The Whomping Willows (known in human form as Matt Maggiacomo) began playing wizard rock in 2004 at a house party with Harry and the Potters and Draco and the Malfoy. Several years later, he began pursuing wizard rock full-time and has never looked back. He has played over 700 shows as the Whomping Willows and sold 10,000 albums. He also serves as Executive Director of The Harry Potter Alliance and is on the Board of Directors of Uplift.
Sessions in which Matt Maggiacomo participates
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Wizard Rock Meetup Orange County Convention Center - W105 A
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Meetup
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Songwriting for Geeks and Nerds Orange County Convention Center - W109
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- The speakers on this panel are all used to writing music for a very specific set of people: us! Get a chance to talk about the process of writing a...
- Panel
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- LeakyCon Rock Concert II Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 9:00 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT | 4 hours
- LeakyCon music events are always epic - don't miss this one! Featuring:Adam DubberlyMeghan TonjesThe Whomping WillowsLauren Fai...
- Concert
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Dumbledore's Army Meeting Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Workshop
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Rocking the Hogwarts Libraries: Tales from Wizard Rock Tours Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Join our panelists as they relive the times when wizard rockers criss-crossed the country, and started making concert venues of libraries and punk ...
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Autographs: LeakyCon Musicians II Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- No wristband is required for this signing!Signing ProcedureYou may only have one item signed at...
- Signing
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Make it IRL Orange County Convention Center - W109 B
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Get off Tumblr and level up. Learn how to use your magic powers to make IRL gifs happen in your hometown through this interactive workshop. Recomme...
- Workshop