Mat Osman

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Mat Osman
Mat Osman performing with Suede at Lokerse Festival in Lokeren, Belgium in 2012
Background information
Born	(1967-10-09) October 9, 1967 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Genres	Alternative rock, Britpop
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1989–present
Associated acts	Suede, The Pigs and Suave And Elegant
Website	suede.co.uk

Mathew David Osman (born 9 October 1967, Welwyn Garden City) is an English musician, who is known for being the bassist of the rock band Suede. He studied at the London School of Economics, where in 1989 he was awarded a BSc in Economics.

Biography

Osman was a school friend of Suede's lead singer Brett Anderson and was in early garage bands with Anderson such as The Pigs and Suave And Elegant. He co-wrote some of the band's songs, including "Lost in TV", "Europe Is Our Playground", "Attitude" and "Golden Gun". After Suede's break up in 2003, Osman provided music for television programs, such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Marriage Ref and You Have Been Watching. He returned to perform with Suede when the band reformed in 2010.

Osman is the London editor of the email magazine le cool and the editor of their London guidebook, published summer 2008. His writing has also been published in British magazines and newspapers including The Guardian, The Independent and The Observer.

Osman supports Crystal Palace F.C., as revealed by his brother Richard Osman on Pointless on 17 August 2011.

In 2010 he ran the London end of Tim Kring's Conspiracy for Good project.^[1] ^[2]

Family

Osman's brother Richard is creative director for the television production company Endemol UK.^[3] and co-presents the BBC daytime quiz show Pointless.^[4]

Discography

With Suede

Main article: Suede discography

Suede (1993)
Dog Man Star (1994)
Coming Up (1996)
Head Music (1999)
A New Morning (2002)
Bloodsports (2013)

References

↑ "London scene is full of Es", The Guardian, Feb 26th 2007, Guardian Unlimited, 2007-02-26, retrieved 2008-03-30
↑ "LE COOL BOOKS – LONDON", retrieved 2008-12-14
↑ People | Richard Osman EndemolUK.com
↑ BBC Daytime re-commissions Pointless BBC Press Office

External links

v t e Suede

Brett Anderson Richard Oakes Mat Osman Simon Gilbert Neil Codling Bernard Butler Alex Lee Justine Frischmann

Studio albums	Suede Dog Man Star Coming Up Head Music A New Morning Bloodsports

Compilations	Sci-Fi Lullabies Singles See You in the Next Life The Best of Suede

Singles	"The Drowners" "Metal Mickey" "Animal Nitrate" "So Young" "Stay Together" "We Are the Pigs" "The Wild Ones" "New Generation" "Trash" "Beautiful Ones" "Saturday Night" "Lazy" "Filmstar" "Electricity" "She's in Fashion" "Everything Will Flow" "Can't Get Enough" "Positivity" "Obsessions" "Attitude"/"Golden Gun" "It Starts and Ends with You" "Hit Me" "For the Strangers"

Videos	Love and Poison Introducing The Band Lost In TV Royal Albert Hall. 24 March 2010

Related articles	Discography Britpop The Tears McAlmont and Butler Elastica Strangelove Love and Poison

Persondata
Name	Osman, Mat
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	1967-10-09
Place of birth
Date of death
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