Matt Tardy || Co-Creator / Performer / Musical Director
Matt is one of the co-creators of AudioBody and also the creative musical force behind the electronic music featured in the show.
He started performing professionally at the age of 13 and has trained extensively at the Celebration Barn Theater with Mime Master Tony Montanaro as well as Broadway comedians, gold-medal jugglers, and Cirque du Soleil performers.
Matt has appeared on David Letterman, CBS’s The Early Show, Inside Edition, and CBS Sunday Morning, and has performed at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, the Golden Phoenix Casino in Reno, Nevada, and – three times – at the White House.
Jason Tardy || Co-Creator / Performer / Tour Manager
Jason is one of the co-creators of AudioBody and also is in charge of coordinating performances and managing tours.
He started performing professionally at the age of 15 and has trained extensively at the Celebration Barn Theater with Mime Master Tony Montanaro as well as Broadway comedians, gold-medal jugglers, and Cirque du Soleil performers.
Jason has appeared on America’s Got Talent, CBS’s The Early Show, Inside Edition, and CBS Sunday Morning, and has performed at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, the Golden Phoenix Casino in Reno, Nevada, and – three times – at the White House.
Steve Corning || Alternate Performer
Steve performs regularly as an alternate cast member for the AudioBody show. He began performing professionally at the age of 17 as a stage performer and sketch comedian. After appearing in countless plays and producing several variety shows throughout high school, Steve studied at the Celebration Barn Theater.
The History of AudioBody
This thrilling show features an explosive mix of circus arts, relentless comedy, full-body contortion, juggling, LED light shows, and upbeat music! AudioBody’s multifaceted training and over 25 years of experience in the performing arts has brought them all over the US and abroad. Some highlights include Disney Cruise Ships, the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, the Golden Phoenix Casino, and even The White House in Washington DC three times!
Brothers Matthew and Jason Tardy are the original masterminds behind the AudioBody show. They started their performing career in 1994 as young teenagers in a small town in Maine where they presented some sketch comedy at a local community talent show. They were seen by local physical comedian Michael Miclon, who noticed their natural rapport with the audience and invited them to apprentice and tour with him. The apprenticeship opened many doors including the opportunity to train extensively at the Celebration Barn Theater with Mime Master Tony Montanaro as well as Broadway comedians, gold-medal jugglers, and Cirque du Soleil performers.
Enlisting the energy of an atomic bomb and the creativity of DaVinci himself, Matt made his debut under the name AudioBody in 2004 with the album, “Sound. Motion. Theater.” Music from the album was quickly picked-up by internationally acclaimed film-makers, EepyBird, and featured in two Emmy nominated videos depicting The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments.
The burst of popularity was quite unexpected and he scrambled to fill the thousands of CD orders that came in from all over the world. For a period of a few weeks”Sound. Motion. Theater” was the #1 selling album from the largest independent distributor in the country! This was soon followed by countless TV credits including VH1, The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, MythBusters, and G4TV.
In 2007, AudioBody released a second album called “Do Something Difficult”, boasting 15 new songs of their funky techno-rock, including a remix of the ever-popular “You Gotta Tap”.
After having already toured the country for more than half their lifetimes as a physical comedy team, Matt and Jason decided to create an AudioBody live performance that would be the synthesis of music, comedy, and technology.
A few years later Matt and Jason emerged with an arsenal of audio-visual inventions, including wearable electronic jumpsuits that play music as they move, LED light tubes that are manipulated at high speeds in the dark, a 15 foot wide electronic drum-set, fluorescent light ropes that form the shapes of sound waves, and countless other unique performance gadgets.
In 2011, AudioBody released a third album titled, “We Are AudioBody”. This defining album for AudioBody features a slew of fresh, catchy, computerized hooks all backed by AudioBody’s signature big-beat drums and orchestrations! Don’t miss the Imperial March Remix!
-Kate Griffith, Museum LA