Funkin Matt Explained

Funkin Matt
Birth Name:Mats Ronander
Alias:Funkin Matt
Birth Date:1986 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Tønsberg, Norway
Years Active:2007–present
Label:Spinnin Records
Mad Decent
Fool's Gold
Dim Mak
Ultra Records
Musical Freedom
Fjordin
HELDEEP Records
Flashover Recordings
Associated Acts:Gregor Salto
Martin Garrix
Steve Aoki
A-Trak

Mats Ronander (born 27 December 1986), better known by his stage name Funkin Matt, is a Norwegian record producer, remixer and DJ.

Ronander is best known for his remix of Mariah Carey's "You're Mine (Eternal)", with fellow producer Gregor Salto, which reached #1 on Billboards Dance Club Chart in 2014.[1]

Career

In 2007 Ronander released his first EP "Shake It Don't Break It" on Sidney Samson's label Samsobeats. In 2012 Funkin Matt came in touch with Fool's Gold Records boss A-Trak and went on to releasing "I Wish" on the Brooklyn based label.[2] This caught the attention of Tiesto which reached out to Ronander, prompting him to later release the "Alive" EP on Tiesto's Musical Freedom.[3]

Later in 2012, Ronander started working with US label Mad Decent, run by Diplo. He went on to release "Rapture" and "MAD" on the same label, the latter of which was featured in Ubisofts video game "The Crew".[4] He also did guest mixes for both Diplo and Tiesto on their respective BBC Radio 1 radio shows.[5] [6]

In 2017 he signed tracks to Spinnin' Records, and released the tracks "Phoenix" on Spinnin' Deep and"Aurora" on Oliver Heldens' sub label Heldeep Records.[7]

Discography

Singles and extended plays

YearTitleLabel
2007"Shake It Don't Break It"Samsobeats
2008"Doubles"
"House Buzz"
"Sweat"
"What You Wanna Do"
2009"Zee"
"No More Lies"
2010"Jim Dandy"Fjordin
"You Bring Me Joy"
2011"Get Loose"
(featuring Teki Latex)
"Tazer"
"Love"
"Monk"
"In or Out"
2012"I Wish"Fool's Gold
"Jaguar"Fjordin
"Burgundy"
"Toasty Nutty Bass"
2013"MAD"Mad Decent
"We Are Electric"Fool's Gold
"Arcade Machine"Fjordin
"Elevate"
"Colossus"
"Foxy"
(with Gregor Salto)
Mixmash Records
2014"Faraday"Fjordin
"Raise The Roof"Ones To Watch
"Alive"Musical Freedom
"America"Fool's Gold
"Let's Go Deep"
(featuring Chris Lie)
Fjordin
"My Love"
(featuring Chris Lie)
Ultra
2015"Rapture"Mad Decent
"Flux"Dim Mak
"Elephant"Fjordin
2016"Aero"
(featuring Chris Lie)
Dim Mak
"Elastic"Fjordin
"Mastic"
"There Is Another Place"
2017"Phoenix"Spinnin' Deep
"From The Ashes"Fjordin
"Aurora"Heldeep
2018"AEON"Armada Zouk
"Coda"[8] Armada Trice
"Concrete"[9] Armada Deep
2019"Feel So"[10]
(with Zeds Dead featuring Fiora)
Spinnin' Records
2020"Somebody"[11]
(with Oliver Heldens featuring Bright Sparks)
Heldeep Records
2021"Everything"[12]
(with 3lau)
Blume Music
"Joi"[13] Heldeep Records
"Hope"[14]
(featuring Tom Breeze)
Hexagon
"Hypno"[15] Heldeep Records
2023"Memento Mori"[16] Flashover Recordings

Remixes

List of remixes, showing year released and original artists !Year !Title !Original artists
2013 "Disco Nap" (Funkin Matt Remix) A-Trak featuring Oliver
"Wallpaper" (Funkin Matt Remix) Staygold featuring Style of Eye & Pow
2014 "You're Mine (Eternal)" (Gregor Salto & Funkin Matt Remix) Mariah Carey
"High" (Funkin Matt Remix) Peking Duk
"Fem Fine Frøkner" (Funkin Matt Remix) Gabrielle
2015"Get Me Outta Here" (Funkin Matt Remix) Steve Aoki & Flux Pavilion
"Hold Me Back" (Funkin Matt Remix) OMVR
2016"Light Years" (Funkin Matt Remix) Steve Aoki featuring Rivers Cuomo
"Let's Get Lost" (Funkin Matt Remix) G-Eazy
2017"Scared to Be Lonely" (Funkin Matt Remix) Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

Notes and References

  1. Trust. Gary. Mariah Carey's 'You're Mine' Crowns Dance Club Songs Chart. Billboard. Billboard Music. 6 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Magnetic. STREAM: FUNKIN MATT "I WISH" VIA FOOL'S GOLD RECORDS. Magnetic. Magnetic Magazine. 6 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Broch. Helene B.. Funkin' Matt – Tiësto and Diplo favourite maintains momentum. Music Norway. Music Norway. 6 December 2017.
  4. The Crew. Ivory Tower, Ubisoft Reflections. Ubisoft. December 2, 2014. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One. End Credits.
  5. Felix Cartal and Funkin Matt . 6 December 2017 . Diplo and Friends . BBC Radio 1 . 25 August 2013.
  6. Funkin Matt Guestmix . 6 December 2017 . BBC Radio 1's Residency . BBC Radio 1 . 24 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Martine. Amy. Premiere: Funkin Matt – Aurora. We Rave You. 14 May 2017 . We Rave You. 6 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Coda - Single by Funkin Matt on Apple Music . . 23 April 2018 . 2018-04-29.
  9. Web site: Concrete - Single by Funkin Matt on Apple Music . . 20 December 2018 . 2018-12-24.
  10. Web site: Feel So (feat. Fiora) - Single by Zeds Dead on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 2019-10-07.
  11. Web site: Chiang . Nina . 2020-09-26 . Oliver Heldens & Funkin Matt ft. Bright Sparks – 'Somebody' . https://web.archive.org/web/20201006183953/https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/09/oliver-heldens-funkin-matt-ft-bright-sparks-somebody/ . 2020-10-06 . 2020-10-07 . EDM Tunes.
  12. Web site: Powell . Karlie . 2021-01-12 . 3LAU Helps Battle Student Debt with $10,000 Scholarship via Bold.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20210129055458/https://www.youredm.com/2021/01/12/3lau-bold-org-10000-everything-scholarship/ . 2021-01-29 . 2021-02-05 . Your EDM.
  13. Web site: Joi - Single by Funkin Matt on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-04-06.
  14. Web site: Hope (feat. Tom Breeze) - Single by Funkin Matt on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-05-18.
  15. Web site: Hypno - Single by Funkin Matt on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2021-08-07.
  16. Web site: Memento Mori - Single by Funkin Matt on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2023-11-10.