Circuit Mom

Matthew Harvat designs events and environments, from the intimate to the grand and from the enduring to the spontaneous. 

As founder and lead designer of his own Chicago based event company, CircuitMOM Productions, Harvat and business partner Edwin Martinez have transformed both public and domestic spaces for more than 30 years. 

In addition to event production, Harvat also created his award winning, alter-ego drag superstar persona (and company namesake) “CircuitMOM” which has become an iconic stage presence at dance music festivals, concerts, night clubs and circuit parties around the world for more than 25 years.  CircuitMOM the performance artist has headlined appearances in Vancouver, Prague, Miami, Chicago, Orlando, Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Palm Springs and Hollywood along with network appearances for ABC and MTV. Gay and straight audiences alike embrace CircuitMOM’s unique combination of over the top productions and performances that fuse glamour, wit, and audacity. Their creativity is irrepressible and the keen eye for fostering talent has also become a hallmark of their productions. Up and coming artists, DJ’s, photographers, dancers, actors, musicians, costume designers and more have not only added their incomparable talents to countless event productions, but have become family and continue to work as a collective force to bring audiences the very best in entertainment.

Their event production includes such major venues as the House of Blues Chicago, the Aragon Ballroom, the Uptown Theater Grand Lobby, Sidetrack Video Bar, Chicago’s Museum Of Contemporary Art, Venue610, ABC 7 Studios-Chicago, Windy City Live, Navy Pier Chicago and countless other performance spaces locally and nationally where they have worked as artistic directors, actors, performance artists, production managers, television producers, podcast talent, DJs and so much more. 

Welcome to CircuitMOM's wonderful world of glitter-covered, controlled chaos!