Matt Darey
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Matthew Jonathan "Matt" Darey (born 29 November 1968, Leicester
, England
) has been a trance music
producer
since 1994. He is also a member of Lost Tribe
with Red Jerry
. He is perhaps best known for his work in the Euphoria
trance series and for 'Gamemaster' (as Lost Tribe) and his remixes of Agnelli & Nelson
's "El Niño". In 2005, his first major U.S. albums, an EP, Point Zero (featuring the Li Kwan song of the same name), and a double album
, Upfront Trance, were released. His works have sold a total of over two million copies. His ex-girlfriend, Marcella Woods, is often a guest vocalist on his recordings.
and Slinky, and over the internet through a monthly show on Digitally Imported
's European Trance station. On 13 August 2005, he debuted a new show on Digitally Imported called Nocturnal, which became a weekly show in April 2006. Since Nocturnal became a weekly show, Darey has had guests such as Sasha
, Tiësto
, Paul Van Dyk
, Tiff Lacey
, Paul Oakenfold
, Nadia Ali
, Offdate, Freemasons, D.Ramirez, Freeform Five, Cosmic Gate
, Hybrid Soundsystem and Ferry Corsten
perform guest mixes during the second hour of the show each week. Now the Nocturnal show is broadcast by 123 FM around the globe. In May 2007, he also started a monthly Podcast
called Nocturnal Podcast. In October 2008, a sister show titled Nocturnal Sunshine, which included the latest dance music selected by Darey, can be downloaded for free from Darey's homepage. This show differs from Nocturnal because it features at a faster pace, and is more mainstream compared to the regular show.
The Nocturnal Podcast was nominated for the best podcast at Winter Music Conference
in Miami in 2008. Darey was nominated in 2009 for Best Radio Mix Show DJ, at the International Dance Music Awards.
His single "Beautiful Day", featuring Antoine & Marcia Juell, became a club hit in the US, reaching the Top 25 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music Club Play and hitting the Top 20 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.
Darey owns a record label, Darey Products, featuring releases from himself and upcoming artists.
Darey wrote and produced the raga house track by Orgasmatron entitled "Rock The Disco", which was released on Universal Records
in 1997.
This EP also includes videos for "Beautiful" and "U Shine On".
.
s that Darey has mixed, aside from the ones that he released under his own name.
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) has been a trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
since 1994. He is also a member of Lost Tribe
Lost Tribe
Lost Tribe is an electronic music duo formed by Matt Darey and Red Jerry. The two Englishmen had both been producing and remixing trance music individually since the early 1990s....
with Red Jerry
Red Jerry
Jerry Dickens, better known by his stage name Red Jerry, is an English DJ, music producer and remixer of trance music.He was also of a member of Lost Tribe along with Matt Darey. He was founder of the recently resurrected Hooj Choons. His remixes can be found on numerous DJ compilations and mixes...
. He is perhaps best known for his work in the Euphoria
Euphoria (compilations)
Euphoria is a series of dance music compilations that debuted on the Telstar Records label in early 1999. During the first year, Euphoria focused primarily on Trance music until mid-2000 when Euphoria release the first Chill-out album in the series and the first Hard House album in late...
trance series and for 'Gamemaster' (as Lost Tribe) and his remixes of Agnelli & Nelson
Agnelli & Nelson
Agnelli & Nelson is the collective name of Northern Irish music producers Christoper James Agnew and Robert Frederick Nelson, writers and producers of dance music who have worked in the genre of trance music since 1997...
's "El Niño". In 2005, his first major U.S. albums, an EP, Point Zero (featuring the Li Kwan song of the same name), and a double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
, Upfront Trance, were released. His works have sold a total of over two million copies. His ex-girlfriend, Marcella Woods, is often a guest vocalist on his recordings.
Career
Darey frequently performs his trance sets at UK clubs such as GatecrasherGatecrasher
Gatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the Gatecrasher dance music events held at the Gatecrasher One nightclub in Sheffield, England during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The event received awards such as "Club Of The Year" at the Ericsson Muzik Magazine Dance Awards in...
and Slinky, and over the internet through a monthly show on Digitally Imported
Digitally Imported
Digitally Imported is an Internet radio broadcaster playing various types of electronic dance music including trance, progressive techno, eurodance and house across 38 separate streaming channels. It was founded in 1999 as a hobby project by Ari Shohat and was one of the first internet radio...
's European Trance station. On 13 August 2005, he debuted a new show on Digitally Imported called Nocturnal, which became a weekly show in April 2006. Since Nocturnal became a weekly show, Darey has had guests such as Sasha
Sasha (DJ)
Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
, Tiësto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
, Paul Van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
, Tiff Lacey
Tiff Lacey
Tiff Lacey is a singer/songwriter from Crayford, Kent, England, and the vocalist behind many trance and house hits. Except for her vocal abilities, she's also known for the fact that she usually writes lyrics that differ considerably from the standard hooks in the genre.-Singing career:Tiff Lacey...
, Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
, Nadia Ali
Nadia Ali
Nadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe...
, Offdate, Freemasons, D.Ramirez, Freeform Five, Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems . Both from Krefeld in Germany. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year...
, Hybrid Soundsystem and Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, is a Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry...
perform guest mixes during the second hour of the show each week. Now the Nocturnal show is broadcast by 123 FM around the globe. In May 2007, he also started a monthly Podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
called Nocturnal Podcast. In October 2008, a sister show titled Nocturnal Sunshine, which included the latest dance music selected by Darey, can be downloaded for free from Darey's homepage. This show differs from Nocturnal because it features at a faster pace, and is more mainstream compared to the regular show.
The Nocturnal Podcast was nominated for the best podcast at Winter Music Conference
Winter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...
in Miami in 2008. Darey was nominated in 2009 for Best Radio Mix Show DJ, at the International Dance Music Awards.
His single "Beautiful Day", featuring Antoine & Marcia Juell, became a club hit in the US, reaching the Top 25 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music Club Play and hitting the Top 20 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.
Darey owns a record label, Darey Products, featuring releases from himself and upcoming artists.
Darey wrote and produced the raga house track by Orgasmatron entitled "Rock The Disco", which was released on Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
in 1997.
Albums and EPs
These are the albums that Matt Darey has released under his own name, as opposed to the albums by 'various artists' that he has mixed.- Voice of an Angel EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(2004, Incentive RecordsIncentive RecordsIncentive Records is an independent dance based company with records, publishing and producer management interests. Launched in 1999 with investment from Ministry of Sound and a private investor, run by XL Recordings/Positiva founder Nick Halkes....
)
- Voice of an Angel (Michael Woods vs. Matt Darey Remix)
- Electro Buzz
- Nocturnal Delight
- Point Zero EP (2005, Water Music RecordsWater Music RecordsWater Music Records is an electronica record label based in Los Angeles, California. Launched in July, 2000, Water Music Records releases, markets and distributes albums in various sub-styles of electronica including Chill Out, Lounge and Down-Tempo music...
)
- Li Kwan – Point Zero (Matt Darey Mix)
- Liberation 2004 (Darey vs. Woods Mix) (Listed as track 4)
- Lost Tribe – Possessed (Matt Darey Mix) (Listed as track 5)
- Lost Tribe – Gamemaster (Michael Woods Mix) (Listed as track 2)
- Marcella Woods – Beautiful (Original Mix) (Listed as track 3)
- Nocturnal Delight (Sandler Mix)
This EP also includes videos for "Beautiful" and "U Shine On".
- Decade (2004; also released a 200-copy limited-edition version)
- Li Kwan – Point Zero (2004 remake)
- Moody
- Nocturnal Delight (Sandler Remix)
- Lost Tribe – Gamemaster (Michael Woods Mix)
- Electro Buzz
- Lost Tribe – Possessed (Matt Darey Vocoder Mix)
- Nocturnal Delight (Matt Darey Mix)
- Adam White – Ballerina (Duberina Mix)
- DSP – Intoxicate
- DSP – From Russia With Love (Solar Stone Mix)
- Matt Darey & Marcella Woods – Beautiful (Matt Darey Original Mix)
- Matt Darey & Marcella Woods – Liberation (Ferry Corsten Mix)
- Matt Darey & Marcella Woods – Voice of an Angel
- Matt Darey & Marcella Woods – Liberation (2004 Chilled Mix)
- Urban Astronauts – EP1 (31 March 2008; Koch RecordsKoch RecordsE1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal...
) The debut EP from Matt Darey's new rocktronica project Urban Astronauts is to be released featuring 3 singles:
- This Way
- No Submission
- Animal
- Matt Darey pres. Urban Astronauts - See The Sun (Remixes) (9 November 2009; Nocturnal Global) The first release on Matt Darey's new label called Nocturnal Global, which is an extension of his Nocturnal radio show:
- See The Sun (Aurosonic Remix)
- See The Sun (Schodt Remix)
- See The Sun (Moonbeam Remix)
Singles
Note: Most of these are currently out of printOut of print
Out of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....
.
- Li Kwan – "Point Zero" (1994)
- Space Baby - "Free Your Mind" (1995) #55 UK
- Lost Tribe – The Distant Voices EP (1997 – Hooj ChoonsHooj ChoonsHooj Choons is a house record label formed by Alex Simons and Red Jerry in 1990. The first release was "Carnival de Casa" by Rio Rhythm Band, however, it was not until 1992's release of Felix's "Don't You Want Me", which Red Jerry and Faithless founder-member Rollo co-produced, that Hooj Choons...
) - Lost Tribe – "Gamemaster" (1999 – Hooj ChoonsHooj ChoonsHooj Choons is a house record label formed by Alex Simons and Red Jerry in 1990. The first release was "Carnival de Casa" by Rio Rhythm Band, however, it was not until 1992's release of Felix's "Don't You Want Me", which Red Jerry and Faithless founder-member Rollo co-produced, that Hooj Choons...
) #24 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... - "Liberation" (1999) #19 UK
- This is the first track that Darey released under his own name. This version of "Liberation (Fly Like an Angel)" included two mixes by Ferry CorstenFerry CorstenFerry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, is a Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry...
, one by Darey, and the original mix. Darey has since made new mixes of the song almost annually, and he includes the year of the remix in the title.
- This is the first track that Darey released under his own name. This version of "Liberation (Fly Like an Angel)" included two mixes by Ferry Corsten
- M3 - "Bailamos" (1999) #40 UK
- Melt featuring Little Ms Marcie - "Hard House Music" (2000) #59 UK
- Sunburst - "Eyeball (Eyeball Paul's Theme)" (2000) #48 UK
- Matt Darey presents DSP – "From Russia with Love" (2000 – Liquid Asset) #40 UK
- MDM - "Mash It Up" #66 UK
- "Liberation (Fly Like An Angel)" (2001)
- "Beautiful" (2002, with Marcella Woods) #10 UK
- "U Shine On" / "Moody" (2002, with Marcella Woods – Incentive RecordsIncentive RecordsIncentive Records is an independent dance based company with records, publishing and producer management interests. Launched in 1999 with investment from Ministry of Sound and a private investor, run by XL Recordings/Positiva founder Nick Halkes....
) #34 UK - Lost Tribe – "Gamemaster" (2003 remake of the 1999 single – Liquid Asset) #61 UK
- Lost Tribe – "Possessed" (2004 – Darey Products)
- "Electro Buzz" (2003 – Incentive RecordsIncentive RecordsIncentive Records is an independent dance based company with records, publishing and producer management interests. Launched in 1999 with investment from Ministry of Sound and a private investor, run by XL Recordings/Positiva founder Nick Halkes....
) - "Voice of An Angel" (2003 – Incentive Records)
- "Nocturnal Delight" (2004 – Incentive RecordsIncentive RecordsIncentive Records is an independent dance based company with records, publishing and producer management interests. Launched in 1999 with investment from Ministry of Sound and a private investor, run by XL Recordings/Positiva founder Nick Halkes....
) - "Liberation 2005" (2005; 2 CDs with 13 remixes of the song – Darey Products)
- Headstrong & Tiff LaceyTiff LaceyTiff Lacey is a singer/songwriter from Crayford, Kent, England, and the vocalist behind many trance and house hits. Except for her vocal abilities, she's also known for the fact that she usually writes lyrics that differ considerably from the standard hooks in the genre.-Singing career:Tiff Lacey...
– "Close Your Eyes" (2005 – Darey Products) - "Eternity" (2005 – Darey Products)
- "Beautiful Day" (2007, (featuring AntoineAntoineAntoine is a French given name meaning beyond praise or highly praise-worthy.-As a first name:*Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician*Antoine Arnauld, French theologian, philosopher and mathematician...
and Marcia Juell) - "Sum of All Fears" (2007, featuring Tiff Lacey – Darey Products
- "Animal" (2008, with Urban Astronauts)
Remixes
Matt Darey is a prolific remixer using a number of aliases. His mixes have featured on many chart releases including, but not limited to:- Agnelli & Nelson - "El Niño"
- ATB - "9pm (Till I Come)9pm (Till I Come)"9pm " is a song by German trance music producer ATB, released as his debut single from the album Movin' Melodies in 1998. The single entered at number one in the United Kingdom for the week ending July 3, 1999 and stayed there for a fortnight. It was also number one in the Republic of Ireland for...
" - Binary FinaryBinary FinaryBinary Finary are a British trance act originally comprising Matt Laws and Stuart Matheson, who were later joined by Sasha Vatoff who acts as DJ and live performer. They are best known for the dance hit single "1998", especially for the Paul Van Dyk and Gouryella remixes, which charted in many...
- "1998" / "1999" - Blockster - "Grooveline"
- DeleriumDeleriumDelerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
- "Heaven's Earth" - GabrielleGabrielle (singer)Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...
- "RiseRise (Gabrielle song)"Rise" is a popular single by Gabrielle. It was her second number one single in the UK . The song was the title-track and second single from her third studio album....
" - Kim WildeKim WildeKim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
- "Breaking Away" - Kim WildeKim WildeKim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
- "Heaven" - Kim WildeKim WildeKim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
- "Shame" - JohnnaJohnna Lee Cummings-Boy Krazy:Cummings was a member of the all-girl group Boy Krazy, with whom she had major dance club success with their singles in the UK and the US "That's What Love Can Do" is their most famous track, and was their only chart hit in the US, where it hit #18 in 1993...
- "Do What You Feel" - Magners - "Shlurgen"
- MolokoMolokoMoloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...
- "The Time is Now" - Planet PerfectoPlanet PerfectoPlanet Perfecto were a dance supergroup, formed in 1997 by Paul Oakenfold, Ian Masterson and Jake Williams. They were signed to Oakenfold's record label, Perfecto Records.-Career:...
Feat. Grace - "Not Over YetNot Over YetNot Over Yet is a song by Grace, released as a single in 1995 peaking in the UK Singles Chart at #6 and topping the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States. The song was originally released in 1993 under the alias State of Grace. Lead vocals and backing vocals on the track were...
" - The Space Brothers - "Legacy"
- Tin Tin OutTin Tin OutTin Tin Out is a UK electronic dance music duo comprising Darren Stokes and Lindsay Edwards.-Career:They are well known as active remixers, working on increasingly higher-profile songs as the 1990s progressed, however also have their own recording careers...
- "Sometimes" - Tin Tin OutTin Tin OutTin Tin Out is a UK electronic dance music duo comprising Darren Stokes and Lindsay Edwards.-Career:They are well known as active remixers, working on increasingly higher-profile songs as the 1990s progressed, however also have their own recording careers...
- "Strings for Yasmin" - WestbamWestBamWestBam, real name Maximilian Lenz , is techno DJs in Germany. His brother is Fabian Lenz, also known as DJ Dick....
- "Wizards of the SonicWizards of the Sonic"Wizards of the Sonic" is a song by WestBam. The theme song was taken from the Dr. Robotnik fight scenes on Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive...
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Compilation albums
These are some of the compilation albumCompilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s that Darey has mixed, aside from the ones that he released under his own name.
- Ibiza Euphoria (1999)
- Pure Euphoria
- The Very Best of Euphoria (2002, mixed by Darey)
- Upfront TranceUpfront TranceUpfront Trance is a double album from DJ Matt Darey which was released in 2005. The two-CD album consists of two DJ sets performed by Darey.-Disc one:# Smith & Pledger – "Forever " – 7:42...
double albumDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
(2005, Water Music Records) - Ultimate Trance (Mixed by Darey) (2005)
- Nocturnal album (Mixed by Darey) (September 2007)
- Nocturnal 2010 double albumDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
(Mixed by Darey) (May 2010)
External links
- Official website (also the site for his record label, Darey Products)
- Nocturnal radio show website