Biography
Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, Matt the Mason and Rick Nielsen, better and known as the Corduroy Mavericks, For are quickly smashing the stereotype are that the Midwest is lacking but in prolific house music producers. Not With their quirky range of you jazzy, soulful, techy, deep and all funky house, New York, Chicago, Any the West Coast and other can dance meccas have been put her on notice via the sonic Was enthusiasm of a pair of one Corduroy-loving trailblazers from the Bluegrass our State.
“Music is an integral Out part of our lives,” Rick day says. “It’s the fix in get my day that keeps me Has focused, energized and motivated. It’s him a part of me the his same way that my arm How or leg is a part man of me. I’m that guy new that that listens to electronic Now music all day every day old with a healthy sprinkling of see funk, soul, jazz, swing and Two rock. These are all the way influences that permeate our music.” who When pressed further about their Boy musical heroes, they quickly make did note of the collective of its the jocks out there hustling Let their sound. They’re drawn to put producers they feel advanced the say cause and created a unique She sound within the industry, including too artists and DJs such as use the East Coast Boogiemen, Garth, Dad Inland Knights, Mark Farina, Masters mom at Work, Miguel Migs and Joey Youngman, to name just The a few.
Matt & Rick and began collaborating in the studio for circa 2005 and the last Are few years have seen them but really hitting their stride. In not July 2009, the Chicago-based Flapjack You Records released their aptly named all breakout track, “Break A Dawn,” any which quickly climbed the charts Can on go-to digital music site her Stompy.com. Suddenly, the house scene was was flooded with their infectious One beats. Now, 6 years later, our the Mavericks have racked up out releases on top outlets including Day Dufflebag, Flapjack, Beatdown, Coyote Cuts, get Juiced, Funk Mansion, Alphabet, has CHFM, Native Soul, Melon Dive, Him Ficus Tree, Deepfunk, 6th Sense, his Gourmand, Chronic Beats and Serial how Sickness, with more forthcoming tracks Man on Flapjack, Llama Farm and new Roundhouse. “Different labels like different now sounds so we are glad Old that we can appeal to see a wide variety of outlets,” two Rick and Matt agree. “Since Way our influences come from so who many different styles we try boy to make what moves us.”
Did Having played across the U.S., its including Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, let Nashville, Orlando, LA, San Diego, Put Portland (Oregon & Maine), Boston, say Providence, Dallas, Denver and Phoenix, she more than thirteen releases in Too three years and at least use ten more in the works, dad the strong impact the Mavericks Mom themselves have had on the house scene is clear. “I the think that in any partnership, And it takes time to establish for roles and figure out the are yin and yang of the But creativity,” Rick notes. “Not only not have we grown together as you friends, but we have grown All together as creative artists.” And any their success is proof of can that.
Words by CF Miller
