Matt Schwartz
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Matt Schwartz is a multi-instrumentalist
record producer
a songwriter
, an Artist
, DJ, and a prolific audio engineer based in the UK.
He has contributed to numerous records since 1995 as an engineer, producer, composer, musician and a songwriter, working with all the UK major record labels, he also had several club chart toppers and a few top 10 chart and airplay charts records in the UK, US and Europe as an artist.
i born Matti, came to London in the early 90's, armed with his classical training, some studio experience and serious passion for the art, Matti enrolled into Kingston University's Gateway school of music to come a year later straight into the dance scene working at the Hit-House in Hammersmith in 1994/5 with the likes of Farley Jack Master Funk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrals, Matt Jam and Carl Brown plus many more while producing records with James Reynolds.
Matt honed his skills and moved to the BeatFarm studios in 1996/8, making hundreds of records with the likes of Massive Attack
, Mica Paris
, Arthur Baker
, Sara J, Tall Paul, Wamdue Project, JTQ and a host of others while developing unsigned bands and making his own records.
In 1998 Matt decided to concentrate on his own career as an artist as well as a producer and bought a little studio.
In 2000 he started Destined Records
for his own output and Blackgold recordings with Gil Goldberg and Legendary A&R Muff Winwood from Sony, Blackgold had 4 releases amongst them 'Dancing in the dark' by 4tune500 who was an outfit for Matt and Jo Mills which went on to sell 15,000 Vinyls.
Destined has been highly respected on the underground scene and had a few massive hits to date including The Drill, DADA and Deepest Blue.
As an Electronica
producer and Artist, Matt went on to top dance charts all over the world, his music and songs appearing on numerous TV programs and films (Including blockbusters such as Day of the jackal and The matrix, Sky sports news, Fashion TV and most of the UK music TV channels), he cracked the top 10 in several countries and continents selling several million CD singles, Albums, Vinyl, downloads and compilations with a string of international hits under many different names such as M'black
, Dada Ft Sandy Rivera & Trix - Lollipop, The Drill
, 4tune500 and Deepest Blue
all starting their life on his Destined imprint, Matt usually plays all the instruments on his artist records.
In 2009 Matt has been working with Trevor Horn
, Lol Creme
(10cc) and Robbie Williams
on new Material.
In 2010 Matt has Scored his first Number 1 single in the billboard dance airplay charts with M'black
- Heartbreak
2011 Matt has topped the Dutch Charts with 'Bang it all' as Dada & Mastiksoul Ft. Akon
He currently Resides in London and works from his state of the art production facility in London's west end.
Matt regularly plays massive international gigs and has also set up The Drill sound systems and DADA sound systems to enable him and a crew of people to spread his work all over the world.
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
record 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...
a songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, an Artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, DJ, and a prolific audio engineer based in the UK.
He has contributed to numerous records since 1995 as an engineer, producer, composer, musician and a songwriter, working with all the UK major record labels, he also had several club chart toppers and a few top 10 chart and airplay charts records in the UK, US and Europe as an artist.
Biography and life
IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i born Matti, came to London in the early 90's, armed with his classical training, some studio experience and serious passion for the art, Matti enrolled into Kingston University's Gateway school of music to come a year later straight into the dance scene working at the Hit-House in Hammersmith in 1994/5 with the likes of Farley Jack Master Funk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrals, Matt Jam and Carl Brown plus many more while producing records with James Reynolds.
Matt honed his skills and moved to the BeatFarm studios in 1996/8, making hundreds of records with the likes of Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
, Mica Paris
Mica Paris
Mica Paris is an English soul singer, radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. Her forename is pronounced Misha.-Beginnings:Paris' roots are in soul and gospel music...
, Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker (musician)
Arthur Baker is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order.-Early career:...
, Sara J, Tall Paul, Wamdue Project, JTQ and a host of others while developing unsigned bands and making his own records.
In 1998 Matt decided to concentrate on his own career as an artist as well as a producer and bought a little studio.
In 2000 he started Destined Records
Destined records
Destined Records is an independent record label, based in West End in London, in the United Kingdom.-History:Destined Records was set up for the club output of producer Matt Schwartz, known for his work on Massive Attack, his Deepest Blue project and the producer behind hundreds of club records...
for his own output and Blackgold recordings with Gil Goldberg and Legendary A&R Muff Winwood from Sony, Blackgold had 4 releases amongst them 'Dancing in the dark' by 4tune500 who was an outfit for Matt and Jo Mills which went on to sell 15,000 Vinyls.
Destined has been highly respected on the underground scene and had a few massive hits to date including The Drill, DADA and Deepest Blue.
As an Electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
producer and Artist, Matt went on to top dance charts all over the world, his music and songs appearing on numerous TV programs and films (Including blockbusters such as Day of the jackal and The matrix, Sky sports news, Fashion TV and most of the UK music TV channels), he cracked the top 10 in several countries and continents selling several million CD singles, Albums, Vinyl, downloads and compilations with a string of international hits under many different names such as M'black
Heartbreak (M'Black song)
"Heartbreak" is a 2009 melodic dance single produced, recorded and co-written by British/Israeli musician Matt Schwartz under the guise of M'Black, and features vocals by British/American singer, and co-writer, Nicol...
, Dada Ft Sandy Rivera & Trix - Lollipop, The Drill
The Drill (band)
The Drill is an international chart topping house music record written produced and performed by electronic music pioneer and Israeli-born UK producer Matt Schwartz in mid-2004 for His label Destined Records....
, 4tune500 and Deepest Blue
Deepest Blue
Deepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
all starting their life on his Destined imprint, Matt usually plays all the instruments on his artist records.
In 2009 Matt has been working with Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
, Lol Creme
Lol Crème
Lol Creme is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings, plays guitar and keyboards.-Biography:...
(10cc) and Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
on new Material.
In 2010 Matt has Scored his first Number 1 single in the billboard dance airplay charts with M'black
Heartbreak (M'Black song)
"Heartbreak" is a 2009 melodic dance single produced, recorded and co-written by British/Israeli musician Matt Schwartz under the guise of M'Black, and features vocals by British/American singer, and co-writer, Nicol...
- Heartbreak
2011 Matt has topped the Dutch Charts with 'Bang it all' as Dada & Mastiksoul Ft. Akon
He currently Resides in London and works from his state of the art production facility in London's west end.
DJ work
In 2005 Matt took his first step as a DJ and decided to perform his first gig at the Paris Techno parade to 400,000 people as The Drill.Matt regularly plays massive international gigs and has also set up The Drill sound systems and DADA sound systems to enable him and a crew of people to spread his work all over the world.
Chart singles
Matt Produced, written, programmed, played all instruments, engineered and mixed his own artist chart singles under these names :Singles
- 2002 Matt Schwartz Pres. Sholan - "Can You Feel (What I'm Going Through)" Data Records, Club Charts #1, UK Charts #42
- 2003 Deepest BlueDeepest BlueDeepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
- "Deepest Blue" Data Records, Club charts #1, UK Charts #7 - 2004 Deepest BlueDeepest BlueDeepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
- "Give it Away" Data Records, Club Charts #1, UK Charts #9 - 2004 Deepest BlueDeepest BlueDeepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
- "Is It A Sin" Data Records, Club Charts #1, UK Charts #24 - 2004 Deepest BlueDeepest BlueDeepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
- "Shooting Star" Data Records, UK Charts #57 - 2005 'The Drill'The Drill (band)The Drill is an international chart topping house music record written produced and performed by electronic music pioneer and Israeli-born UK producer Matt Schwartz in mid-2004 for His label Destined Records....
– "The Drill" Destined Records, Club Charts #1, French Charts #31 - 2005 'The Drill'The Drill (band)The Drill is an international chart topping house music record written produced and performed by electronic music pioneer and Israeli-born UK producer Matt Schwartz in mid-2004 for His label Destined Records....
– "One More Night" Destined Records, Club Charts #1, French Charts #31 - 2007 Dada feat. Sandy Rivera & Trix - "Lollipop" Destined Records/Data Records, Club Charts #1, UK Charts #18, Spanish charts #8
- 2009 Dada, Obernik & Harris - "Stereo Flo" Destined Records, Russian National Charts #5, France # 9.
- 2010 M'Black - HeartbreakHeartbreak (M'Black song)"Heartbreak" is a 2009 melodic dance single produced, recorded and co-written by British/Israeli musician Matt Schwartz under the guise of M'Black, and features vocals by British/American singer, and co-writer, Nicol...
Destined Records/Robbins Ent., #1 Billboard Hot Dance AirplayHot Dance AirplayDance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
, #2 Airplay (Internet radio), #9 Radio airplay (Dance) - 2011 Dada & Mastiksoul Ft. Akon - 'Bang It All' Dutch Charts Number #1, Portugal no #1 (iTunes)
- 2011 Dada & Rui Da SilvaRui da SilvaRui da Silva is a Portuguese producer and DJ, whose single "Touch Me" topped the UK Singles Chart in 2001.At the time, he was the only Portuguese musician to have a UK hit, and hence was the first to score a UK number one.-Career:...
ft One - Crazy Love (Destined RecordsDestined recordsDestined Records is an independent record label, based in West End in London, in the United Kingdom.-History:Destined Records was set up for the club output of producer Matt Schwartz, known for his work on Massive Attack, his Deepest Blue project and the producer behind hundreds of club records...
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Notable work
- 1997 Remix 'King of my castle' – Wamdue project Eruption records UK charts #1
- 1998 Remix 'South of the border'- (Angels release) Robbie WilliamsRobbie WilliamsRobert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
'EMI' - 1998 Co-write 'Dissolved girl' – Massive attackMassive AttackMassive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
(featured on The MatrixThe MatrixThe Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
) Virgin records UK Charts #1 album (Mezzanine) - 1999 Production, co-writer, Instruments – 'A bigger picture' – JTQ Gut Records
- 2000 Artist 'Something about you' – TBC Echo records
- 2001 Production,co-write 'Intuition' – Dj Encore ft. Engelina Universal Scandinavian chart topping act
- 2002 Artist with Jo Mills'Dancing in the dark – 4Tune500 Blackgold recordings
- 2003 Artist With Grant NelsonGrant NelsonGrant Nelson , also known as Wishdokta, 24 Hour Experience, Bump & Flex and N'n'G, is a DJ, producer and remix artist....
'Bodyswerve – M-Gee Ft. Mica Paris Swing City Club chart #1 - 2004 Artist, Composer, Producer, writer Deepest BlueDeepest BlueDeepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
'Shooting Star' Sky Sports news theme - 2004 Remix 'I Like It {featuring Yvonne John LewisYvonne John LewisYvonne John Lewis is a female lead and backing singer from England.Known for her immense musical and vocal range, her sound reminds listeners of Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins...
} Free2Air Recordings UK Charts #10 - 2005 Artist 'One more night' – The DrillThe Drill (band)The Drill is an international chart topping house music record written produced and performed by electronic music pioneer and Israeli-born UK producer Matt Schwartz in mid-2004 for His label Destined Records....
Destined RecordsDestined recordsDestined Records is an independent record label, based in West End in London, in the United Kingdom.-History:Destined Records was set up for the club output of producer Matt Schwartz, known for his work on Massive Attack, his Deepest Blue project and the producer behind hundreds of club records... - 2006 Artist with MJ Cole 'Earthlift' – Matt Schwartz and Matt Cole Destined Records
- 2007 Artist 'Do Disco' – Klark Destined Records
- 2008 Artist 'Miracle' – Destined Records Club chart #1
- 2008 Production, co writer – 'Fall Down' – Nicol Destined Records Feat on ABC's show Army Wives
- 2008 Artist 'Piano Mano' – The DrillThe Drill (band)The Drill is an international chart topping house music record written produced and performed by electronic music pioneer and Israeli-born UK producer Matt Schwartz in mid-2004 for His label Destined Records....
Ft. Firetruck and Antarctica – No 2 Buzz Charts, No 5 Cool Cuts No'1 Download charts - 2008 Artist 'Dancing in the dark 08' - 4tune500 4' buzz no' 1 dj download charts
- 2008 Producer, co-write, Nicol 'how does it feel now'- ABC Drama Army Wives
- 2009 Remixer - Robbie Williams - Bodies
- 2009 Co-Writer Lol Cream & Robbie Williams - A million more years
- 2010 Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Mixing - Hyper CrushHyper CrushHyper Crush is a band from Los Angeles, California. It consists of a rapper, Donny Fontaine, a vocalist, Holly Valentine, and a DJ/keytarist, Preston Moronie.-Early career :Hyper Crush began with Fontaine and Moronie...
- 'Flip the Switch' and 'Keep Up' (Mixing, additional instruments co-production) - 2010 Co-Writer - Olly Murs - A million More years (No 1 Album iTunes, No 2 Album UK national charts)
Publishing deals
- 1998-'00 Warner Chappell Publishing
- 2001 - EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Publishing - 2003 - UniversalUniversal Music GroupUniversal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
Publishing - 2004 - Windswept Pacific Publishing
- 2005 - Schwartz music Publishing
- 2009 - Schwartz music/BMG
Location Time Line
- 1981-1984 - Haifa youth philharmonic orchestra
- 1990–1993 – Signal Studios, Israel
- 1993–1995 – Kingston university Gateway school of music, Kingston upon themes, UK
- 1995–1996 – Hit house production house,Hammersmith, UK
- 1996–1998 – Beatfarm studios,Waterloo UK
- 1998–2001 – Personal Studio,Golders Green, UK
- 2009 May–June - Sarm Studios
- 2001– present – Destined Studios, Soho recording Studios, West end, UK.
External links
- http://www.destined-records.com
- http://www.myspace.com/destinedrecords
- http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/page/futuremusic?entry=future_music_202_out_tomorrow
- http://www.chartwatch.co.uk/TopTen/musicians/musondxS.htm
- http://www.twistedhouse.com/news/view.php?content=262
- First Destination (Exeter Website Design) - Matt's Web Team
- Heartbreak (M'Black song)Heartbreak (M'Black song)"Heartbreak" is a 2009 melodic dance single produced, recorded and co-written by British/Israeli musician Matt Schwartz under the guise of M'Black, and features vocals by British/American singer, and co-writer, Nicol...
- http://www.dancenova.com/news/dada-featuring-sandy-rivera-trix-lollipop/1821.html
- http://www.mooviees.com/1430/soundtrack
- http://www.motorbar.co.uk/cd_deepestblue.htm
- http://www.essexuncovered.com/v2004/
- http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=7029&string=4-4-2
- http://www.robbiewilliams.com/discography/singles/angels (South of the border mix)
- http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=117786194910471
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377701/soundtrack
- Sky Sports NewsSky Sports NewsSky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
- http://www.houseplanet.dj/index.php/September-2008/The-Drill-feat.-Firetruck-Antartica-Piano-Mano-Club-Mix-Destined-Records.html