About this Event

Matman is one of London’s most in-demand club DJs, here is his story…



Back in the mid to late 90′s a kid named Matt could be found playing DJ sets of Hip Hop, RnB, Reggae, Funk, Soul and DnB in his hometown of Bristol, England, gaining his first residency before he was old enough to legally be allowed in the clubs.



Matt moved up north to study in the city of Leeds, managing to achieve a degree in Human Biology despite spending most of his time DJing in clubs, bars & house parties, on student radio and at the city’s biggest hip hop night ‘Drum Major’ – performing opening sets for many big name US & UK hip hop acts. Now nicknamed Matman, he gained further notoriety by entering and winning many dj contests, including the prestigious UK DMC Supremacy, UK ITF, and European Turntable Techniques championships.



Matt headed to London in 2005, where his refined combination of raw skills and party-rocking talent soon earned him residencies in London’s hottest nightspots – from celebrity hangouts Bungalow 8 and The Box to world famous concert venues such as Jazz Cafe and HMV Forum. He has since rocked star-studded parties for the likes of Wella, Bloomberg, the BAFTA awards, the Mercury Awards, NFL, NBA, Absolut Vodka and the Gumball Rally, and shared stages with legends such as De La Soul, Roy Ayers, A-Trak, Guru, Jazzy Jeff, Pete Rock, Estelle, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, The Pharcyde, Q-Bert, DJ Spinna, Marley Marl, DJ Premier, Asher Roth, and many, many more. In total Matt has now performed in over 15 different countries across the globe, and DJed at many major festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Lovebox Parklife, and Soundwave in Croatia.



In the present day Matt DJs (and VJs) a diverse range of styles for many kinds of audiences, in his ethos there are ultimately just two kinds of music – good, or bad. Nevertheless he still expresses his Hip-Hop roots by championing underground forms of the genre as co-founder, promoter, podcaster, DJ and writer for London-based hip hop collective Droppin’ Science, and acting as tour dj and producer for the 8-piece hip hop covers band ‘Soul Symphony’.



Alongside his brother Daredevil, Matman produced the soundtrack for the IOS app ‘Skillz the DJ Game’ remixing tracks from the likes of Ministry Of Sound, Stones Throw Records, Hospital records, Ninja Tune and Om records, scooping an IGF award for ‘Excellence in Audio’ in the process. In 2013 he released an acclaimed EP of mashups, one of which featured on the E4 TV show ‘Rudetube’. He is currently preparing to release his own original productions on his own imprint ‘Ground Up Records’.



In 2013 Matman was rated amongst DJ Yoda’s list of the top 100 DJs in the world.