Matt Scannell

Matthew Bennett Scannell (born February 10, 1970)[2][3] is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Scannell is the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and founding member of the alternative rock band Vertical Horizon. Scannell is a native of Worcester, Massachusetts.[4][5] He was given his first guitar when he was seven years old.[6] Scannell attended high school at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts.[5] He enrolled at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. after graduation from high school.