Matt Stocks

Matt Stocks is a UK-based, radio and TV presenter, journalist and filmmaker with ten years’ industry experience. He hosted the evening show on Kerrang! Radio for three years and was nominated for the Best Specialist Show of the Year at 2013 Arqvia Radio Awards―he lost out to Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones. After leaving Kerrang!, he did a year’s stint on the breakfast show at Team Rock Radio, where he also hosted a punk show and a talk show called Soundtrack Apocalypse. He then moved over to television, presenting on the Sony-owned UK channel Scuzz TV for three years, whilst writing regular features and reviews for Metal Hammer and Classic Rock magazine. He also wrote, produced and directed a feature-length documentary on Australian hard rock band Airbourne called It’s All For Rock ‘N’ Roll, which has had over 130,000 views on the band’s YouTube channel. In 2017, Matt launched his own podcast: Life in the Stocks. The show has over 150 episodes and features in-depth, candid conversations with a wide range of musicians, actors, comedians, filmmakers, and photographers. It’s had over 500,000 worldwide downloads to date. Life in the Stocks: Volume One―Veracious conversations with musicians & creatives is his first book.