Matt Darey

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Matt Darey
Birth nameMatthew Jonathan Darey
Also known as8-Bit Trip, Bi Boy Action Squad, DSP, Li Kwan, Lost Tribe, Mash Up, MDM, One Little Arab, Paul Austin, Space Baby, Sunburst, Tekara, Urban Astronauts, Xstasia
Born (1968-11-29) 29 November 1968 (age 55)
Leicester, England
Genres Trance, EDM
Labels Armada Music
Website Official Website

Matthew Jonathan Darey (born 29 November 1968) [1] is an English trance music producer and performer. Darey has sold over two million albums and singles with numerous top 10 and top 20 chart hits. [2]

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Music career

Darey was born in Leicester, England. [3] Some of his earliest solo work was under the name Lost Tribe, releasing the EP The Distant Voices in 1997. [4] The single "Gamemaster" reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart in 1999. [5] [6] [7]

In addition to production and remixing work for other artists, Darey began releasing music under his own name in 2004. [8] In 2005 he debuted a new show on Digitally Imported called Nocturnal, which became a weekly show the following year. [9] [10] His 2007 single "Beautiful Day" reached the top 25 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music Club Play and hitting the Top 20 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart in the United States. [11]

Darey owns a record label, Darey Products, featuring releases from himself and upcoming artists. [12] In 2015 he changed his stage name to Matt Nouveau to signal a change in musical direction.[ citation needed ] He currently hosts a monthly Internet radio show on Digitally Imported's European Trance station. [13]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Selected remixes

Selected album appearances

Video games

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References

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  3. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 112/3. ISBN   0-7535-0427-8.
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  6. ↑ Betts, Graham (2006). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006. Collins. ISBN   978-0-00-720077-1. MATT DAREY UK dance producer / instrumentalist who has also remixed for the likes of ATB , Moloko and Gabrielle . Darey also recorded as Sunburst and Space Baby , as a member of Lost Tribe , and with Marcella Woods and Michael Woods as ...
  7. ↑ "LOST TRIBE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Brown, Marisa. "Biography: Matt Darey". Allmusic . Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "DI Calendar". www.digitallyimported.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "DI Calendar". 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Matt Darey". Billboard. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Michael Ta (2005). "Don Jackson – Focused and Headstrong". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  13. ↑ Matt Darey - Pure Trance , retrieved 26 September 2021
  14. ↑ "LI KWAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
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