London, England based producer and DJ Matan Zohar, or Mat Zo as he isknown to his fans, was born into a artistically gifted family. Hismother, an accomplished professional violinist, and his father, afamous oil painter and music lover, immersed Matan into a world ofmusic, from classical and folk, to opera and modern synth music. By age8, precocious Matan was already so much inspired by music that hetaught himself the guitar, and decided to start a band.
After moving from the USA back to London, England, hisbirthplace, at age 11, Matan soon became a drummer in a jazz band, andbassist in a rock band, but after listening to such dance music artistsas Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers, their primal rhythms combinedwith cutting edge melodies, instrumentation, and progression moved himto a turning point in his career: electronic dance music production andDJing.
He taught himself to produce dance music at 13 years old, and by 16, taught himself to DJ.
By 2006, when he was only 16 years old, Matan had his first signingof a track, but it was after he won the Baroque Remix Competition withLustral’s “In My Life” that many world-class DJs and producers began tonotice this young producer’s great talents.
By mid-2007, Mat Zo had remixed for Andy Moor, Markus Schulz, andhe became a DJ household name after Tiesto hired him to remix “DrivingTo Heaven”, and the remix appeared on Tiesto’s internationallyrecognized “In Search Of Sunrise 7” CD compilation.
Mat Zo quickly worked up the ranks to become one of the most soughtafter progressive dance music producers in history. He has played insuch cities as Holland, Germany, Ukraine, Ibiza, India, and variouscities in England. Mat Zo’s global reach multiplied when his Zonedmonthly radio program was picked up by Afterhours.fm the summer of2008.
Mat Zo has gained tremendous support by the world’s top DJs,including Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Above and Beyond, Markus Schulz,Ferry Corsten, Andy Moor, and Airwave. He has numerous releases out onsuch labels as Intuition, Armada, and Anjunabeats, and continues toproduce varied electronic music, ranging from drum and bass, to tranceand progressive house. His monthly Zoned radio program can be heardmonthly ..hours.fm, and his guest mixes can be heard on numerous highlyrated radio stations. The future looks very bright for this youngproducer/dj’s career. We have only seen the beginning.
MAT ZO [myspace.com/matzomusic]
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ERIK COSGROVE [Massive Events, myspace.com/djerikcosgrove]
PAUL UNIVERSE [myspace.com/djuniverse00]
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