Full name:  Matthew Jon Leone (pronounced: Lee-oh-nee)
Nicknames:  Nightmoves
Birthday:  May 6th
Role in the band:  Bassist
Married to Autumn.

He is twins with Nathan, Matthew was firstborn. Their mother died in a car crash when they were twelve years old. Matthew and Nathan attended the same schools, from the 7th grade through high school.
After pursuing professional soccer careers both in the United States and Italy, they decided to get involved in music. Their first band was The Blank Theory formed in 1998. In the early days of The Blank Theory, they also formed an independent label called 4 Alarm Records. The label included The Blank Theory, The Frogs, The Pinehurst Kids, and Monkey Paw.
Matthew and his brother Nathan appeared on a special edition of Twin Fear Factor which they won, you can watch the episodes on YouTube. Furthermore, Matthew is the author of the book “The Auspice”, which has been released in parts online.

Matthew  was hospitalized (End of June 2010) with severe brain trauma after intervening to stop a woman he passed on the street from being beaten by her husband. Matthew had left twin brother Nathan’s Chicago apartment to meet a friend at a bar a few blocks away when he walked past the man beating his wife on the 1300th block of Ohio St. Even though the attacker was twice his size, Matthew immediately intervened and managed to subdue the attacker but as he waited for police to arrive, the attacker suddenly turned on Matthew, beating him severely. He then walked away with his wife, leaving Matthew unconscious on the street. Matthew was taken to UIC Hospital for emergency brain surgery wherein a third of his skull was removed to alleviate swelling. He’s currently in stable condition awaiting an additional brain surgery to reapply the removed portion of his skull. Alleged suspect Justin Pivec is currently charged with Aggravated Battery Causing Serious Bodily Harm and out on bail pending a forthcoming hearing. As a musician, Matthew spends most of his life on tour and unfortunately his medical insurance had lapsed just two months prior to the incident. Friends of the band and the Chicago music community are rallying to help provide for Matthew’s medical needs.

- He writes with his left hand.
- He likes Japanese, Greek and Italian food.
- Matthew’s favorite bands are The Smashing Pumpkins and Muse.
- Matthew’s favorite author is Erich Fromm.
- Matthew is a vegetarian.
- He briefly worked briefly with Touch and Go Records and BMG Distribution.
- He studies Audio Courses on Quantum Physics and World History right now (May 2008)
- He has a walking stick called “Lady Bubba”.
- He has a rabbit named Oreo and he has another rabbit too.
- His celebrity crush is Heidi Klum ©
- His shoesize is 7.5.