text: Career Matthews started his career when a teacher told him "if I wanna get on the scene I needed to make sure to make friends and connect to as many engineers as possible. That’s where you meet the musicians who are doing stuff and where you get a call of people who need a drummer." He got work in a studio ran by a friend of a friend called big bonk where he used to be a session drummer, one group that recorded at that studio was Kasabian who had some money to spend on a drummer and were recommended Matthews. Before his first session with the band he sprained his ankle and almost cancelled but continued to do the session in pain, the band were "blown away" and Matthews did some more session with the band after that.
  Matthews didn't join Kasabian straight away in 2002 as he had other commitments but he was later called up in 2004 and became a full band member in 2005. Prior to Kasabian, Matthews played with a number of noted local Bristol bands, such as K-Passa, CCQ, and Sissi.
  When not touring or recording with Kasabian, he often plays small jazz/funk gigs in and around Bristol. He has recorded with Bristol artist James Morton's Porkchop on Don't You Worry 'Bout That album.
  He cites Mitch Mitchell, Tony Williams and Buddy Rich as his strongest drumming influences.
  In 2015, Matthews joined with Al Murray, Keith Keough, Stuart Warmington and Al Kitching in founding the British Drum Company.