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Matt Schwartz | |
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| Born | (1971-10-26)26 October 1971 (age 53) Haifa, Israel |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
Matt Schwartz (born 26 October 1971) is an Israeli-British record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, programmer, audio engineer, and DJ. He describes himself onhis X profile as a "Proud Zionist".
Schwartz was born inIsrael and moved toLondon in the early 1990s. He attendedKingston University and began working at the Hit-House inHammersmith in 1994, collaborating with artists such asFarley "Jackmaster" Funk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Matt Jam, and Carl Brown. During this time, he also produced records with James F. Reynolds.[1]
From 1996 to 1998, Schwartz worked at BeatFarm Studios, producing records for Massive Attack, Arthur Baker, Sara J, Tall Paul, and others.[2][3][4][5] In 1998, Schwartz shifted focus to his career as an artist and producer. He founded Destined Records in 2000 for his own releases and co-founded Blackgold Recordings with Gil Goldberg andMuff Winwood.[6]
In 2005, Schwartz performed at the Paris Techno Parade as The Drill.[7] He subsequently has played many gigs under his 'The Drill Sound System' and 'DADA Sound System' and with his Deepest Blue Project.[8] Schwartz has had music featured in films such asThe Jackal andThe Matrix, and has released music under various aliases, including M'Black, DADA, The Drill, 4tune500, and Deepest Blue.[9][10][11][12][13][14] From 2004 to 2007, his composition ofShooting Star was the theme tune forSky Sports.[15]
In 2009, Schwartz collaborated with Trevor Horn, Olly Murs, Lol Creme, and Robbie Williams. He reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart in 2010 withM'Black and topped Dutch charts in 2011 with "Bang It All" as Dada & Mastiksoul featuringAkon.[citation needed] In 2012, he co-wroteKylie Minogue's "Timebomb." His track "Crush" reached No. 1 on the US dance charts in 2013.[16]
In 2014, Schwartz co-wrote and producedMadison Beer's "Unbreakable" andCheryl Cole's"Only Human."[17] He also contributed toSelah Sue's albumReason and worked with artists such asUnion J,Ruen Brothers,Holychild, andPitbull. In 2015, "Outlines" byMike Mago featuringDragonette reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Schwartz also collaborated withAll Tvvins on their debut album[18] andNERVO onCollateral, co-producing tracks including "The Other Boys" featuring Minogue,Jake Shears, andNile Rodgers, as well asAvicii's "You're Gonna Love Again."[19]
In 2016, Schwartz co-wrote and produced Selah Sue's "Fear Nothing," which won the North Vision Song Contest inZurich. In 2018, he producedYungblud's self-titled EP[20] andPeking Duk's "Wasted." Schwartz co-produced Yungblud'sThe Underrated Youth EP in 2019, which entered the UK charts at No. 6, and also worked on the singles "Loner" and "11 Minutes featuringHalsey andTravis Barker.[21]
In 2020, Schwartz co-produced and co-wrote Yungblud's second album,Weird!, which topped the UK charts. He produced and co-wrote "Patience" byKSI featuring Yungblud andPolo G in 2021, which reached No. 1 on the UK Big Top 40.[22] In 2022, he worked on Yungblud's third album, including singles "Tissues" and "Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today."[23][24]
| Year | Artist | Tracks | Album | Role | UK Chart Position | Club Chart | Other Charts | Certificate |
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| 1997 | Wamdue Project | "King of My Castle" | Remixer | No. 1 | No. 1 | |||
| 1998 | Massive Attack | "Dissolved Girl" | Mezzanine | Writer | No. 1 (Album) | No. 1 | Platinum | |
| 2000 | DJ Encore | Album | Intuition | Writer, producer | No. 1 Denmark | |||
| 2001 | 4tune500 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Artist/Writer/Producer | No. 1 | ||||
| 2002 | Matt Schwartz | "Can You Feel" | Artist/ Writer/Producer | No. 42 | No. 1 | |||
| 2002 | M-Gee | "Body Swerve" | Artist/Writer/Producer | #1 | ||||
| 2003 | Deepest Blue | "Deepest Blue" | Late September | Artist/Writer/Producer | #7 | #1 | ||
| 2004 | Deepest Blue | "Give It Away" | Late September | Artist/Writer/Producer | #8 | #1 | ||
| 2005 | The Drill | "The Drill" | Artist/Writer/Producer | France No. 1 | ||||
| 2006 | DADA | "Lollipop" | Artist/Writer/Producer | #18 | #1 | Spain No. 8 | ||
| 2008 | Deepest Blue | "Miracle" | Artist/Writer/Producer | #1 | ||||
| 2009 | DADA | "Stereo Flo" | Artist/Writer/Producer | #1 | Russia No. 5 | |||
| 2010 | M'Black | "Heartbreak" | Artist/Writer/Producer | Billboard airplay No. 1 | ||||
| 2010 | Olly Murs | "A Million More Years" | Olly Murs | Writer | No. 1 (Album) | 2× Platinum | ||
| 2011 | DADA &Mastiksoul ft.Akon | "Bang It All" | Artist/Writer/Producer | Holland No. 1 | ||||
| 2012 | Kylie Minogue | "Timebomb" | Writer/Producer | #31 | #1 | Billboard airplay No. 1 | ||
| 2012 | Conor Maynard featuringNe-Yo | "Turn Around" | Contrast | Remix/Production | #8 | #1 | ||
| 2014/15 | Mike Mago &Dragonette | Outlines | Writer / Producer | #8 | #1 upfront club top 40 | #1 UK Indie charts, UK Cool Cuts No. 1 #1 commercial pop top 30 (music week) #4 (midweek charts) | 2xPlatinum | |
| 2015 | Cheryl | Only Human | Writer / Producer | #7 (Album) | #1 MTV (16 feb 2015) #1 Viva TV | Silver | ||
| 2015 (Album)/2016 (single) | Selah Sue | Fear Nothing | Writer/Producer | #1 Album Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands | Gold (Bel) | |||
| 2018 | Peking Duk | Wasted | Writer/Producer | #1 Lithuania iTunes | ||||
| 2019 | Yungblud withHalsey andTravis Barker | 11 Minutes | Writer/Producer | #1 New music Friday UK&AU Spotify[25] | Platinum Aus/Gold US | |||
| 2020 | YUNGBLUD | Weird! | Writer/Producer | #1 Album | #1 UK Official Album Charts[26] | Silver | ||
| 2021 | KSI featuring YUNGBLUD & Polo G | Patience | Writer/Producer | #3 | #1 UK Big Top 40[27] | |||
| 2022 | YUNGBLUD | YUNGBLUD (Album 3) | Writer/Producer | #1[28] |
| 2013 | Bo Bruce | "Save Me" | Before I Sleep | Writer/Production | #10 (Album) |
| 2013 | Lawson | "Love Locked Out" | Chapman Square | Writer/Production | #4 (Album) |
| 2014 | Madison Beer | "Unbreakable" | Writer/Production | ||
| 2014 | Cheryl Cole | "Only Human" | Only Human | Writer/Production | #6 (Album) |
| 2014 | Union J | "Song for you and I" | You Got It All | Writer/Production | |
| 2014 | Kylie Minogue | "Sparks" | Writer/Producer | ||
| 2015 | Lawson | "Mountains" | Writer | ||
| 2015 | All Tvvins | "Darkest Ocean" | Writer/Producer | ||
| 2016 | Lawson | "Money" | Writer | ||
| 2016 | Joe and Jake | "You're Not Alone" | Writer/Producer | ||
| 2016 | NCT (band) | "Without You" | Writer/Production | ||
| 2016 | M.O | "Too Good" | Writer/Production[34] | ||
| 2016 | All Tvvins | "IIVV" (Album) | Production/Writer | #2 Album (Ireland)[35] | |
| 2017 | Yungblud | "I Love You, Will You Marry Me" | Production/Writer[36] | ||
| 2018 | BRYN | "Pull Up" | Production/Writer | ||
| 2018 | Yungblud feat.Charlotte Lawrence | "Falling Skies" from13 Reasons Why Season 2 | 13 Reasons Why - S2 soundtrack | Production/Writer[37] | |
| 2018 | Bullet for My Valentine | "Letting You Go" and "Under Again" | Gravity | Writer[38] | |
| 2018 | Yungblud | "Medication", "Machine Gun (F**k The NRA)", "Psychotic Kids", "Anarchist", "I Love You, Will You Marry Me", "Polygraph Eyes", "Kill Somebody" and "21st Century Liability" | 21st Century Liability | Producer/writer[39] | |
| 2019 | Yungblud | "Braindead!" and "Casual Sabotage" | The Underrated Youth EP | Producer/writer[40] | |
| 2020 | JC Stewart | "I need you to hate me" | Producer/Writer[41] | ||
| 2024 | Master Peace | "Lodge", "Panic101", "Start You Up", "I Might Be Fake", "Sick in The Bathroom", "Heaven", and "Happiness is Love" | How To Make A Master Peace | Producer/Writer[42] |
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