Team Goldie is the solo project of Pennsylvania-based singer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist Matt DiStefano. Started as a strictly studio project in the Summer of 2004, DiStefano combines elements of hip-hop, punk and indie-rock into his own genre-bending style of pop music. It has been described as "a buffet of Daft Punk

Daft Punk

Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

, Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

, Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco

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 and N.E.R.D., studied under Atom and His Package and Girl Talk

Girl Talk (musician)

Gregg Michael Gillis , better known by his stage name Girl Talk, is an American musician specializing in mashups and digital sampling. Gillis has released five LPs on the record label Illegal Art and EPs on 333 and 12 Apostles....

 but from the brain of a Weezer

Weezer

Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...

 fan."

He began performing live in the Fall of 2004 and over the following years went on to open for the likes of Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes is an American hip hop rock band from Geneva, New York. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song "Cupid's Chokehold." Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt.The group formed...

, Girl Talk, Plain White Ts, Ted Leo

Ted Leo

Theodore F. Leo , called "Ted," as a short form of "Theodore," is an American punk rock/indie rock songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, though he is most known for his singing and guitar playing...

, Boys Like Girls

Boys Like Girls

Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album. Boys Like Girls was the co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that toured across the United...

 and many more as well as perform at the Broadcast Music Incorporated

Broadcast Music Incorporated

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 (BMI) Showcase and Angels & Kings

Angels & Kings

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 as a part of the CMJ Music Marathon

CMJ Music Marathon

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.

He has had 6 releases to date, most recently releasing the New Year's Eve digital EP, and has done official remixes for artists including Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot

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 ("Each Year," "Boy") and Polar Bear Club

Polar Bear Club

Polar Bear Club is an American post-hardcore/indie rock band from Rochester and Syracuse, upstate New York. Formed in 2005, the band currently consists of vocalist Jimmy Stadt, lead guitarist Chris Browne, rhythm guitarist Nate Morris, bass guitarist Erik Michael "Goose" Henning and drummer Tyler...

 ("Drifting Thing"). The remix of Polar Bear Club's "Drifting Thing" was released by Bridge 9 Records

Bridge 9 Records

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 as a 7 inch record (limited to a pressing of 500) during their 2010 Mystery Box Sale.

Team Goldie is currently demoing new material for a yet to be titled 2011 LP.

Discography

• Demo (2005)
• Anniversary (2005)
• Anniversaremix: Borrowed and Blue (2006)
• Team Goldie (2008)
• Diversions Vol. 1 (2010)
• Polar Bear Club
  Polar Bear Club
  Polar Bear Club is an American post-hardcore/indie rock band from Rochester and Syracuse, upstate New York. Formed in 2005, the band currently consists of vocalist Jimmy Stadt, lead guitarist Chris Browne, rhythm guitarist Nate Morris, bass guitarist Erik Michael "Goose" Henning and drummer Tyler...
  
  - Drifting Thing (Team Goldie Remix) 7" (2010)
• New Year's Eve (2010)