Matt Hardwick

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Matt Hardwick
Birth nameMatthew
Born1974 (age 49–50) [1]
Origin Rotherham [1]
Genres trance
Occupation(s) Disc Jockey, record producer. footballer

Matt Hardwick (born 1974) is a trance music disc jockey and record producer from Rotherham, England. He was a professional footballer for Sheffield Wednesday, and went on to be resident DJ at the Gatecrasher nightclub from 1996 to 2004. Hardwick has been featured several times in the DJ Mag top 100 DJ list, and has performed for the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix.

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Career

Hardwick started as a professional footballer, being named in the first team squad for Sheffield Wednesday for the 1994-1995 season. Later in 2005 he stated that following moving from the amateur game to professional that "all the fun went out of the game for me". [1] [2] Hardwick started his disc jockey career in c. 1994, performing for a pirate radio station in Sheffield. He "talked his way" into become a DJ at the Gatecrasher nightclub, including playing the first record on the first night. Hardwick was resident at Gatecrasher for 8 years until leaving in 2004 to focus on his development as a DJ. [2] [3]

As well as his live gigs in the UK, Hardwick has built an international reputation for his live performances, and has toured across the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has also played festivals such as Global Gathering, Creamfields, and Escape into the Park. In 2002 Hardwick performed an Essential Mix for the BBC Radio 1 Pete Tong show. This was considered a success and in 2005 he performed a further mix, which was shortlisted for the Essential Mix of the year award. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Hardwick has been voted several times into the DJ Mag poll as one of the world's top 100 DJs. He featured in the top 100 poll every year from 2004 to 2008, with his highest position at number 48 in 2007. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Hardwick has released several dance music compilation mix albums, including Platipus 8 which was released in 2002 to positive critical reception. [12] His 2009 release, Gatecrasher’s Trance Anthems 1993-2009, peaked at #1 in the UK official compilation chart. [13] Hardwick also releases and produces his own music productions, including under the pseudonym the Prophets of Psych. [14]

Discography

Matt Hardwick Albums
TitleArtistYearPeak
UK Comp 		Peak
UK Dance
Platipus 8 [12] Various / Hardwick2002
Gatecrasher: Resident TransmissionVarious / Hardwick2002
Gatecrasher Immortal [15] Various / Hardwick200721
Gatecrasher’s Trance Anthems 1993-2009 [13] [16] Various / Hardwick200911

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