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Matchstick's interest in music started at the age of 16 as a Jungle MC under the name Maverick. He soon changed his name to Matchstick, which rhymed, so he didn't have to change his lyrics!
He started DJing in Summer 1999 when he bought a pair of CDJ decks. In 2000 he graduated to vinyl and started spinning both formats at a wine bar in London's West End during the lunchtime rush on Fridays.
His first big gig was December 2000 when he was invited to play at a university Christmas party in Brighton. In February 2001 he got a slot on South London's community radio station Bassline FM. After a brief stint on Radio 1Xtra hosting Xtra Talent (Nov 04), Matchstick now has a weekly R&B show on premier south London pirate station Whoa FM Wednesday's 10pm-12am 90.4FM.
Matchstick currently works full time for Warner Music UK taking care of the street marketing and club promotions of both Warner Brothers and Atlantic Records domestic and international repoirtoire; acts such as Sean Paul, Fat Joe, Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Kano, Craig David to name a few.
Matchstick also puts on events through his promotions and event-management company. His main DJ influences are Trevor Nelson, Matt White, Tim Westwood and EZ.
Matchstick has played for several years at specialist events in night clubs up and down the country. In 2004 he was resident DJ for MOBO Unsigned. Over the last 2 years gigs have included - Manchester: Baby Grand, Papparazzi, ODM (Hidden); Liverpool: Kirklands, Mood; Leeds: Creation; Newcastle: Envy; Brighton: The Arc, The Beach, Zap; Bournemouth: The Opera House, Cardiff: Club 10, Tantra. London: Ministry of Sound (Smoove), Funky Buddha, Cirque, Equinox, Mayfair, Click, Tantra, Embassy, Pangea, Play Room (formerly 10 Room), The Yacht Club, NYT, Context Bar, Rococo, 333, Bar Rumba, Play, to name a few.
Check Out My Latest Mixtape: Mix & Match: Hip Hop Vol. 2 - Coast 2 Coast Edition
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