Matthew Adam Tavares (born September 15, 1990), also known as Matty, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is best known as a founder of the instrumental group

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, with whom he released five studio albums and produced with for other artists. Tavares released his first solo album in 2018 and has since released a series of solo and collaborative genre-spanning albums. As a songwriter, he has helped pen songs for the likes of

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, Camilla Cabello,

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, and

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, and often works with producer

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Life and career

Matthew Adam Tavares was born on September 15, 1990, and grew up in

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where he attended the local preparatory school Mentor College. He attended

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where he studied jazz performance and later met drummer

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and bassist Chester Hansen in the program. In 2010, they formed

. The band had viral success in 2011 after posting jazz covers of

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online, and released their debut record that Fall. He withdrew from school in February 2012. With BBNG, Tavares released five full-length albums, including a collaborative record with

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, and was short-listed for the

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twice. Following the release of their album '' IV'' in 2016, Tavares stepped away from touring with the group, and took time to focus on producing music as well as developing his solo project Matty. However, he did make live appearances with BBNG from time-to-time, playing at the likes of

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in 2017, and the

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-curated

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Spring/Summer runway show, and in Tokyo in 2018, among other venues. Tavares has worked as a songwriter and music producer throughout his career, often producing tracks as part of BBNG and with producer

. Major early placements include tracks by

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, and

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, followed by songs by

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, and

. Tavares released his debut solo record in 2018, ''Déjàvu'', under the name Matty. The project utilized the other members of BBNG as the backing band. That year, he also scored the

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''The Artists''. Following a series of singles released after the record, Tavares began using his full name for some of his solo work. In October 2019, Tavares announced his departure from BBNG. In 2020, he released three full-length solo albums as well as two collaborative jazz albums with former BBNG bandmate

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. In 2020, he was nominated for a

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for his production work on the

song " Dolerme". Tavares is based in Toronto.

Discography

As lead artist

Studio albums * ''Déjàvu'' (2018) (as Matty) *''Visions'' (2020) (with

) * ''Richard Dry'' (2020) * ''Mississauga'' (2020) * ''Selected Ambient Squirts'' (2020) (as Matty) *''January 12th'' (2020) (with

) * '' Danica'' (2021) (as Matty) * '' Eis O Homem'' (2023) (as Matty)

With BADBADNOTGOOD

* '' BBNG'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' III'' (2014) * '' Sour Soul'' (with

) (2015) * '' IV'' (2016)

Other projects

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documentary series ''The Artists'' (2018) * Homer – ''Best New Music'' (2019) * Kingsway Music Library – ''Matthew Tavares Vol. 1'' (2019) *Kingsway Music Library – ''Parkscapes Vol. 2 (Matthew Tavares)'' (2020) *Other sample compilations *Dandelion - All You Know (2022)

Production discography

Production and songwriting

Selected discography. For additional credits, see the BadBadNotGood production discography (2011–2020). indicates a featured artist contribution. "—" denotes production of the entire album/release. "†" denotes credit as co-producer or additional production. "‡" denotes credit as songwriter only.

Other credits

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– "Burning Man" from ''Young Bloods'' (2014); mixing * Eschaton – ∆ (2014); guitar, keys * Eschaton – "Toronto, Ottawa, Low" from ''Tour Tape Two'' (2015); synth * Kingsway Music Library – "Terco," "House Of Lawd," and "Dark Massage" from ''Colors'' (2015); keys *

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– "No Talk" from ''Indigo'' (2016); mixing * Eschaton – ''Torus'' (2016); engineering, mixing, bass guitar * Kilmanjaro – ''A Place Unknown To All You Ever Say'' (2017); mastering * Katie McBride – "The Skyline" and "N.B.S.L." from ''World of Dreams'' (2018); drum production

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavares, Matthew 1990 births Living people Canadian male pianists Musicians from Mississauga 21st-century Canadian pianists 21st-century Canadian male musicians BadBadNotGood members