Matthew S. Nelson is a composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his score (co-composed with Dan Haseltine) for the hit original television series, The Chosen, and for his work as a touring and session musician. His creative voice is warm, contemplative, and sincere, valuing classical tradition while celebrating imperfection and timbral experimentation.

Nelson holds a Bachelor of Music from Middle Tennessee State University, where he studied cello with Xiao-Fan Zhang and jazz guitar with Paul Abrams, and an Associate of Arts from Pensacola Junior College, where he studied cello with Dr. Brad Knobel.

In addition to album credits as diverse as JD Souther, Anderson East, Michael W. Smith, and Hooray for the Riff Raff, Nelson has performed live with Amy Grant, Sleeping at Last, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Cheap Trick, among a long list of others. He has appeared on NBC’s Today, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Grand Ole Opry, and NPR’s Mountain Stage.

Alongside his ongoing creative projects, he is studying to become a certified spiritual director. Matthew S. Nelson lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dan Haseltine is a singer/songwriter and entrepreneur. Originally from Hampden, Massacchusetts, Haseltine now lives in Franklin, Tennessee. He performs and records with multiple bands. He is a cofounder of the nonprofit, Blood Water Mission, partnering with Africa-Led missions to end health disparities.

Haseltine studied at Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois. He helped to found the Christian Alternative rock band, Jars of Clay, in the 1990s, while at Greenville College. He has worked on the music for The Chosen from its inception.

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