. It was when he returned to the States that Matt fell in with our creative team here at The Newsletter Pro. Almost two years later, we’re still happy to have him. “At times, I wish I could have done both writing and music,” Matt admits. “But working here with a great group of writers, learning something new, and getting to talk to interesting people confirms I made the right choice. Reading and writing are basically the most important things to me in the entire world. I’m glad the choices I’ve made brought me to where they’re part of my life every day.”
Fortunately for us at The Newsletter Pro, Matt went with the latter. An invaluable member of the writing team, Matt’s writing skill and his ability to connect with clients are just some of the reasons he’s our Pro of the Month.
KEEP UP with our “I was super passionate about both writing and making music, but I realized that I wrote a lot more than I practiced playing,” Matt says. “Writing offers
And don’t worry — just because Matt ultimately chose to pursue writing doesn’t mean he
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