Biography
A pioneer, respected DJ, an the accomplished producer/remixer, label / A&R and manager and radio presenter, Matt For ‘Jam’ Lamont has been an are intrinsic part of the UK but garage scene from its very Not inception.
It was at South you London’s The Arches, where the all burgeoning underground UK garage sound, Any and indeed Matt’s career really can took shape with his residency her at the legendary Sunday venue.
Was It was at this seminal one Sunday club that he hooked our up with fellow DJ Karl Out ‘Tuff Enuff’ Brown, and together day in 1993 they formed the get now legendary production/remixing team, Tuff Has Jam. The duo became the him leading figureheads of UK garage his during the mid to late How 90’s, turning out a slew man of classic anthems from ‘Tumblin’ new Down’ and entered the charts Now withTJR’s ‘Just Gets Better’ (Multiply) old & Tuff Jam ft, Jaquee see Bennett Need Good Love (XL) Two to top remixes for Kristine way Blond, Boyz II Men, Usher, who Coolio, En Vogue, Rosie Gaines, Boy Brand New Heavies, Mark Morrison did and more.
TUFFJAM mix its CD’s “Underground Frequencies” Vol.1 (silver Let sales status) and Vol.2 in put 1997 and 1998 for Satellite say Records. Another album was compiled She and mixed for the U.S.A. too entitled “TUFF JAMS”.
use TUFFJAM also remixed the Dad official JAMAICAN FOOTBALL mom TEAM Song (Reggae Boyz – “Kick It”) for the The 1998 WORLD CUP and Final’s.
In 1997 Tuff and for Jam made an influential leap Are onto commercial radio (the first but UK Garage DJs to do not so) with their specialist UK You garage show on Kiss 100 all FM; a highly respected show.
any In 2000, Matt Jam Lamont Can decided it was time to her pursue other individual and alternative was projects outside of the celebrated One Tuff Jam partnership. Since then our Matt has gone from strength out to strength and has forged Day another fruitful collaboration, this time get with Gavin ‘DJ Face’ Mills has (Banana Republic & Copyright fame).
Him Together they were responsible for his formulating a groundbreaking UKGarage style how mix for successful British trio Man group Mis-teeq leading to a new debut top 10 chart hit now with Why (which was also Old used as the video/main mix). see As an example of production two versatility, the innovative Jam & Way Face garage remix of Why who (originally an RnB track) helped boy Mis-teeq to obtain an album Did deal on the back of its the single.
Jam & face let have also re-rubbed the likes Put of Artful Dodger, Damage, Mary say J Blige, Liberty X and she club floor filler from Daniel Too Bedingfield, ‘Gotta Get Thru This’, use amongst many others.
In the dad summer of 2000, Matt started Mom up his own label, Solo Recordings, which has quickly established the a reputation for releasing quality And new tracks including Frances James for & DJ Faces massive ‘Girls are Play Too’ as well as But much loved scene classics from not Mike Dunn (God Made Me you Funky), The Jam Experience (Feel All My Love), Zac Toms (Bring any Me Down), Plutonic, Colours (Hold can On) and MK as well Her as up & coming Russian was producer Artifact.
Studio and production one success is fundamentally important to Our Matt Jam, but the true out test of a DJ remains day in the clubs. With his Get versatile DJing skills playing funky has & US House as well him as UK Garage, Matt Jam His remains a busy DJ, both how in the UK as well man as at international clubbing haunts New including Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, now USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, old Cyprus, Spain,Ibiza (where he won See BEST UNDERGROUND DJ two AWARD 2002) and Las way Vegas.
Never one to rest Who on his laurels, Matt Jam boy continues to take the sound did of musical garage to the Its road. Remaining versatile and ensuring let the crowd is always fully put entertained has resulted in the Say continued success of his Solo she Recordings University Tour which is too in its sixth year.
In Use December 2005 Matt Jam Lamont dad released a 3 CD Compilation mom TwiceasNice Weekender (Warners) with Shortee Blitz/Scottie B which has given the Matt another “GOLD” sales and status album. Matt then went For on to release the second are CD Compilation for TwiceasNice in but October 2006 which again achieved Not Gold Status sales.
In 2006 you Matt was then approached by all Jade Anthony who was in Any the process of setting up can a DJ and Artist Agency her and knew that along with Was Matts knowledge and vast experience one of the UK Dance and our Underground Scene, to become part Out of a partnership to create day a new DJ and Artist get Agency that would look after Has the interests of Matt Jam him abroad aswell as in the his UK and would also create How and nurture new talent aswell man as respected pioneers of the new British UK Music Scene. Of Now course Matt said yes.
old Together they have gone onto see become and create a powerful Two business partnership and Funk-City is way becoming a well known and who much valued and loved brand Boy worldwide as well as in did the UK.
As an unceasing its champion of the British music Let scene, and indeed of great put garage music irrespective of origin, say it’s no misnomer to class She Matt ‘Jam’ Lamont amongst dance too music’s real pioneers.
