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Quick facts for kids Matthew Tavares
Tavares in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Matthew A. Tavares
Also known as	Matty
Born	(1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 34) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Genres	Post-bop, jazz fusion, instrumental hip hop, R&B, ambient, indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician record producer songwriter
Instruments	Piano synthesizer guitar
Years active	2010–present

Matthew Adam Tavares (born September 15, 1990), also known as Matty, is a talented Canadian musician. He writes songs and produces music for many artists. He is famous for starting the instrumental band BADBADNOTGOOD. With this band, he released five studio albums. He also produced music for other artists. Tavares released his first solo album in 2018. Since then, he has released many solo and group albums. These albums cover different music styles. As a songwriter, he has helped create songs for stars like Post Malone, Rosalía, Camilla Cabello, Kendrick Lamar, and Kali Uchis. He often works with producer Frank Dukes.

Matthew Tavares's Musical Journey

Early Life and Starting BADBADNOTGOOD

Matthew Adam Tavares was born on September 15, 1990. He grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He went to Mentor College, a local school there. Later, he studied jazz music at Humber College. This is where he met drummer Alexander Sowinski and bassist Chester Hansen. In 2010, they decided to form the band BADBADNOTGOOD.

The band became very popular in 2011. They posted jazz versions of Odd Future songs online. Their first album came out that fall. Matthew left college in February 2012 to focus on the band.

Success with BADBADNOTGOOD

With BADBADNOTGOOD (BBNG), Matthew released five full-length albums. One of these was a special album with Ghostface Killah. The band was also nominated twice for the Polaris Music Prize. After their album IV came out in 2016, Matthew stopped touring as much with the group. He wanted to focus on producing music and his own solo project, Matty.

However, he still played live with BBNG sometimes. He performed at places like Massey Hall in 2017. He also played at the Virgil Abloh-curated Louis Vuitton fashion show in 2018. He performed in Tokyo that same year.

Writing and Producing for Other Artists

Matthew Tavares has worked as a songwriter and music producer for a long time. He often produced songs as part of BBNG. He also frequently worked with producer Frank Dukes. Early in his career, he helped create tracks for artists like Wu-Tang Clan and Daniel Caesar. Later, he worked on songs for Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, and Rosalía.

Solo Music and Leaving the Band

Matthew released his first solo album in 2018. It was called Déjàvu and he released it under the name Matty. The other members of BBNG played as his backing band on this project. In 2018, he also created the music for a CBC ten-part video game docuseries called The Artists.

After releasing several single songs, Matthew started using his full name for some of his solo work. In October 2019, he announced that he was leaving BBNG. In 2020, he released three full solo albums. He also released two jazz albums with his former BBNG bandmate Leland Whitty. In 2020, he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for his work on the Rosalía song "Dolerme".

Matthew Tavares lives in Toronto.

Matthew Tavares's Music Albums

As a Solo Artist

• Déjàvu (2018) (as Matty)
• Visions (2020) (with Leland Whitty)
• Richard Dry (2020)
• Mississauga (2020)
• Selected Ambient Squirts (2020) (as Matty)
• January 12th (2020) (with Leland Whitty)
• Danica (2021) (as Matty)
• Eis O Homem (2023) (as Matty)

With BADBADNOTGOOD

• BBNG (2011)
• BBNG2 (2012)
• III (2014)
• Sour Soul (with Ghostface Killah) (2015)
• IV (2016)

Other Music Projects

• Music for CBC documentary series The Artists (2018)
• Homer – Best New Music (2019)
• Kingsway Music Library – Matthew Tavares Vol. 1 (2019)
• Kingsway Music Library – Parkscapes Vol. 2 (Matthew Tavares) (2020)
• Other collections of music samples
• Dandelion - All You Know (2022)

Songs He Produced or Wrote

Matthew Tavares has worked on many songs for other artists. Here are some of them:

     means Matthew was a featured artist on the song.

"†" means he was a co-producer or did extra production.

"‡" means he was a songwriter only.