Matt Galle

Matt Galle (pronounced gal• ee) is an American music industry executive. He is the founder of Photo Finish Records, a New York-city based independent label, and an agent at CAA. He was previously a senior agent at Paradigm Talent Agency.

Early life and education Galle was born and raised in Norwood, Massachusetts. His father, Donald, worked in finance and his mother, Judith, was a real estate agent. He was interested in music and the music business, and as a teenager, he went to punk, hardcore, and hip-hop shows.

At his father's urging, he enrolled at Bentley College, a school noted for its finance programs. He majored in accounting, but, bored by the curriculum, he transferred to Suffolk University, where he majored in marketing. He graduated with a degree in marketing in 2001.

In 2003, he moved to New York to partner with Andrew Ellis at Ellis Industries. At Eliis, he signed Boys Like Girls, Hellogoodbye, Metro Station, Saosin and Recover. In 2003, Galle and Ellis partnered with John D’Esposito to develop The Bamboozle, an annual multi-day music festival in New Jersey. In 2007, Live Nation bought 51% of The Bamboozle.

Photo Finish Records, IDJ, Paradigm, CAA In 2005 Galle began managing songwriter/producer Matt Squire. In 2006, while at Ellis Industries, he founded Photo Finish Records, an independent label based in New York City, intending to sign the bands he discovered and becoming more involved in their development. The self-titled Envy on the Coast EP was the first Photo Finish release.

Galle remained at Ellis Industries while running Photo Finish. As the back office responsibilities increased. Galle found the day-to-day business of running the agency tedious and in 2008 he and Ellis decided to sell or close the agency.

In 2012, as the label's releases exceeded 10 million in sales, Galle brought Photo Finish to IDJ, where he also served as SVP of A&R. In 2016, frustrated with the major label system, Galle—who had signed the Mowgli's, Marian Hill, and Misterwives to Photo Finish -- entered into a partnership with Caroline Records and Photo Finish became a fully independent label. Then 38, he was again named to the Billboard "40 Under 40".

At Paradigm, Galle's artist roster included fun., Austin Mahone, Shawn Mendes, Halsey, Janet Jackson, T-Pain, and JoJo Siwa, among others. He also represented Bruno Mars and Kesha; the tours he booked early in their careers were later acknowledged as key factors in their development. Photo Finish had success with artists including Marian Hill and Shaed. and in 2020 Billboard named him to both the "Power 100" and the "Indie Power Players" list.

Galle joined CAA's Music Touring Division in June 2021. In 2025, Billboard named him to their "Touring Power Players" list.