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Matt Serletic | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Michael Serletic II |
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| Formerly of | Class of '99 |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | emblem-music |
Matthew Michael Serletic II (born 1970 or 1971) is an Americanrecord producer, songwriter, and music executive.
As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members ofCollective Soul – a group for which he would later produce.[1] Serletic has worked with several other popular bands and artists forAtlantic Records, includingMatchbox Twenty,[2]Cher,Blessid Union of Souls,Edwin McCain,Stacie Orrico,Taylor Hicks,Rob Thomas,[2] and singer/songwriterAngie Aparo. Serletic worked withAmerican Idol winnerDavid Cook on his second studio album. He also precededJason Flom as chairman ofVirgin Records – a position he held from 2002 to 2005.[3] He also worked withJoe Cocker, writing and producing his album,Hard Knocks and in 1999 he produced Santana's hit song "Smooth"[2] on theArista record label with Rob Thomas for what would be his first song as a solo artist (Thomas and Serletic were well known for making Matchbox Twenty's debut albumYourself or Someone Like You) and in 1998 he produced the song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" byAerosmith onHollywood Records,Epic Records, andColumbia Records for the filmArmageddon. In 2011, he wrote the song "(Kissed You) Good Night" for the bandGloriana.
In 2004, at the age of 33, he was named to Crain's New York Business "40 Under 40" list.[4] In 2011, Serletic became areality show judge on the television showCMT's Next Superstar.[5]
Serletic is the owner of Emblem Music Group[6] and currently resides inCalabasas, California, with his wife, Ramona, and their two children. He also helped the rock super-groupClass of '99 in coveringPink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" for the filmThe Faculty, contributing on thekeyboard.[7]
Serletic was also Chief Executive Officer of Zya Music, previously Music Mastermind, Inc., who developed the popular music social media app Ditty.it.[8] According to Zya's LinkedIn,[9] Zya, Inc. has been acquired byGoogle, but no information is publicly available to support that claim.
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