Matthew S, pseudonym for Matteo Scapin, is an Italian
electronic music
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producer, musician and composer. He is known for his diverse production style, which is influenced primarily by electronic music and
ambient music
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, but also elements of
tech house
Tech house is a subgenre of house music that combines stylistic features of techno with house. The term ''tech house'' developed as a shorthand record store name for a category of electronic dance music that combined musical aspects of techno, ...
.
Biography

Matthew S began his career in 2009 with the release of his first
EP ''Reiz Musik 014''
and after the release of the EP, he then decided to focus on electronic music, in order to use its eclectic features; he believed that electronic music was very versatile, contaminated and suggestive.
He teaches a DJ
Ableton Live
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music sequencing software course at the Istituto Musicale Veneto di Thiene (Veneto City of Music) and also teaches at Pantarhei in
Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the '' Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
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.
He collaborated as sound designer with Gruppo
L'Espresso
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History and profile
One of Italy's foremost newsmagazines, ''l ...
and Gruppo Magnolia, a TV production society leader in creating new entertainment formats that include different genres.
In 2015, Matthew S produced his first album ''Call Me by Your Name'' with fashion designer Von Felthen.
He was invited to perform at the MTV Digital Days festival at
Royal Villa of Monza
The Royal Villa (Italian: ''Villa Reale'') is a historical building in Monza, northern Italy. It lies on the banks of the Lambro river, surrounded by the large Monza Park, one of the largest enclosed parks in Europe.
The Royal Villa, which is ...
in
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label= Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of M ...
on 11 September 2015, and won "Best New Generation Electro" by MTV New Generation (
MTV Italy
MTV is an Italian pay television network, owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA and operated by Sky Italia.
History
Prior to the launch of a 24-hour Italian speaking MTV, MTV viewers in Italy received the pan-European version of MTV Europe, MTV. Reg ...
)
He also received the prize "Città di Thiene 2015".
In 2016, he signed a contract for exclusive publishing with Il Nuovo Rumore Italiano (INRI) / Metatron, a well-known independent publisher in Italy which gives the producer access to his own Italian and international network.
and he published the songs "Maneki Neko" and the single "Inside"
The music video for his single "Inside" was heavily played from September to October on
MTV Music (Italy)
MTV Music is an Italian pay television music channel operated by Paramount Networks EMEAA.
As the main MTV brand has deviated from its original purpose and increased competition from other music channels and online services, MTV launched a new ...
. After publishing "Inside", He created a remix of the song "Tokai" by Anti Anti featuring
Samuel Umberto Romano
Samuel Umberto Romano (born 7 March 1972, in Turin) is an Italian singer songwriter, better known as the frontman of Italian rock band Subsonica.
He was also a founding member of the group Motel Connection, and in 2017 he launched his solo car ...
from
Subsonica and Veronica.
In the same year, he released a remix of Lemandorle's "Le Ragazze".
He became an artist ambassador for
Arturia, one of the main brands in the world for music’s hardware and software.
In 2017, Matthew S released the single "Disco Ball"
and in the following year he released the album ''First''.
The voices of Leiner Riflessi (ex-Dear Jack’s front man and contestant from
series 8 of the Italian ''X Factor'') and IVYE (Landlord’s voice from
series 9 of ''X Factor'') show off respectively "Touch"
that has house and underground sounds, and "Don’t bring me down" with sounds closer to
electronic dance music. "Island", one of the opening tracks of ''First'', presents a featuring with Tullia, a young songwriter from
Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the '' Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
Vicenza is a t ...
.
The single "Touch" appeared on MTV Italy's Dance Top 10 throughout the summer. It also received airplay on the radio.
In November of the same year Matthew S collaborated with some well known music producers Dirty Freek, Erick Morello and DJ P Tee Money in creating a remix album of the song "When I Came Up" by Bon Villan, a Canadian band
In 2019, Matthew S released the single "Waves on The Moon", shifting focus away from the limitations of modern music to create an atmospheric track, and in the following months he released the single "Bounce", a trial of electronic and classical music in collaboration with Cucina Sonora.
On 27 March 2020 he released "Daydream" (for INRI Classic), a single in collaboration with the accordionist Pietro Roffi and the pianist Gian Marco Castro written during the coronavirus quarantine.
In 2021, Matthew S released the Single "Marea" in collaboration with Kathy Palma from Guatemala, in the following year released the EP "Rebirth", classical sounds, featuring Pablo Ortega on the cello, meet electronic sounds, and analog instruments are mixed with electrophones.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Matthew Sdiscography on
MusicBrainz
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Italian record producers
Italian composers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Italian DJs
Italian house musicians
Living people
Italian electronic musicians
Remixers
21st-century Italian musicians
Club DJs
Ableton Live users
Electronic dance music DJs
People from Thiene
Electronic musicians