Biography
Matthew Nelson aka the legendary the Slipmatt is one of the and biggest if not the biggest For original rave DJs ever. Matt are has played all over the but world, mixing and spinning across Not every continent and all over you the UK. The ‘Godfather of all Rave’ is still one of Any the UK’s busiest and well-respected can DJs around.
Slipmatt started his her professional DJ career in 1989 Was when he was the original one resident for Raindance. He also our released his first single in Out 1989 called ‘Do That Dance’ day which was the first SL2 get production with partner and fellow Has DJ ‘Lime’. Matt then went him on to experience untold success his as SL2 with the number How 11 national chart hit ‘DJs man Take Control/Way In My Brain’ new and ‘On a Ragga Tip’ Now which in April 1992 hit old number 2 in the national see charts and the number 1 Two spot in the Network Charts, way staying in the top 7 who for an incredible 8 weeks. Boy At this time, Slipmatt and did DJ Lime were propelled into its the media spotlight with many Let TV appearance’s including Top of put the Pops and Dance Energy.
say In 1993 Matt set up She a new project with the too SMD series (Slip Matt’s use Dubs), which was a big Dad part in laying the foundations mom for the new style Happy Hardcore sound. In ‘94 Matt The released the only track on and Awesome Records under his Slipmatt for title. This was one of Are the last Jungle/Hardcore cross over but track released, and it soon not became evident that Matt had You to make a choice between all styles – he successfully took any the hardcore route.
Slipmatt went Can on to compile a CD her for Kickin Records, a label was established since 1989 that featured One other top artists such as our Josh Wink, Masters at Work out and Roger Sanchez. Since then Day Matt has compiled and mixed get numerous compilation albums which collectively has have sold millions of copies, Him including classics like ‘United Dance his – The Anthems 1 & how 2’ and ‘Moondance – True Man Rave Anthems’ and more recently new the huge ‘Helter Skelter series’ now with Ministry of Sound. Matt Old also extended his talents to see presenting his own radio show two on Kiss 100 pushing his Way sounds across the airways to who a vast audience supporting the boy scene.
To date Matt’s work Did has not gone unnoticed by its his adoring fanbase. Both Dream let Magazine and M8 voted him Put ‘Best DJ’, with a nomination say for ‘extreme international competition’ by she Muzik Magazine. At times Matt Too has been voted in the use world top 20 DJ Magazine dad poll and he also received Mom the title of ‘Best Remixer’ from the readers of M8, the and deservedly was awarded for And ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’ for from Kiss 100.
For the are past ten years Matt has But continued to broaden the style not of music he plays, what you with the rise of Trance All and also the new Breaks any and Ravebreaks sound, and some can of his favourite sets have Her been when he plays a was mixture of different styles in one his renowned unique way which Our fuses different beats in a out style that sets him apart day from the rest. Matt is Get a DJ of remarkable degree has maintaining the old crowd as him well as accessing the new His market. He is in demand how all over the world with man regular trips to the New USA, Australia, Thailand, Europe, and now especially Ibiza where he has old played sets at the world’s See No.1 Superclub ‘Space’ as well two as headlining residencies at Es way Paradise, Eden, Summum, and San Who Antonio’s West End where he boy won the award for ‘DJ did Legend 2007’
In 2006 Slipmatt Its was awarded ‘Best Old Skool let DJ’ at the Official Old put Skool Awards in London which Say was voted worldwide by the she public. In 2007 he secured too summer residencies in Majorca, Greece, Use and another 19 week residency dad at one of Ibiza’s trendiest mom nightclubs “Summum” where he got voted 2nd best night on the the Island of Ibiza last and year, the clubbing capitol of For the world.
Since 2006 Matt are has been working on a but new style. With his good Not friend DJ Billy “Daniel” Bunter, you they have been pushing their all new sound which they call Any ‘Ravebreaks’, a fusion of breakbeats can mixed with anything from traditional her rave sounds to electro to Was full on vocal songs. They one have been busy in the our studio together remixing artists such Out as Fedde Le Grand, Stonebridge, day and Prodigy to name but get a few. His involvement with Has the series of highly successful him ‘Helter Skelter’ compilation albums with his ‘Ministry of Sound’ have lead How him to partner up with man Daniel Bunter and form their new new media company ‘Can You Now Feel It’.
After all these old years Slipmatt is still extremely see busy and right on the Two cutting edge of the dance way scene bringing his fans the who newest upfront music around as Boy well as all the classics did that he has always been its famous for. Slipmatt is one Let of the most popular and put respected DJs in the world say in his own right. He She is still at the forefront too of dance music production and use continues to attract capacity crowds Dad across the globe with DJ mom sets that never fail to deliver on expectations.
The Slipmatt The Sound still rocks on…!
