Since the age of 14 Mat the Alien has been mixing, skratching and making mixes – beats, spanning many genres and styles but always having one thing in common – heavy beats and bass lines which appeals to a wide variety of crowds.
It all started after hearing the electronic sounds being played in the warehouse partys around the northwest of England in 1988.
In 1995 Mat moved to Whistler to pursue his new addiction of snowboarding. Described by Knowledge Magazine as “awe-inspiring” amd “some next level shit.” Mat has toured across the globe and performed in 14 countries from Miami to Moscow at Sports events such as the US Supercross, Olympic Games (Torino and Whistler), X Games and many of Canada largest festivals of up to 15,000 people, also pioneering club nights in Whistler andVancouver and held down a bi-weekly club night in Las Vegas at Eye Candy (Mandalay Bay).
Mat’s riginal music and remixes are coming fast and furious, they have been featured on many TV shows , DVDs and webisodes. The remixes for Nick Thayer, South Rakkas (teatured on Diplos Mad Decent Blog), and also original music have received positive feedback and plays from some of the industry’s biggest names. His skratches can be heard on tracks by Fort Knox Five, Eprom – Ill Gates, Sweatshop Union , And EA Sports NBA Home Court 3. Now also touring with his video/DJ set, he is taking the solo DJ act to new heights, hitting all of the senses with custom remix and video edits.
Mat The Alien plays Spiritbar on Saturday, March 31. Opening set is by Yan Zombie. Ticket information is available at The Hume Hotel.
