Meet the Team

Matthew Slater

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Matthew Slater has worked with the LMO as a professional composer for over 25 years and now is delighted to take up the role of Music Director of the orchestra.

In 2012, Matthew Slater received widespread acclaim for his work on the television series “Endeavour,” a prequel to the iconic detective drama “Inspector Morse.” His hauntingly beautiful and suspenseful compositions provided the perfect backdrop to the intricate narratives and complex characters, elevating the overall viewing experience.

Following the success of “Endeavour,” Slater continued to enchant listeners with his music in the critically acclaimed television series “Grace.” Based on the novels by Peter James, “Grace” follows the life of detective Roy Grace as he solves intricate crimes. Once again, Slater’s ability to evoke a wide range of emotions through his music proved instrumental in heightening the tension, adding depth to the characters, and creating an immersive atmosphere.

Matthew is a regular and highly experienced conductor in London, working with the city’s finest musicians. Matthew is found regularly scoring productions for ITV, BBC, Channel 4 and many other global channels.

Matthew is also founder and managing director of Charts of London, a premiere orchestration and music preparation company based in the heart of London.  Credits include Beetlejuice 2, Black Panther 2, Alien Earth, Citadel, Silo, Mobland, Wild Robot and SIMS4.

Matthew also plays double Bb tuba in a Cornish Silver band as a way to relax from the world of the professional music industry.

Guy Button

Orchestral Manager

Guy Button is Orchestral Manager at the London Metropolitan Orchestra as well as regularly featuring as a violinist within the ensemble. He enjoys a varied career both as a violinist and fixer and has been part of the LMO team since 2022.

As a recording artist he has worked with an eclectic range of musicians including Taylor Swift, Jonny Greenwood, The National, Dodie, Ollie Murs, Fall Out Boy, Koven, Carly Paradis and Boy George. Recent film and TV soundtracks he has featured on include Chevalier, Alien: Covenant, Matrix Resurrections, Emancipation, Stranger Things, Lady Chatterley’s Lover and the final series of Endeavour.

He performs regularly with many of the leading ensembles in the U.K on both modern and period instruments, including the English Concert, London Chamber Orchestra and London Contemporary Orchestra. He was a founding member of 12 Ensemble and his arrangement of Fljotavik by Sigur Ros, which features on their album Death and the Maiden has received more than a million streams worldwide.

When he isn’t performing, Guy’s main passion is cricket where he follows the fortunes of the England team through thick and thin and occasionally gets the opportunity to captain a freelance team of musicians as they take on members of various U.K. orchestras.

Andy Brown

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

He established LMO in 1994 and was its Music Director for over 30 years. During his tenure, Andy directed numerous film and TV scores with LMO including Gangs of New York (which received 10 Oscar nominations), Layer Cake, Stardust, The Young Victoria, Babylon A.D, The Boat That Rocked, Kick-Ass, About Time, 47 Ronin, Shaun the Sheep, The Princess, Perfect Planet, and Magic Mike III.

Andy’s credits as Musical Director also includes albums with Joan Armatrading, Belinda Carlisle, Ricardo Montaner, Marco Antonio Solis, Pablo Lopez, The Cinematic Orchestra, Pet Shop Boys, Heather Small and Fall Out Boy. Andy recently broadcast live on BBC radio with Annie Lennox and made a major European and US tour with The Last Shadow Puppets, with live TV performances in Paris and New York.

Andy’s recent live appearances with LMO include London’s Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall (live recording and BBC broadcast), St John’s Smith Square, St Martins in the Fields, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Eventime Apollo Hammersmith, various UK Festivals, the Electric Proms from Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall (live on BBCTV) and internationally – Cinemusic Gstaad, Switzerland, and an 8 city concert tour of Japan.