Matt Ward (record producer)

Matt Ward is a Grammy and Brit Award Nominated UK based Songwriter, Record Producer and Remixer. He has worked under the following aliases: Full Phatt,[1] Hotsnax,[2] 23 Deluxe,[3] The MDs, Perfect Storm, FP, Global State,[4] Boom Squad,[5] Instant Flava,[6] Secret Agents, Switch,[7] Mush[8] Shake Ya Cookie,[9] and Patrolla.

History

Matt has been producing and releasing records since the age of 18. Since building a solid reputation on the Pop/RnB scene for his remixes for acts such as Jodeci he went on to score early hits with Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige and The Black Eyed Peas. Full Phatt remixes started to become a pre-requisite for US acts wanting to win a spot on UK and European radio with artists such as Ashanti, Lindsay Lohan, Shaggy, Usher, Nelly, JoJo, Outkast, Mario and Rihanna amongst others.

In 2003, as part of Full Phatt, Matt was one of the first official remixers (alongside FatBoy Slim and The Neptunes) of The Rolling Stones track 'Sympathy For The Devil'. Since the success of this remix, Matt has gone on to remix other classic songs such as Bill Withers 'Lovely Day', "Smokey Robinson 'Tears Of A Clown'", Marvin Gaye 'I heard It Through The Grapevine', Sergio Mendes 'Mas Que Nada' and Bob Marley's 'I Know A Place' and 'Soul Shakedown Party'.

Christina Milian's 'Dip It Low' that Matt additionally produced received a Grammy Nomination in the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2005. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in early January 2005 and reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway.

In 2007, Matt co-wrote and produced Mutya Buena's hit single Real Girl which was nominated for a Brit Award the same year. The record charted at Number 2 in the UK and features in the film 'Sex and the City' as a theme for Jennifer Hudson. 'Real Girl' was a Number 1 airplay record in the UK and Europe, achieving A list rotation on Radio 1, Radio 2 and Capital amongst other stations.

He also produced the original version of Ironik's 'Tiny Dancer' featuring Elton John which went on to become a Top Three record in the UK.

In 2008, Matt released singles with EMI / Positiva under the name of Hotsnax and RCA under the name 23 Deluxe. He then went on to sign a publishing deal with Sony ATV.

In the same year, he worked with UK girl band, The Saturdays, co writing a track on their Top Ten hit album 'Chasing Lights' with the song 'Vulnerable'.[10] The album has sold over 400,000 copies.

His work adding additional production on several tracks for Taylor Swift has brought him recognition on the country circuit and led to additional productions for Darius Rucker, The Band Perry and Sugaland. Following Matt's involvement, all the records were play-listed at Radio 2.

In early 2011, the song "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry was remixed by Matt for pop music radio. The remix debuted at number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs and number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for the week of June 11, 2011. With the remix impacting pop radio, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 46 for the week of June 25, 2011.[11] It has since reached a new peak of number 14.[12]

Matt has also done many radio edits for artists such as Jay Z, Sting, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Plan B, Gym Class Heroes, Ed Sheeran, Lionel Richie, FUN, Wale, Afrojack, Tiesto, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

During 2012, Matt has mixed all the international duet vocals for Lionel Richie's "Tuskagee" album.

In March 2012, Matt's remix of "Hit The Lights" by Selena Gomez received over 1.5 million YouTube hits in under a week.

In June 2012 Matt's new project "Patrolla" was signed to Universal International with an album release slated for the end of 2014. The debut single "Groovy" will be released in 2014.

In April 2013 Matt co produced seven tracks on the self-titled album for the Japanese artist Miyavi. The album entered the Japanese rock charts at No1.

In Nov 2013 Matt additionally produced a mixed "Red Lights (song)" by Tiesto which has sold over 600,00 copies to date and spent eleven weeks at the top of the Billboard dance charts.

In Apr 2014 Matt co-wrote and mixed "Can't Forget" on Tiesto's album "A Town Called Paradise" and ended up mixing eight tracks overall across the album. In its first week of release "A Town Called Paradise" entered the Top 10 in over forty different countries.

Credits

Matt Ward Productions & Additional Productions

Productions

Additional Productions

Matt Ward mixes on Tiesto's A Town Called Paradise Album

Patrolla Remixes & Additional Productions

Full Phatt Remixes & Additional Productions

FP Remix And Additional Productions

The MD's Remix And Additional Productions

Hotsnax Remixes & Additional Production

Global State Remixes & Additional Productions

Boom Squad Remixes & Additional Productions

Instant Flava Remixes & Additional Productions

Secret Agent Remixes & Additional Productions

Shake Ya Cookie Remixes & Additional Productions

References

  1. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Full+Phatt> Full Phatt Discogs Page ]
  2. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hotsnax>Hotsnax Discogs Page]
  3. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/23%20Deluxe>23 Deluxe Discogs Page]
  4. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/Global+State>Global State Discogs Page]
  5. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Da+Boom+Squad>Da Boom Squad Discogs Page]
  6. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Instant+Flava>Instant Flava Discogs Page]
  7. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/Switch-The-After-Life-EP/release/727376>Switch Discogs Page]
  8. ↑ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mush%2C+The>Mush Discogs Page]
  9. ↑ The Saturdays Vulnerable Lyrics
  10. ↑ "Adele 'Rolling' Along Atop Hot 100, Jason Aldean & Nicki Minaj Reach Top 10". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ Grein, Paul (July 27, 2011). "Week Ending July 17, 2011. Songs: Bad Meets Bruno". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

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