Matthewdavid

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Matthewdavid
Birth nameMatthew David McQueen [1]
Born (1984-05-20) May 20, 1984 (age 40) [2]
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Years active2008–present
Labels

Matthew David McQueen [1] (born May 20, 1984), [2] better known by his stage name Matthewdavid, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. [5] He is a co-founder of Leaving Records. [6] He has collaborated with Sun Araw, [7] Dog Bite, [8] and Serengeti. [9]

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Early life

Matthewdavid was born in Atlanta, Georgia. [10] As a child, he took guitar lessons and piano lessons. [5] At the age of 14, he moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida with his family. [10] At the age of 15, he started making music. [5] He attended Florida State University. [10] In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles, California. [11] He interned at Plug Research and Dublab. [12]

Career

In 2008, Matthewdavid and Jesse Moretti co-founded Leaving Records. [12] His debut studio album, Outmind , was released on Brainfeeder in 2011. [13] The follow-up studio album, In My World , was released on Brainfeeder in 2014. [14] Under the moniker Matthewdavid's Mindflight, he released Trust the Guide and Glide in 2016, [15] and Ophiuchus in 2017. [16]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

EPs

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Colin (March 25, 2016). "Matthewdavid's Mindflight's New Album Is a Another New Age Daydream". Vice . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Matthewdavid (May 20, 2018). "this from 09 uploaded here today on my birthday im 34 now". Twitter . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. Kikuchi, Daisuke (December 6, 2012). "Matthewdavid and Anenon". The Japan Times . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. Bychawski, Adam (August 16, 2016). "The new wave of new age: How music's most maligned genre finally became cool". Fact . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Reynaldo, Shawn (July 18, 2012). "In the Studio: Matthewdavid". XLR8R . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 5, 2011). "Rising: Matthewdavid". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  7. Jackson, Glenn (December 17, 2010). "Sun Araw and Matthewdavid "Side A Track 3"". XLR8R . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  8. Fallon, Patric (February 10, 2011). "Matthewdavid "International feat. Dogbite"". XLR8R . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  9. Weiss, Jeff (October 11, 2011). "Serengeti & Matthewdavid combine to form Davis". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. 1 2 3 Martins, Chris (May 30, 2011). "Ambient beat producer Matthewdavid's 'Outmind' tells the story of his Los Angeles experience". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  11. Hermann, Andy (February 2, 2011). "Book of Matthew: LA-based cassingle digger Matthewdavid mixes Low End Theory and TapeOp aesthetics to turn the beat around". XLR8R . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Holbrook, Cameron (May 19, 2016). "Labels We Love: Leaving Records". XLR8R . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  13. Colly, Joe (April 19, 2011). "Matthewdavid: Outmind". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  14. Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 14, 2014). "Matthewdavid: In My World". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  15. Lee, Morgan (February 1, 2016). "Matthewdavid dives into ambience on double album Trust The Guide And Glide on Leaving". Fact . Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  16. Bowe, Miles (August 15, 2017). "Matthewdavid announces new album Ophiuchus on NNA Tapes". Fact . Retrieved November 11, 2019.