Matthew Needler

Matt Needler, known as the usernames iFirez or FireDragon04, is a member of the Yogscast and half of FyreUK, along with Phil. Matt, Phil, and the FyreUK build team build huge Minecraft builds that they turn into timelapses for their YouTube channel.

Authorship
Both Matt and Phil are the authors of one of the official Minecraft handbooks, the "Minecraft: Construction Handbook." Upon it's release, it was the best selling children's book for many weeks. In October 2014, Matt and Phil gave presentations about the process of writing the book and Minecraft in general at the Bath and Cheltenham Literary festivals. Inside the Construction Handbook, you can find everything from beginner to advanced level building techniques as well as helpful tips and detailed images of impressive builds in Minecraft.

Matt and Phil also supplied additional text and imagery in the other handbooks in the series.

Trivia

 * Matt has Shih Tzu named Benji
 * Matt used to be a media technician and assisted in some teaching roles at a local secondary school
 * Matt studied at Bournemouth University
 * Matt and Phil were guests of episode 175 of The Shaft Podcast

Quotes

 * "I'm no cat, I'm a treefrog!"
 * "I'm in a hole"
 * "Hey everyone, this is Matt; I'm here with Phil"
 * "PHIIIIIIIIILLLL!"

Links

 * YouTube (1)
 * YouTube (2)
 * Website
 * Twitter (1)
 * Twitter (2)
 * Twitter (3)
 * Facebook
 * Goodreads
 * Google+ (1)
 * Google+ (2)