At a young age, Matthew "Matpat" Patrick was introduced to an eclectic mix of music from his family that would later be inspiration for his own burgeoning take on Electronic Music. By seven, his brother (who earned his "right of passage" attending clubs like The Shelter in the early 90's) had him standing on milk crates so he could reach his first set of tables and by thirteen, he had already started playing classic records like Moodymann's "Shades of Jae" and Hard Drive's "Deep Inside." Matthew's sound is influenced by the producers that came before him. Detroit Techno, Chicago House and Disco from Philadelphia & New York, as well as his own productions (which have gained support from djs such as Kerri Chandler, Laurent Garnier, Derrick Carter, Audiojack, Flashmob, Waze & Odyssey and Jaques Renault), fill his DJ sets and have begun to distinguish him as a House Music Maven. Mat's release on Stretch Armstrong's New York Dance Label, Plant Music, received a 4/5 on Resident Advisor, then he signed to Derrick Carter's label Persnickety for "The Chicago-Philly Combo" (which reached the Juno Records Top 5 Singles Chart). This, as well as sharing the bill with names as celebrated and diverse as Green Velvet, Martyn, Booka Shade, Lone, King Britt, L-Vis 1990 and Honey Soundsystem, has helped solidify Mat as a house music DJ and Producer worth experiencing. Since, Kerri Chandler dropped Matpat's track "Everybody Rise" on his "Essential Mix (Live from Lovebox)" as well as putting new tracks out on W&O Street Tracks, 124 Recordings & Madhouse Records, 2017 is looking to be an exciting year for the American producer. Electronic Music Dj/Producer with releases on W&O Street Tracks, Persnickety, 124 Recordings and Exploited. www.djmatpat.com