Matt Piedmont was born in Walnut Creek, California and grew up in the Spokane, WashingtonAt 25, he was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live, where he worked for six years, earning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in the process.He wrote and directed the popular web series "Carpet Brothers", which was later aired on HBO.Piedmont also directs commercials with the production company Prettybird and has directed spots for Pepsi, 7up, Lincoln, Budweiser, Orbit, HBO, Microsoft, Gillette, ATT, Verizon and others.His short film "Brick Novax's Diary" won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival.He directed the live stage presentation of the 60th Anniversary of Allen Ginseberg's Howl Produced by Hal Willner, featuring among others, Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Van Dyke Parks, Will Forte, Amy Poehler, Chris Parnell, Courtney Love, Chloe Webb and Tin Robbins.He lives in Venice with his wife Jyll, and can usually be found in thrift shops augmenting his ever expanding collection of vinyl records.