Matilda Pearl is 15 years old and calls the Mornington Peninsula home where she grew up swimming with dolphins. She is new to songwriting and is beginning to dive into the world of self producing also. Matilda has always had a love for writing; beginning with poetry and short narratives. Matilda is classically trained and is currently working with the Victorian Opera but she loves jumping between genres.

Matilda Pearl finds her home at a piano with a pen and paper or with a ukulele. She loves that she is able to pour out all her emotions onto the page. Matilda Pearl recently created a short animation and original song regarding the current issue of children in detention and it is being used by the Australian Asylum Seeker Resource Centre for their next campaign. A highlight for Matilda so far was performing a duet with the incredible Ross Irwin from Cat Empire in which she sang, played the ukulele and, with a quick transition, whipped out a solo on the sax (can be viewed on her YouTube channel).

Matilda attempts to capture the intensity of the teenage condition through her music. Matilda is proud to be sharing some of her first original tracks on Triple J Unearthed High.