Mat Zo

Mat Zo
Background information
Birth name Matan Zohar
Also known as MRSA, MRZO, Unripelemon[1][2]
Born (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990
Origin London, UK
Occupation(s) Musician, DJ
Instruments Keyboards, mixer, synthesizer
Years active 2006–present
Labels Anjunabeats, Astralwerks, Hospital Records, Armada Music, Active Recordings, Mad Zoo
Associated acts Arty, Porter Robinson, Kill the Noise, The M Machine
Website matzomusic.com

Matan Zohar (born 30 April 1990), better known by his stage name Mat Zo, is a Grammy-nominated[3] British producer, composer and DJ.[4] Zohar released his debut album, Damage Control, via the Anjunabeats and Astralwerks labels on 5 November 2013.[5] His second studio album, Self Assemble, was released on 25 March 2016 under his own Mad Zoo label.

Life and career

The son of artist Israel Zohar, and half-brother of Israeli singer Alma Zohar, Matan Zohar was born in London in 1990. He was raised by his mother, Wendy Caron Zohar, a professional violinist who, with staunch musical ethos, nurtured Matan's early love of—and prodigious inclination toward—music. From age one to eleven, Zohar and his family lived in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, US. It was there at age 8 where his father presented young Zohar with a guitar as a gift.[6] He returned at age 11 to London and continued pursuing his musical interests as a drummer and bassist as a member of a jazz and rock band respectively. However, Zohar became more interested in musical acts such as Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers, and his musical inclinations shifted to those of electronic dance music and DJing.

Mat's releases on Anjunabeats have earned substantial critical acclaim, and his collaboration with Porter Robinson, "Easy", reached number one on Beatport.[7]

On 28 August 2013, Mat Zo announced the title and artwork for his debut album Damage Control as well as a teaser track called "Little Damage". Damage Control was released on 5 November of that year. It garnered immediate critical acclaim and established Mat as an extremely versatile artist who could produce electronic music of all types and genres. Dancing Astronaut called it "an inspiring and timeless artistic debut".[8] The album went on to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.[9]

His earlier drum & bass productions are under the pseudonym MRSA on Hospital Records. He also has several unreleased tracks under the MRSA moniker playable through his Myspace account.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[11]		 US
Dance
[12]		 US Heatseekers Albums
[13]		 UK Albums Chart
[14]
Damage Control 149 7 1 192
Self Assemble
  • Released: 25 March 2016
  • Label: Mad Zoo
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 7 — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles and EPs

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ "Soundclick artist Unripelemeon". Soundclick inc. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Biography". Unknown. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Grammy Nominations for deadmau5 Mat Zo and more".
  4. ↑ "MAT ZO". The DJ List, Inc. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Mat Zo Makes a Playlist of Music That Moves Him". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Mat Zo". Audiojelly Ltd. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Porter Robinson & Mat Zo – Easy (Bring The Noise Remix)". Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2013/11/mat-zo-damage-control-review-and-interview/
  9. ↑ "Grammy Nominations for deadmau5 Mat Zo and more".
  10. ↑ Zo, Mat. "MRSA DnB".
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=7
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5793171/mias-matangi-debuts-atop-danceelectronic-albums-chart
  13. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums
  14. ↑ http://zobbel.de/cluk/131116cluk.txt
  15. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/matzo/sets/mad

External links

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