Last Saturday I was part of a HUGE streaming lineup for record / clothing label Cuttin' It Fine's xmas party 'Seasons Beatings'! (in association with Global Funk Fam). I dropped a set of nothing but remixes and edits and it went a little like this ... My dodgy wifi cut the stream not long into the set but it didn't stop my recording! Click...
Recorded LIVE on twitch.tv/fortyfivekings - Coffee & Donuts Guest Mix 21.11.20 Follow me on twitch: twitch.tv/dj_matman I was recently invited to play this guest set for the Forty Five Kings DJ collective twitch page - despite putting this together just the day before I went all out on this mix! Featuring tonnes of DJ routines, scratching, old school hip hop, funk, and a touch of...
Here’s my live mix from the recent Hip Hop Barbershop Black Lives Matter Fundraiser event - check the links above to either hear the full mix, watch the full mix, or watch a short video of the highlights! I was part of a lineup featuring 10 of London’s best Hip Hop DJs live-streaming 40 min sets on instgram to raise funds for charities Black Minds...
This for the DJs out there... I contributed a few skipproof sentences to side A of this brand new 7" skratch record, alongside more from DJ DSK DJ Koncept & DJ Menace. "Style Protector" is available now, either DM me on IG/twitter @djmatman for a copy @ £11 + postage from the UK (I have just 10 copies left) or give it a google to...
So I figured out I could pull off this beat juggle using my 7” vinyl copies of the Chubb Rock classic ‘Treat ‘Em Right’ (+ added goofing around!) - testing out my fresh new setup for filming vids.
My entry for the SUPER HERO DJs #heroesworkhard challenge - a 1 min DJ routine with stems of ‘Work Hard’ by Dirty Dens. I used ‘em unedited, just added some cue points and looped a snare, this is what I came up with!
Here's a fresh beat juggle using an old funk track who's lyrics no doubt inspired Ini kamoze's massive 90s hit 'Hot Stepper' - I flipped the two songs and ended with a snippet of 'Jigsy King & Tony Curtis 'My Sound A Murder'. Last week I posted this video to instagram with the caption "I'm not planning on entering the Red Bull Thre3style DJ contest this...
Some of the best bits of my 45s set from last week's www.opendecknight.co.uk DJ network event: cutting up doubles of Aaliyah's 'Back & Forth', Slave's 'Just a Touch of Love' & Steve Arrington's 'Nobody Can Be You' + mashing up The Pharcyde's 'Ya Mama' w/ Nick Bike & Dj Hedspin's 'Forward and Back' & having a scratch over Freqnik Wdre 's 'Stamp Tramp' using...
After several years of video DJing and creating DJ vids I realised I might be able to get a new side-hustle editing video for others - here's my first, a brand new Wax Poetics interview with legendary producer Prince Paul ! (De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Stetsasonic etc.) Shout to the host Alice Price-Styles keeping the conversation flowing nicely, Paul's on great form too, check it...
Ahead of my gig spinning at Dusty Donuts in Hamburg this Saturday, here's a video of me scratching up some classic Hip Hop and funk vinyl 45s, featuring routines from my freshly released '7" Mix Vol.3' - cutting up 45s of 'Funky President', 'Think', 'Rock The Bells', and a bonus juggle with 'Mardi Gras' - check it out! And in case you missed it, check...
Here's a short double time scratch routine as performed halfway through my latest mixtape 'Old To The New Volume 0.5: The Warmup Edition' - fresh remixes of old classics laced with the occasional bit of turntablism. The track you hear is a dope remix of Soho's 'Hot Music' by the very talented and amusingly named Orijanus! Old To The New Vol.0.5 will be available...
A new dj/scratch routine I put together combining the recent Tim Gunther remix of Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like It's Hot' with a few choice lines from the original track's acapella. This is one of several routines performed on my latest full length audio mix 'Old To The New' -- 100% modern remixes of classic tracks, encompassing Hip Hop, RnB, Soul, Trap, Twerk, House &...
A couple of months back I had the privilege of hanging out at Mark Ronson's studio for an entire day (and most of the night too!), showing him how to use serato video and working on the dj section of his recent TED talk about sampling culture, online now!
Look out for '7" Mix Vol.2' dropping in March 2014! Catch me spinning 45s at the Doctor's Orders 45s X 45s night alongside the legendary Bobbito from NYC, Spin Doctor & Mo Fingaz at The Book Club, London on April 4th, check here for more info
DJ Matman Audio Visual A/V Showcase Set 2013 - For best results watch in HD! I have a short new showcase video out to show off both my dj skills and my new a/v sets, check it out, and please share if you like it! Here's the blurb: Join UK DMC Champion DJ Matman as he takes you on an audio / visual trip the likes of which has not been seen before - using the latest in dj technology to mix, trigger and scratch video clips before your very eyes! Featuring Flava Flav, Outkast, Redman, Candi Staton, Rakim, The Blues Brothers, Michael Jackson in a very shiny suit and more, don't miss this epic three and a half minute...