Matthew Tavares

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Matthew Tavares
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Tavares in 2012
Background information
Birth nameMatthew A. Tavares
Also known asMatty
Born (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 34)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Origin Toronto, Ontario
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Piano
  • synthesizer
  • guitar
Years active2010–present
Formerly of BadBadNotGood
Website http://matthewtavares.ca/

Matthew Adam Tavares (born September 15, 1990), also known as Matty, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is best known as a founder of the instrumental group BADBADNOTGOOD, with whom he released five studio albums and produced with for other artists. Tavares released his first solo album in 2018 and has since released a series of solo and collaborative genre-spanning albums. As a songwriter, he has helped pen songs for the likes of Post Malone, Rosalía, Camilla Cabello, Kendrick Lamar, and Kali Uchis, and often works with producer Frank Dukes.

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Life and career

Matthew Adam Tavares [1] was born on September 15, 1990, and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario where he attended the local preparatory school Mentor College. [2] [3] He attended Humber College where he studied jazz performance and later met drummer Alexander Sowinski and bassist Chester Hansen in the program. In 2010, they formed BADBADNOTGOOD. The band had viral success in 2011 after posting jazz covers of Odd Future online, and released their debut record that Fall. He withdrew from school in February 2012. [4]

With BBNG, Tavares released five full-length albums, including a collaborative record with Ghostface Killah, and was short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize twice. Following the release of their album IV in 2016, Tavares stepped away from touring with the group, and took time to focus on producing music as well as developing his solo project Matty. [5] [6] However, he did make live appearances with BBNG from time-to-time, playing at the likes of Massey Hall in 2017, and the Virgil Abloh-curated Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer runway show, and in Tokyo in 2018, among other venues. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Tavares has worked as a songwriter and music producer throughout his career, often producing tracks as part of BBNG and with producer Frank Dukes. Major early placements include tracks by Wu-Tang Clan, and Daniel Caesar, followed by songs by Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, and Rosalía.

Tavares released his debut solo record in 2018, Déjàvu, under the name Matty. The project utilized the other members of BBNG as the backing band. That year, he also scored the CBC ten-part video game docuseries The Artists. [12] Following a series of singles released after the record, Tavares began using his full name for some of his solo work. In October 2019, Tavares announced his departure from BBNG. [13] In 2020, he released three full-length solo albums as well as two collaborative jazz albums with former BBNG bandmate Leland Whitty. [14] In 2020, he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for his production work on the Rosalía song "Dolerme". [15]

Tavares is based in Toronto.

Discography

As lead artist

Studio albums

With BADBADNOTGOOD

Other projects

Production discography

Production and songwriting

Selected discography. For additional credits, see the BadBadNotGood production discography (2011–2020).

YearArtistAlbumSongProduced with/by Certifications
2011 Idle Warship The Man with the Iron Fists "Get Your Way (Sex Is a Weapon)" BBNG, Frank Dukes
Wu-Tang Clan & Kool G Rap "Rivers of Blood"BBNG, Frank Dukes
2013 Earl Sweatshirt Doris "Hoarse"BBNG
Danny Brown Old "Float On" (feat. Charli XCX)BBNG, Frank Dukes
2014 Logic Under Pressure "Growing Pains III"‡Frank Dukes, et al. [24]
2015 Daniel Caesar Pilgrims's Paradise "Paradise"BBNG, et al.
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y #2009"Weed Nap"‡Frank Dukes, et al. [24]
Kali Uchis Por Vida "Rush"BBNG, Kaytranada
2016 Kaytranada 99.9% "Weight OffBBNG, Kaytranada
Mick Jenkins The Healing Component "Drowning"BBNG
Kendrick Lamar Damn. "Lust."BBNG, et al.
Daniel Caesar Get You – Single "Get You" (feat. Kali Uchis)†BBNG, et al.
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"Japanese Denim"BBNG, et al.
Jerry Paper Toon Time Raw!—Jerry Paper
Post Malone Stoney "Déjà Vu" (feat. Justin Bieber)‡Frank Dukes, et al. [25]
  • RIAA: Platinum
GoldLink N/A"Fall in Love" (feat. Cisero)BBNG
2017 Lil Pump Lil Pump "Flex Like Ouu"‡Frank Dukes, et al. [26]
  • RIAA: Gold
Ben StevensonCara Cara"Honeycola"‡N/A [27]
SufyvnN/A"Thinking 'Bout You (Sleepless in Cairo) (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)Sufyvn Ali, Doc McKinney [28]
Kodak Black Project Baby 2 "Unexplainable"†Frank Dukes, et al. [24]
2018 Kali Uchis Isolation "After the Storm" (feat. Tyler, the Creator & Bootsy Collins)BBNG
  • RIAA: Gold
Travis Scott Astroworld "Astrothunder"†Frank Dukes, et al.
John Mayer N/A"New Light"‡ [A] John Mayer, No I.D. [24]
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
Khalid & Swae Lee Black Panther "The Ways"BBNG, et al.
Jerry Paper Like A Baby—Jerry Paper [29]
Wes AllenFunny Thing EP"Ask Me Now"†Chester Hansen [30]
"1 Kiss"†
"Funny Thing"†
Charlotte Day Wilson Stone Woman EP"Doubt"Charlotte Day Wilson
"Let You Down"‡Charlotte Day Wilson, Duncan Hood
"Falling Apart"Sole producer [31]
HarrisonApricity"Midnight Snack"N/A
Thundercat Brainfeeder X / It Is What It Is "King of the Hill"BBNG, et al.
2019 Camila Cabello Romance "Feel It Twice"Frank Dukes [32]
Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding "Staring at the Sun" (feat. SZA)Frank Dukes, et al.
  • MC: Gold
"Myself"‡Frank Dukes, et al.
Taylor Swift Lover "Afterglow"‡Frank Dukes, et al.
"It's Nice to Have a Friend"‡Frank Dukes, et al. [33]
Bakar Will You Be My Yellow?"Ghosts"Sole producer [34]
Joy AgainN/A"Country Song" [35] Caleb Laven
Paul Epworth Voyager – Single"Voyager 2" (feat. Matty) [34] Paul Epworth [34]
2020 Jessie Ware What's Your Pleasure? "Mirage (Don't Stop)" James Ford, Benji B [34]
Rosalía N/A"Dolerme"†Frank Dukes, et al. [15]
Gabriel Garzón-Montano Agüita"Tombs"‡Gabriel Garzón-Montano
MaetaHabits"Teen Scene" (feat. Buddy)‡ Kaytranada
James Blake Before EP"I Keep Calling"‡ [B] James Blake, et al. [36]
Shawn Mendes Wonder "Monster" (feat. Justin Bieber)†Frank Dukes, Daniel Caesar, et al.
2021 Vegyn Like a Good Old Friend"So Much Time – So Little Time"‡Vegyn, et al.
Ben StevensonWhatever & Ever"Number One"‡
Mustafa When Smoke Rises "The Hearse"‡Frank Dukes, Jaime xx
"Ali"†Frank Dukes, Simon on the Moon, Rodaidh McDonald
TOBi N/A"Don't Touch" [38] BadBadNotGood
Charlotte Day Wilson Alpha"I Can Only Whisper" (feat. BadBadNotGood)‡BBNG, et al.

  indicates a featured artist contribution.

"—" denotes production of the entire album/release.

"†" denotes credit as co-producer or additional production.

"‡" denotes credit as songwriter only.

Other credits

Notes

  1. ↑ While most often uncredited, Tavares produced the looped sample in "New Light."
  2. ↑ "I Keep Calling" samples Charlotte Day Wilson's "Falling Apart," which he produced.

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