Slipmatt

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Slipmatt (b. Matt Nelson) is a happy hardcore (and more recently Rave Breaks) producer and DJ based in London, England. He was one half of rave act SL2, who had a 1992 UK hit with "On A Ragga Tip".

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[edit] History

Nelson began his professional DJ career in 1989 as the resident DJ for Raindance. The first SL2 production, "Do That Dance", was released in that same year, followed by the number 11 hit "DJs Take Control/Way In My Brain" and "On a Ragga Tip", which reached number 2 in the UK national charts in April 1992. As a result of their chart success, the band were propelled into the media spotlight and made appearances on Top of the Pops and other television shows. SL2's chart success continued with a remix of "Way in My Brain", which made the top twenty in the UK chart.
In 1993, Nelson set up a new project, the SMD series (Slip Matt's Dubs). The first release, SMD#1, sold over 10,000 copies, with a further three installments following in the series. A CD compilation collected these recordings.
In 1995 Slipmatt also worked on two pieces of vinyl for Universal Records in collaboration with Ramos & Sunset Regime, entitled "Hear Me" and "Breaking Free".

As Slipmatt, he has compiled and mixed several albums, including United Dance Anthems 1 & 2 and Moondance True Rave Anthems. Slipmatts remixes include "Crowd Control" by Ramos, Supreme and the Sunset Regime on Hectic Records, "My Own" by Dj Seduction on Impact records and "Take Me Away" by Jimmy J and Crul-t on Kniteforce Recordings.
In 1997 Nelson began presenting his own radio show on Kiss 100.
Nelson has played in the USA, Australia, Thailand, Europe, and Ibiza, where he has appeared at superclub 'Space', Es Paradise, Eden, Summum, and San Antonio's West End.

[edit] Awards

He has been voted 'Best DJ' by both Dream Magazine and M8, and received a nomination for 'extreme international competition' by Muzik Magazine. He has been voted in the world top 20 DJ Magazine poll, received the title of 'Best Remixer' from the readers of M8, and an award for 'Outstanding Contribution to the Industry' from Kiss 100.

[edit] Trivia

  • Slipmatt played at most Fantazia, Raindance, Moondance, Dreamscape, Helter Skelter, One nation, United dance, World dance & Slammin Vinyl raves.
  • Breakcore artist Shitmat is a clear parody of Slipmatt's name.

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