Matthew Muehling

About

Matthew Muehling is a professional guitarist and musician from Austin, Texas, best known as the resident house guitarist for the Kill Tony podcast band. He is 41 years old and studied jazz guitar performance at the University of North Texas (UNT). Muehling picked up guitar at age 14 and has been a professional working musician since 2007 in Austin. He is a founding member of the bands Progger and McMeta. His musical projects include Open 2.0 (a synth-based quartet with time signature experiments), Sketch band, and various session work and transcription projects. On Kill Tony, Muehling is part of the professional live band alongside D Madness (drums), Jon Deas (keyboards), and Mike Gonzalez (bass), providing dynamic musical accompaniment to the comedy show. The band primarily improvises much of their music based on audience and guest interactions, using smartphones to quickly reference songs via Spotify when needed. Muehling is known for his versatile playing and improvisational abilities, bringing live musicianship to the podcast's multimedia experience that includes comedy, music, art, and other creative performances.