MATAYO

We are MATAYO, a new unique song writing team on the scene. We're pushing boundaries and stretching dance music to new realms which have never before been reached!It is our aim to keep improvising and experimenting with weird and wonderful sounds, tapping into different cultures and drawing on our own, well travelled experiences.A big thanks to Ed Peterson and Joe Elliot for giving us the amazing tracks to enable us to create the lyrics and melodies! We are an established team with the potential to bring a a new edge to dance culture for the future generations.Our influences are Amanda Lepore, Green Velvet, Laurent Garnier, Felix Da House Cat, Miss Kitten, Groove Armada, Moloko, Tiger & Zyntherius.We have a portfolio of tons of other fantastic tracks ready to go and we're currently recording and mastering as we speak.We have appeared live at a large number of venues including: Manchester Football Stadium, Arts Centre in Durham, Heart FM Radio Show, Galaxy FM Radio Show, Christmas Beacon Radio Show, Fresh at Studio24 in Edinburgh and frequently perform live at the Wharf Bar on the Walsall Waterfront.Michael Paul - I think the first words to come out my mouth as a baby must have been something like "give me a microphone"!Sassy Claire - The first words to come out of my mouth were "give me a mother lovin beat"! Ironically Ed can't remember his first words.....ha ha