Tamás Matkó was born in Debrecen, Ungarn in 1981. At the age of 9 he attended violin and piano lessons. Later, he studied composition at the Franz Liszt academy of music in Budapest. After finishing his studies, he constantly works as a musical diretor and pianist for different theaters in Budapest, München, Karlsruhe and Berlin. Since 2014 Matkó lives and work in Berlin.