Meet Human
Matthew Human is an international touring musician, actor, producer, recording artist, and a prolific songwriter based in San Mateo, Costa Rica.
Born in Utica, NY, Matthew Human and his family also put down roots near Akron, OH, and Nashville. He studied Anthropology and Event Production at Kent State University, dropping out in 2002 to record his first album ‘Rainshadow.’ Inspired by the world events following the September 11 bombing and aided by a spiritual calling to study farming and ultimately pursue a full-time career in music, Human moved his base to the Mendocino Coast of Northern California in 2002. There he formed the first incarnation of his band The Human Revolution. Human and his rotating band of musicians would tour all over the United States performing their original country-rock dance music, eventually becoming one of the best-loved acts on the West Coast festival circuit. In 2006 Human released his award-winning pro-hemp music video “Tree of Life” which went viral and led to a role in a 2010 movie on the subject as well as the 2006 American Marijuana Music Award for “Best Music Video.” In 2009 Matthew Human and The Human Revolution had the honor of opening for Willie Nelson’s labor day show in Piercy, CA. As a longtime advocate for healthy food and consumer rights, Human would go on to lead three US-based tours in support of GMO labeling initiatives, including 2011’s GMO Right 2 Know March, a 315 mile political march from Brooklyn, NY to Washington, DC. The consumer health motivated march made its way down the eastern seaboard, briefly joining the ‘Occupy’ camps popping up in the various cities, and culminated in a high-profile concert outside the White House on International Food Day that year. Matthew Human is recognized as the Global Music Ambassador of Food For Life Global, the world’s largest vegetarian food relief program which serves over 2 million free hot meals daily. In 2012 Human self-produced his 7’th album ‘Small Town’, which was among the first ever completely crowdfunded albums on Kickstarter, raising $20k of grassroots funding from his fans and network, which featured a song dedicated to the service organization.
Following the death of his father in the winter of 2012, Matthew was introduced to veteran entertainment industry player Eddie Wenrick who took the troubadour under his wing and led him back to his roots in Nashville, TN where he produced the album ‘ 19 in 69,’ featuring a more polished and commercial world-pop-country sound. Eddie introduced Human to legendary music producer Norbert Putnam and the two went into the studio to record and updated version of Human’s popular song ‘Breathe’ and ‘I’m a Human’ a song that breaks barriers across all genres and labels. The two songs were released on the Simple Ways EP in 2025.
Beyond the music, Matthew Human is also a self-described foodie, a chef, a yogi, and permaculture farmer who enjoys spending time on his off-the-grid community farm Finca Vida Verde in Costa Rica where he also produces private events and retreats and is developing a permaculture inspired retreat center. In 2015 Human launched his self-produced and edited IPhone-filmed cooking show called ’The Clean Food Cooking Show’ on his Youtube channel. The singer also enjoys acting, building community, supporting organic farmers, and hosts the La Vida Verde Podcast.
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