Matt Schwartz facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matt Schwartz
Schwartz in 2009
Background information
Native name	מאט שוורץ
Also known as	DADA The Drill M'Black Mati Schwartz
Born	(1971-10-26) 26 October 1971 (age 53) Haifa, Israel
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day
Genres	House electronic trip hop pop rock
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter composer arranger programmer audio engineer DJ
Years active	1995–present
Associated acts	Yungblud Halsey Travis Barker Bullet for My Valentine Deepest Blue 4tune500 Massive Attack Robbie Williams Trevor Horn The Drill Elliot Minor JTQ Wamdue Project Jonny L

Matt Schwartz (born 26 October 1971) is a talented music producer, songwriter, and DJ from Israel and Britain. He helps artists create their songs, writes music, and even performs as a DJ.

Early Life and Start in Music

Matt Schwartz was born in Haifa, Israel. In the early 1990s, he moved to London, England. He studied at Kingston University. In 1994, he started working at a music studio called The Hit-House. There, he worked with other artists and began producing records.

Music Career Highlights

From 1996 to 1998, Matt worked at BeatFarm Studios. He produced music for famous groups like Massive Attack. In 1998, he decided to focus more on his own music and producing for other artists. He even started his own record labels, Destined Records and Blackgold Recordings.

Matt has performed as a DJ under names like The Drill and DADA. His music has been featured in popular movies like The Jackal and The Matrix. From 2004 to 2007, his song "Shooting Star" by Deepest Blue was the theme song for Sky Sports.

In 2009, Matt worked with well-known musicians like Robbie Williams. In 2010, his song "Heartbreak" by M'Black reached number one on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart in the US. He also topped the Dutch charts in 2011 with "Bang It All" as Dada & Mastiksoul, featuring Akon. In 2012, he helped write "Timebomb" for pop superstar Kylie Minogue.

Matt continued to work with many artists. In 2014, he helped write and produce "Unbreakable" for Madison Beer and "Only Human" for Cheryl Cole. He also worked on songs for Selah Sue and Pitbull. In 2015, the song "Outlines" by Mike Mago featuring Dragonette became a top 10 hit in the UK. He also worked with NERVO and Avicii.

In 2016, Matt's song "Fear Nothing" for Selah Sue won a music contest in Zurich. In recent years, he has worked closely with the artist Yungblud. He produced Yungblud's first album and helped write many of his songs. In 2019, he worked on Yungblud's EP The Underrated Youth, which reached number 6 in the UK charts. He also worked on the popular song "11 Minutes" featuring Halsey and Travis Barker.

In 2020, Matt co-produced and co-wrote Yungblud's second album, Weird!, which became a number one album in the UK. In 2021, he produced "Patience" for KSI featuring Yungblud and Polo G, which topped the UK Big Top 40 chart. He continued to work on Yungblud's third album in 2022.

Number One Records

Matt Schwartz has helped create many songs that reached number one on various music charts. Here are some of his top hits:

Other Notable Works

Matt has contributed to many other songs and albums for various artists: