Matthew Koma
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| Birth name | Matthew Bair |
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June 2, 1987 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Origin | Seaford, New York, United States |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Matthew Koma (born Matthew Bair,[1] June 2, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ, born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, New York.[2] Inspired by Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen, Koma started his music career in punk rock, later transitioning into a mixture of genres ranging from pop and hip hop to EDM.[2] Koma's early collaborations include work with Hardwell, Zedd, Miriam Bryant, Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso, Tiësto, Vicetone and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic.[3] His collaboration with Zedd has been his most notable accomplishment to date with their song "Spectrum" being premiered by Rolling Stone[4] and spending two weeks at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[5]
Career
Koma was noticed by Jimmy Iovine who signed him to Interscope Records after watching an acoustic performance of the record "She".[6] He later released his first EP, Parachute, in May 2012, in which he wrote, produced and co-produced all four tracks with collaborators Twice as Nice, Alex da Kid, Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, and Ari Levine.[7] Since then he has taken part in the Sorry For Party Rocking worldwide tour with LMFAO and Far East Movement,[8] and more recently finished touring with the band Owl City.[9] In March 2012, Bruce Springsteen released "Rocky Ground," a remix that Koma co-produced with Ron Aniello as a single from his album Wrecking Ball.[10]
In 2012 Koma also did the main vocals for the song "End of Pretend" by Black Cards.
In the spring of 2013, Koma toured Europe supporting Ellie Goulding alongside Charli XCX.
2014 proved to be a pivotal year for Koma. He paired up with DJ Hardwell on his single "Dare You",[11] appeared on RAC's debut album, featuring on the single "Cheap Sunglasses,".[12] EDM star Audien's single "Serotonin,"[13] and on Showtek's "Cannonball (Earthquake)"[14] which reached number one on the UK Dance Chart.[15]
In addition to both co-writing and featuring, Matthew put his unique touch as a producer on tracks from Tiësto's album A Town Called Paradise, including the hit single and Koma feature "Wasted".[16]
Matthew also contributed to Afrojack's debut album Forget the World both co-writing and performing on the tracks "Keep Our Love Alive" and "Illuminate" on which he also co-produced.[17]
In January 2015, Koma was featured in Kia Motors' online video series Rediscovered, where he recorded a cover of The Miracles' "The Tracks of My Tears" before Smokey Robinson made a surprise visit in the studio.[18]
Koma collaborated with the The Knocks on "I Wish (My Taylor Swift)", which was released as a single in September 2015 and later appeared on the Knocks' 2016 album, 55.
Koma is currently working on his debut album, Arcadia.[19]
Personal life
Koma attended Seaford High School in Seaford, NY.[20]
Discography
References
Notes
- A ^ "Spectrum" did not chart on the Ultratop's Belgian Flanders Single's Chart, but it did chart at number 74 on the Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50.
- B ^ "Years" did not chart on the Ultratop's Belgian Flanders Single's Chart, but it did chart at number 33 on the Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50.
- C ^ "Find You" did not chart on the Ultratop's Belgian Flanders Single's Chart, but it did chart at number 34 on the Ultratip chart, the top-100 songs which haven't made the Ultratop 50.
Sources
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (27 July 2011). "LI's Matthew Koma signs with major label". Newsday. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Matthew Koma". Watchdog Management. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ Pannacione, Maggie (March 21, 2012). "Matthew Koma to Release "Parachute" EP on May 29". Artist Direct.
- ↑ "Premiere: Zedd feat. Matthew Koma, 'Spectrum'". Rolling Stone. August 15, 2012.
- ↑ Mason, Kerri (October 15, 2012). "Zedd Rises on 'Spectrum,' Lady Gaga Ties". Billboard.
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (July 27, 2011). "LI's Matthew Koma signs with major label". Explore LI. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Newcomer Matthew Koma to Release Four-Song Debut – Parachute EP – on Cherrytree/Darkchild/Interscope Records May 29th". International Business Times. May 16, 2012.
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (January 31, 2012). "Matthew Koma lands Cherrytree European tour slot". Newsday.
- ↑ "Matthew Koma on tour with Owl City". Skope. August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (July 3, 2012). "Springsteen picks Koma remix for new single.". Newsday.
- ↑ "Hardwell & Matthew Koma 'Dare You' in New Video". Djtimes.com. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "RAC – Cheap Sunglasses (feat Matthew Koma)". Good Music All Day. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "CODE First Play: Audien & Matthew Koma, 'Serotonin'". Billboard. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Showtek – Cannonball (Earthquake) Lyrics | Genius". genius.com. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - The Official Chart Update, 16/04/2014". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ Bowman, Patrick. "Tiesto Announces Feature-Filled 'A Town Called Paradise' LP, Debuts "Wasted" Video". Idolator. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Album Review: Afrojack – Forget the World - Magnetic Magazine". Magneticmag.com. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ "Music 'Rediscovered' by Matthew Koma at 2015 YTMA". Kia Motors. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ↑ Spada, Andrew (2014-03-24). "Matthew Koma talks upcoming artist album, working with Tiësto and co-writing 'Clarity'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn. "Matthew Koma has big homecoming at Coliseum". Newsday. Retrieved August 9, 2014.