[Dynagroove] K.O.T. Dec 14th 2002 >>>Matt's Bio

[HouseSound2002 at aol.com]

Matt Mau's love affair with music began early. His house was always filled 
with music, as his older brother was a drummer in a band. He would attend all 
of his practice sessions and longed to have a part in the magic.The music and 
the equipment fascinated Matt and with his brother's encouragement, he took 
on a more active role in his appreciation of music. He began experimenting 
with his brother's late 70’s Disco and Funk records, and later influenced by 
pioneering DJs, on the local Mix Show in San Francisco, he developed his own 
technique. The mid-eighties saw the beginning of a transformation musically 
for Matt Djing seemed a natural progression, first professionally on radio, 
then at the odd party, and club here and there. Enveloped by music and all of 
its endless possibilities, he played at different venues with friends at 
every opportunity he got. In their search for the ultimate party that vibed 
on until the morning hours, Matt and his friends, rented out local 
warehouses, where closing time meant the last person standing had already 
left building! An extension of the late 80's underground dance music was into 
House Music. His reputation as a successful DJ had already grown, and in 1991 
he got his first break to play at a big underground event. The "Dream 
Machine" Alongside Community's own DJ Simon, at the San Francisco's Galleria 
Design Center, and the rest is history! Since then he has managed to be in 
the spotlight in prestigious SF clubs such as Sound Factory, 1015 Folsom, 
Townsend, The End Up, and has shared the decks with SF Legends Doc Martin, 
Jeno, Garth, Pete Avila, David Harness, and Mark Farina 

All the while he was always looking for ways to alter the music and Introduce 
his own quality and spirit, which later paid off by stamping him as a sought 
after remixologist. Initially with a purchase of a primitive sampler in 1986, 
he set on the mission to "make it unique", which is also significant of 
Matt's current style. 

Matt's passion with music transcends djing and his remix projects. He has 
surrounded himself with music in all aspects of his life. He managed and 
owned several record stores in Seattle, WA and California's Silicon Valley, 
which kept him up to date with new trends in the underground music industry. 
Currently, he is producing original music with the under--taking of  the Soul 
Vision team, Sandy Rivera, Jose Burgos and a sensational new  vocalist, 
"D'Layna". The union of these incredible talents has produced a magical team 
with an inventive flair. These original scores were just licensed to 
Distance, France and Defected,UK. In addition, Matt in under construction of 
his new record store "Remix" and holds two SF bay area DJ residencies 
including his own weekly event Pleasure with the belief that there should be 
more opportunity to listen to good House music. "Pleasure" exposes the 21 and 
over crowd in Silicon Valley to the sounds of House with a star studded 
weekly line up including Jay Sinister, Julius Papp, Jose Burgos, Dub Tribe, 
Eddie Amador, Rasoul, and Naked Music's Miguel Migs. 

Matt has established himself as a successful producer, remixer and DJ. He has 
had great success with remix projects in the past years and has become 
equally known for his djing talents! To see Matt DJ live is an incredible 
experience. With a thorough understanding of crowd control and a varied 
record collection, Matt has played every imaginable time slot at clubs and 
raves throughout the country, and his ability to play opposite ends of the 
spectrum has been noted by many. He possesses an undoubted talent for 
seamlessly spinning every type of music but his true passion lies in this 
thing we call House Music.  Matt is definitely a crowd pleaser, and the 
energy coming from the turntables is felt wherever he goes. This DJ 
extraordinare has been djing now for 17 years, and has performed for many 
clubs and radio stations and continues to do so on a regular basis.  When 
prompted about future plans he replies, "To take it all a step further!" 

Pimp new location in hollywood, very dark theather like setting, w/ a chill 
patio.

Defected Sessions Los Angeles
Dec 14th 2002
w/ special guest dj's
Kings of Tommorow!!!
Sandy Riviera & 
Matt Mau

1445 n. las palmas
just south of sunset blvd.
at the hollywood playhouse

door $10 till 11:30pm (maybe till midnight)
$15 after
18& over
two full bars w/ id
9pm-4am
unionsoundsystem.com
unitingsouls.com
djsontherun.com

listen to KCRW to win tickets