matt chester

Profile:
Born in Canada in 1979 but growing up in the UK, Matt first became exposed to electronic music through the work of Detroit legends Underground Resistance in the early 90s, and never looked back since. Brought up on a diet of funk, blues and synth-pop, Detroit's fusing of this sound with energetic machine rhythms and lush synth grooves proved irresistible...
At 16 he began producing his own music, starting to DJ at the same time . A passion for the fast paced and exuberant styles of Derrick May and Claude Young quickly led to him making this style his own. Over the last few years his funk driven 3 deck sets have rocked crowds across Europe and he has guested alongside artists such as Suburban Knight, Octave One, Fabrice Lig, Mark Broom, Jay Denham, Titonton Duvante and many others. He has also been responsible for Londons Flashpoint series of parties, alongside fellow local techno and ghettotech crew, Non Stop DJs.
Since 1999 he has been involved in the 11th Hour Technology web project, and began his own label 11th Hour Recordings on the back of that in 2003. This has become an outlet for his own take on the Detroit sound mixed with a European edge, and has so far featured releases from Shawn Rudiman and Arne Weinberg, as well as his own material.
His first release came in 2004 with 'Into The Fall', and this was followed up in 2005 with the 'Lives Unlooked For' EP.
2006 saw Matt take things to the next level with his debut live performance, as a special guest of his heroes Underground Resistance at their official party in London. A long time admirer of live musicians, he has always longed to combine the energy and futurism of techno with the musical skill and presence of live artists. His live sets represent the realisation of that dream - performing without laptops or Ableton, just directly off synths and drum machines, this is techno at its most immediate and provides a pure connection between the artist and the audience.
Matt has been taking his live performance on the road throughout 2007 to support his new releases on Melodika and 11th Hour.
Discography:
Into The Fall EP (11th Hour Recordings ehr002) - 2004
Lives Unlooked For EP (11th Hour Recordings ehr004) - 2005
Track 'Never See Us' on Lifeworks compilation (Open Mind Recordings 01) - 2006
Desert Shift EP (11th Hour Recordings ehr005) - upcoming June 2007
Broken Shores EP (Melodika 05) - upcoming 2007
Endless Days EP (11th Hour Recordings ehr006) - upcoming 2007
Mixes / Recordings:
Live set recorded at Bootleg, Rotterdam 09/02/07 - part 1
Live set recorded at Bootleg, Rotterdam 09/02/07 - part 2
Live set recorded at Underground Resistance party, 11/08/06
Techno / hi-tech funk mix, 14/05/06
Please check the blog for more of the latest DJ and live sets available for download.
Sales / Digital downloads:
To purchase any of the releases available by Matt Chester or on 11th Hour Recordings, or to download them as mp3 / wav files, please visit the 11th Hour Recordings page at Juno Records .