Matthew Hager - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Originally from Houston, Texas, Matthew Hager is a prolific music producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, re-mixer and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Los Angeles. Matthew has written and produced several number one hit singles, a few critically acclaimed albums, and has worked with many established and breakthrough artists including Mindi Abair (if you don't know her do yourself a favor and check her out), Mandy Moore (if you don't know her you probably don't get out much), John Taylor (If you don't know him chances are your girlfriend does), Duran Duran (If you don't know them you are probably lying) , Simply Red (One of the best male vocalists of our time), and Scott Weiland (Velvet Revolver and Stone Temple Pilots). In his spare time he writes and records his own songs that he imagines nobody will ever hear. His original song "Enough" appeared in the movie A Walk To Remember and he has received countless requests for the complete version. Hence... this myspace page. If you are trying to reach any of the artists that he works with, please visit their pages on myspace or contact their management directly. Anything else, feel free to make a comment or drop a line.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/5/2006
Band Website: 76steps.com
Band Members: Matthew Hager and whoever stops by that day.
Influences: Miles Davis, Public Enemy, Fishbone, Green Day, Amy Winehouse, Yellowjackets, Flogging Molly, Coldplay, Radiohead, Lyle Lovett, Rickie Lee Jones, Kanye West, Kevin Gilbert, Joni Mitchell, Outkast, The Innocence Mission, Brazilian Girls, Mariliion, STP, Chris Isaak, The Cure, David Bowie, David Gray, Patty Griffin, Jeff Buckley, Dixie Chicks, Dr. Dre, Marvin Gaye, Duran Duran, Elton John, Billy Joel, Eva Cassidy, Cole Porter, Etc...
Sounds Like: A combination of vocals and instruments colliding together.
Record Label: Who likes to be labeled?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Radio

I was very pleased to find out yesterday that Mindi's song "Stars" has cracked the top 30 at AC/Pop radio in America. It's rare in any artist's career to cross genres and Mindi is, in my opinion, begi...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:58:00 PST

Sister Reina

For those who are paying attention, I removed "How It Goes" from the playlist for now. After living with it for a while, I don't like the vocals so... that's how it goes. Thank you all for your kind w...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:50:00 PST

How It Goes

It's been a pretty busy year and fortunately I have had a chance to wind down a little lately. I decided to post a new song "How It Goes" that I have been working on. I was madly and deeply head over ...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:41:00 PST

Mindi Abair - Smile

I am more than pleased to announce that Mindi's new single "Smile" from her forthcoming album "Stars" was released to U.S. radio this week and had one of the biggest first weeks on the Contemporary Ja...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:30:00 PST

ramblings...

Whew... As I sit here sifting through emails and reflecting on an amazing year of work, I can't help but think of what one sacrifices when filling their life with work. Don't get me wrong, I love what...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:36:00 PST

Mindi Abair - Stars

It's official. We just finished Mindi's 4th album and aside from being exhausted I am so excited for everyone to hear it. I am so proud of this album. I believe that it's her best and most ambitious a...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:20:00 PST

Hollywood

The exciting thing about myspace is being able to share music with people before a song is ever released. In some cases, before the song is even finished. I used to be embarrassed to play people ideas...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:34:00 PST

Duran Duran

I feel very fortunate to have worked on the upcoming Duran Duran album. I mixed a song called Cry Baby Cry and helped engineer the upcoming single Falling Down featuring Justin Timberlake. The album i...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:21:00 PST

New News

Ok.. I am not going to bore you with more ramblings on the sad state of the country like I did in my last blog. Thanks for all of your emails by the way. i wasn't expecting it to be such a hot topic!A...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Thu, 31 May 2007 03:10:00 PST

The End Of Rev. Jerry Falwell

So, I don't know why exactly I am writing this but I imagine like with most things, it will reveal itself. Like most artists, my need to be liked usually overrides my instinct to reveal much about my ...
Posted by Matthew Hager on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:15:00 PST