Matt Shadetek
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XLR8R Podcast DJ Mix – MATT SHADETEK (download and tracklist here)
MATT SHADETEK
“Downtown New York-to-tha-death. . . deftly represents the multitude of urban flavors found below 14th Street… It’s urban music on a global scale. Genres such as dancehall, grime, hip-hop and various others meld into one street song, riding rhythms with ease” – URB magazine
Matt Shadetek is one of New York City’s most exciting producers. His live sets encompass contemporary dancehall, UK funky, and dubstep, all delivered with Shadetek’s unique production voice which bridges the underground-mainstream divide. He’s one of the rare DJs who can rock a crowd with sets composed solely of his own dancefloor bangers and remixes.
Matt’s early love for hiphop and dancehall along with edgy electronic sounds led to his Warp Records debut album Burnerism as part of the duo Team Shadetek. While Matt was living in Berlin and touring Europe, the followup LP Pale Fire was released, featuring the underground hit “Brooklyn Anthem”. The hit song kick-started a dance craze in the Brooklyn reggae scene (leading to over 100 fan videos of kids dancing to it).
Returning to NYC, Matt founded the Dutty Artz label/production crew with DJ /Rupture. Shadetek produced Jahdan Blakkamoore’s debut album, Buzzrock Warrior (!K7), pioneering its signature reggae-dubstep-rap sound. In 2009 he also teamed up with Rupture to release the mix album Solar Life Raft (The Agriculture). His latest release, on Dutty Artz, is Flowers, an effervescent solo instrumental effort that references dubstep, uk funky and garage. He has toured internationally both solo and accompanied by Jahdan as vocalist.
Matt Shadetek
- released albums on Warp Records, The Agriculture, Sound-Ink
- playlist support from tastemakers Green Lantern, Mary Ann Hobbes, Diplo
- has remixed Gang Gang Dance, Tanya Stephens, Telepathe
- included in the soundtrack of million-selling EA Arts ‘Madden’ video game
- co-founded the Dutty Artz label/production crew along with DJ /rupture
- collaborations include: Modeselektor, Johnny Osbourne, 77Klash, Spoek Mathambo
major appearances include: American Musuem of Natural History, NYC. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. etc etc
Discography at DISCOGS.COM.
CONTACT: booking AT duttyartz DOT com | myspace.com/mattshadetek | twitter.com/mattshadetek | facebook.com/mattshadetek
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