Matthew Martin is active as an organist, composer, and educator. He serves as Precentor and Director of College Music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. In 1998, Martin made his recording debut as an organist with the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, on the release Praise Him All Ye Angels. Martin became Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 2004. In 2010, Martin left his post at Westminster Cathedral to devote more time to composition. His works have been commissioned by The Tallis Scholars, the Gabrieli Consort, and The Sixteen, among others. As of the mid-2020s, some 35 of his compositions have been recorded. In 2020, he moved to the post of Precentor and director of music at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University. In 2023, he made his debut with the Choir of Gonville & Caius College on the album Philips & Dering: Motets.