{"id":56577,"date":"2019-04-03T14:43:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T12:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=56577"},"modified":"2019-04-03T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T12:43:44","slug":"dha-am-mix-258-by-matthew-dekay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/dha-am-mix-258-by-matthew-dekay\/","title":{"rendered":"DHA AM Mix #258 by Matthew Dekay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matthew<\/span> Dekay<\/span>, Dutch composer, and DJ has pushed the boundaries of electronic music for nearly two decades. His training, in composition and classical piano, and his constant mastery of cutting-edge technology\u00a0have been the building blocks to his sonic innovation. His love for a variety of genres in electronic dance music, ranging from ambient, house music to dub techno, translates to an affection for long extended DJ sets.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dekay<\/span> grew up in a musical family, his dad being a funk bass guitar player, who also had an obsession for reggae\/dub, and his mother dancing in a Romanian folk group. He developed a diverse taste in music, ranging from composers such as Satie, Terry Riley, Vangelis, to artists such as Bob Marley and King Tubby.<\/span><\/p>\n

Growing up in Haarlem, The Netherlands<\/strong>, Matthew<\/span> was first exposed to electronic music in the early \u201990s. Deeply inspired by the early club movement, with legendary spots like the Roxy <\/em>and iT<\/em><\/strong> in Amsterdam, he quickly became obsessed with combining his musical roots and this new wave. In the early 2000s, Matthew Dekay<\/span> had a quick string of successes with his early music productions, and he found himself performing in clubs and festivals all over the world, ranging from clubs like Space <\/em>and Amnesia<\/em><\/strong> in Ibiza to festivals like the Berlin Love Parade<\/em> and Dance Valley<\/em><\/strong> in Amsterdam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By 2008, Dekay<\/span> began to explore new sonic possibilities in the studio with Canadian producer Jimmy Vallance (aka Bob Moses)<\/strong>. What Matthew<\/span> discovered in this collaboration was eventually used as the foundation for a new sound; which later became known as the signature sound of the influential party series and record label, All Day I Dream<\/em><\/strong>. Dekay<\/span> co-founded All Day I Dream<\/em> in partnership with Lee Burridge<\/strong> in 2011. Burridge was eager to develop a party concept that reflected another part of his broad musical taste as a DJ. It wasn\u2019t long before their ADID<\/em> imprint was a sensation in the New York party scene. One of the first tracks \u2018Lost In A Moment,\u2019<\/strong> which was signed to the Berlin-based label Innervisions<\/em><\/strong>, epitomized the ADID<\/em> sound and quickly became a blueprint all over the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of 2015, Matthew\u00a0Dekay<\/span> released a 1-hour cinematic soundtrack<\/strong>, combining a series of works from the evolution of his career without any beats supporting the music. Named after one of his successful tracks \u201cF\u00fcr<\/strong> die liebe,\u201d<\/strong> which means \u201cFor the love,\u201d in German, this highly innovative mix was featured by XLR8R<\/em>. After the summer of 2016, Dekay<\/span> decided it was time to leave ADID <\/em><\/strong>to further his horizons and exploration in electronic music. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017 Matthew<\/span> took some time off for the studio to try out different techniques and to utilize new technology to push the sonic boundaries of his productions even further, which resulted in a collaboration with a legendary local electrical engineer who has also worked with some of the most avant-garde electronic music producers in the Berlin underground scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, Matthew\u00a0Dekay<\/span> returned to making dance floor orientated music. His most recent sets have given us a sneak peek of his upcoming releases on the artist group Mandar\u2019s label, Oscillat<\/strong>, including a collaboration project with S.A.M.<\/strong> (a member of Mandar). Dekay<\/span> will also launch a highly anticipated party concept in Berlin later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to all of this Matthew<\/span> has started to release music under his alias MDK (DE)<\/strong> and is planning to finally release more unreleased material of his that has been doing the rounds in the club scene for some time now.<\/p>\n

This April 20th, Matthew will play at DGTL Festival Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong> on the Filter stage alongside Bedouin, Andhim, and Rampue<\/strong> to name a few. Check out Matthew Dekay’s mesmerizing DHA AM Mix #258<\/strong> to get you warmed up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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