Matt Sandler is a professional musician and entrepreneur. He has extensively toured the West Coast, taught woodwinds in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and was recently a lecturer in music technology at UCLA. However, performing and teaching music was not always his gig — Matt’s held A&R and technology roles at KROQ 106.7FM and Capitol Records. And from there, he was on the early team of the social marketing startup CitizenNet, leading business development and sales. Blending his experiences in technology and education, Matt founded Chromatik to redefine how people practice, perform, and learn music. Matt holds a BA in Saxophone Performance from UCLA and was named a CA Distinguished Arts Scholar by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
James Wicker is an entrepreneurial software engineer who co-founded Navisware, which was acquired by Adobe in 2005. After four years as a Lead Computer Scientist at Adobe, he moved on to co-found and lead development at Cleanbit Systems, a mobile application company geared towards helping individuals blend conservation efforts into their daily lives. Their first product, JouleBug, launched at SXSW and was profiled by GigOm and the NY Times. Having a diverse background in everything from enterprise software to the newest web technology, he’s now off on his latest adventure helping Chromatik revolutionize music learning across the globe.
Justin Thomas is a software engineer from North Carolina, who held senior roles at AgileZen, Verizon, and bioMeriux. While learning guitar, Justin’s interest in music and education brought him to California to join the Chromatik team. He’s also the most adventurous of the Chromatik family, with over 2,000 skydive jumps under his belt. Justin holds degrees in Computer Science, Biochemistry, and Philosophy from North Carolina State University.
David Robinson comes from a family of musicians that was often times described as the Scottish Partridge family. He is a classically-trained pianist, but found his niche playing jazz. Having grown up in The Salvation Army, he was also taught brass instruments, percussion, and vocals from a very young age. David was most recently seen singing backup vocals with Susan Boyle on America’s Got Talent. He has also performed in Carnegie Hall, The Royal Albert Hall in London, and the Edinburgh International Music Festival. His life has always been driven by music and is a firm believer in the power that it holds. David is a proud member of the Chromatik team and looks forward to seeing the platform revolutionize music education.
Fletcher Riehl runs operations and finances for Chromatik. Prior to joining the team, Fletcher worked as an Investments Associate at CIM Group, where he focused on principal investments in real estate, infrastructure and renewable technologies and closed over $350mm in acquisitions. Before joining CIM Group, he was an investment banker in the technology and digital media sectors where he provided merger/acquisition advisory and capital raising services. He is currently an angel investor in startups around Los Angeles, and holds degrees in Economics and History from UCLA. He is a music enthusiast and regularly plays guitar and bass.
Matt Morgan is an Art Director, Conceptual Artist, and Musician. He dodged art school and went straight to the ad firms at the age of 17. Since then, Matt has worked on high-profile campaigns at Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Warner Brothers’ Rhino label and Disney, to name a few. Music has been an important source of inspiration for Matt’s artistic career – as it does for Chromatik. He promises to keep progressing Chromatik’s design, until it’s one of the most beautiful and timeless products on the market.
