Matt Schwartz facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Matt Schwartz
Schwartz in 2009
Background information
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 Israeli-British music maker. He is a record producer, which means he helps artists create their music. He also writes songs, composes music, and works as a DJ.

Matt Schwartz's Early Life

Matt Schwartz was born in 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 Hit-House. There, he worked with other artists like Farley "Jackmaster" Funk.

His Music Career

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. He started his own record label, Destined Records, in 2000. He also helped start Blackgold Recordings.

In 2005, Matt performed as "The Drill" at the Paris Techno Parade. He has played many shows as 'The Drill Sound System' and 'DADA Sound System'. His music has even been in movies like The Matrix. He uses different names for his music, such as M'Black, DADA, and Deepest Blue. From 2004 to 2007, his song "Shooting Star" was the theme song for Sky Sports.

In 2009, Matt worked with big names like Robbie Williams. In 2010, his song "Heartbreak" (as M'Black) hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart. He also topped the Dutch charts in 2011 with "Bang It All." In 2012, he helped write "Timebomb" for Kylie Minogue. His song "Crush" also reached No. 1 on the US dance charts in 2013.

Matt continued to work with many artists. In 2014, he helped write songs for Madison Beer and Cheryl Cole. He also worked with Pitbull. In 2015, the song "Outlines" by Mike Mago reached No. 8 in the UK. He also worked with Avicii on "You're Gonna Love Again."

In 2016, a song he co-wrote, "Fear Nothing," won a music contest. In recent years, he has worked a lot with the artist Yungblud. He produced Yungblud's first album in 2020, which became No. 1 in the UK. In 2021, he helped produce "Patience" for KSI, which also hit No. 1 in the UK.

His Number One Hits

Matt Schwartz has helped create many songs that reached the top of the music charts. Here are some of his No. 1 hits: