Hidden away in a studio on the outskirts of Cowbridge a Welsh musician whose work has appeared on nearly every primetime Saturday night TV show is busy at work taking orders from Simon Cowell. It is the job of Matthew Brind, an international composer, arranger and conductor, to set the music to accompany the acts on the Britain's Got Talent shows. His official title – BGT's arranger and orchestrator – sees him sometimes working well into the night trying to fine-tune sets and tweak things at the whims of the notoriously capricious demands of TV entertainment.
Matthew's CV is impressive and reads like a highlights reel of British weekend TV schedules and the odd blockbuster film and chart single. From the X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and America's Got Talent to James Arthur and Anne Marie's Rewrite the Stars, plus the movie Paddington 2, Matthew's done them all. And all from the house he built with his wife, Laura, on a small plot of land in the tiny village of Corntown. His arrangements have also been heard on the Royal Variety Show, Last Night of the Proms, National Lottery Awards, Strictly Come Dancing, and Any Dream Will Do.
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