Hi! My name is Matthew and I am a electronics and software engineer, recording musician, and proprietor of Extralife Instruments. I enjoy all things D.I.Y. and have lived in San Francisco since 2011. On this website I share some of my projects. You can find some of my hardware, software, music, and videos below.
Over the 4th of July weekend this year I lucked into a last-minute overnight permit for the Shadow Creek trailhead at Ansel Adams Wilderness, in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California. I decided to see how close I could make it in single day up towards the rugged peaks of the Minarets, a classic Sierra climbers’ playground with extreme ridgelines and glaciated alpine lakes.
In September 2023, I traveled with my friend Brian to northern Washington for an expedition to Mt. Baker with Northwest Alpine Guides. Baker is only 10,781 ft tall but heavily glaciated making it an ideal spot to begin alpine mountaineering.
I recently prototyped an interactive “trading desk” interface in CRT monochrome for use as an easily-customizable film prop for 1980’s-themed movie scenes.
I built a free browser-based drum machine using the WebAudio API to celebrate 9/09 day 2022!