Ta-ku

Ta-ku
Birth name Regan Matthews
Origin Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • musician
  • photographer
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website www.takumusic.com

Regan Matthews, better known by his stage name Ta-ku, is an Australian musician, producer and photographer.[1]

His debut Songs to Break Up To EP was released 8 October 2013 via HW&W Records and Sunday Records.[2] His follow-up Songs to Make Up To EP was released in June 2015 via Future Classic and Fool's Gold Records,[3] which debuted at No. 18 of the ARIA Album Chart.[4]

Ta-ku has featured on Boiler Room[5] and toured around Australia as part of Listen Out festival in 2014.[6] In May 2015, Ta-ku was a Youth Speaker at TEDxSydney.[7] Matthews is also a co-founder of Weston's Barbershop in Northbridge, Perth.[8]

Ta-ku made his live debut at New York's MoMA PS1 in October 2015.[9][10]

In 2016, Ta-ku collaborated with singer songwriter Wafia to create the album (m)edian.

References

  1. ↑ "triple j Unearthed". triple j. Triple J. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ta-Ku - Songs To Break Up To". Discogs. Discogs. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Future Classic". Future Classic. Future Classic. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Australian Charts". ARIA. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY X BOILER ROOM CHRONICLES 002". Boiler Room. Boiler Room. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Listen Out 2015 dates and venues announced, line-up "coming soon"". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sharing My Perspective and Baby Photos". TEDxSydney. TED. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ta-Ku's Songs to Make Up To delves into intensely personal territory". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ta-ku LIVE With Basenji, Charles Murdoch & Future Classic DJs". MoMA PS1. MoMA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Tears With Happiness: Ta-ku Makes His Live Debut At MoMA PS1". The Fader. The Fader. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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