OUTSIDE/ INCOGNITO- Matt Cooper

Matt has been rather busy mainly producing five albums of his own project OUTSIDE on DORADO RECORDS (U.K.).
Outside has received much international critical acclaim, possibly best summarised by URB magazine (U.S.) “Matt Cooper is the perfect embodiment of progressive jazz”. Outside has been remixed twice by ASHLEY BEEDLE (who has recently produced DAVID BYRNE) and has been a featured act on AVEX in Japan and TOMMY LIPUMA’s label BLUE THUMB in the U.S. Outside’s best known track would have to be “TO FORGIVE BUT NOT FORGET” which was featured on literally hundreds of Drum and Bass compilations over the years and went on to becoming a mini-anthem in it’s own right among the Drum and Bass heads (it is known as “the jungle track with the violin”!)
Matt has been co-producing and co-writing with BLUEY of INCOGNITO on INCOGNITO’S last 5 albums.. He is also a regular member of INCOGNITO’s touring band (since 2002) playing keyboards.
Matt’s own recording project recently has been with fellow collaborator JEZ COLIN (who has produced/re-mixed BJORK/SADE/STEVIE WONDER) on a new latin dance project aptly named THE LATIN PROJECT, featuring TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY. The first single “LEI LO LAI” was remixed by MASTERS AT WORK and INCOGNITO and has since been nominated for a GRAMMY in the REMIX CATEGORY as well as hitting NO.1 in the BILLBOARD CLUB/RADIO PLAY CHART. He also won the “BEST LATIN DANCE TRACK” at IDMA at THE WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE. The album “NUEVA MUSICA” hit NO.1 in the CMJ charts and remained there for 6 weeks – as did the band whilst they toured throughout the states!
Matt completed a world tour with ex-JAPAN legend DAVID SYLVIAN playing keyboards covering the U.S. -which included a duet performance with RUICHI SAKAMOTO-and Europe and Japan.
Matt also co-produced and wrote with D*NOTE (V2 RECORDS) on their last 4 albums, which went on to feature re-mixes by the legend himself FRANKIE KNUCLES.
He also produced and wrote two tracks on the JHELISA ANDERSON (CARLEEN ANDERSON ’s cousin) debut album GALACTICA RUSH (DORADO RECORDS).
2009 sees Matt on tour with Whitney Houston for her comeback album with 3 live broadcasts on European Music Shows. Videos posted here!
October, then again in December will be a new venture- The MTN Jazz Safari is bringing together renowned saxophonist Eric Marienthal, guitarist Chuck Loeb, drummer Oscar Seaton and keyboardist Matt Cooper all on the same stage.
Matt has recently been in the studio recording and rehearsing the 'soundtrack' for the "Here Come the Girls tour" featuring the 3 ultimate Divas, Chaka Khan, Lu-Lu and Anastasia.
Other Collaboration include:
US3 FREDDIE HUBBARD MARLENA SHAW SLY AND ROBBIE PAUL WELLER JILL SCOTT BEBEL GILBERTO YELLO ANGELIQUE KIDJO MIGUEL MIGS MASTERS AT WORK RASSAAN PATTERSON DONALD BYRD DON BLACKMAN TERRY CALLIER OMAR CARLEEN ANDERSON RONNIE LAWS STEVE WILLIAMSON LEON WARE MAYSA LEAK ANNIE LENNOX RUSSELL WATSON
Sync Licenses include:
CSI-MIAMI (U.S. SERIES) MERCEDES (U.S. TV ADVERTISMENT) 6 FEET UNDER (HBO SERIES) CADBURY’S FLAKE (U.K. ADVERTISMENT)

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