Matt Mahaffey

Matt Mahaffey
Matt Mahaffey in studio.
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Mahaffey
Born	June 9, 1973 (1973-06-09) (age 38) Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	alternative rock
Occupations	Musician Singer-songwriter Record producer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, synthesizer, keyboard, programming, guitar, bass guitar, drums
Years active	Since 1993
Associated acts	Self Wired All Wrong

Matt Mahaffey (born June 9, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and recording engineer best known for his band Self.

Personal

Matt grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee and was involved with music from a young age. He started writing songs and playing the drums at age 4 and would often perform with his brother, Mike Mahaffey, when they were growing up.^[1] By age eleven, he was playing drums at Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park in Pigeon Forge. In the mid-nineties he moved to Murfreesboro, TN and attended MTSU where he would live and work for 10 years and co-founded Spongebath Records. He also formed the band Self in 1994.

In the early 2000s, Matt relocated from Murfreesboro to Los Angeles, in order to be closer to his record label, Universal Records, and to produce.

He is married with one daughter.^[2]

Other work

Music production

Matt has performed with and produced for many artists. Some well-known artists he has worked with include Pink, Beck, Liz Phair, Tenacious D, Lupe Fiasco, Phantom Planet, Beyoncé, Butch Walker, Hellogoodbye, Forever the Sickest Kids, Miranda Cosgrove, The White Tie Affair, Cash Cash, The Sounds, L.E.O. and Smash Mouth.^[3][4] In 2005, Matt began producing with Jeff Turzo (God Lives Underwater) under the moniker Wired All Wrong. Wired All Wrong's first full production, Hellogoodbye's Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! yielded the platinum single, "Here (In Your Arms)".^[2] Matt recently contributed vocals to Lupe Fiasco's album Lasers.

Performance

Matt played various instruments with Beck throughout 2005's Guero tour and 2006's The Information tour. In the past, he has performed with pop stars Mandy Moore and Mika.

Film

Matt has worked with various film makers including Ivan Reitman, Michael Mann, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Andrew Adamson, & Hans Zimmer (for film score). Matt wrote "Stay Home" for the Shrek Soundtrack, and subsequently produced the music for the surprise endings of Shrek, Shrek 2, and Shrek 4.

Television

Matt and his brother, Mike Mahaffey, wrote and performed the infamous Expedia.com tagline.^[5] Matt has also written jingles and composed music for Pedigree, Jumbone , Medicare, and Lexus.^[6] His music has been featured on numerous shows including CSI: Miami, DanceLife, Entourage, MTV, E! Entertainment, Dirty Sexy Money, Weeds, and 60 Minutes. Matt wrote and produced the music for Nickelodeon's Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan.

References

1. ^ Matt Mahaffey mini biography
2. ^ ^{a b} "Matt Mahaffey interview with Rocksellout". Rocksellout.com. http://www.rocksellout.com/home/2009/10/7/interview-matt-mahaffey-of-self.html. Retrieved November 13, 2009. 
3. ^ Matt Mahaffey music credits
4. ^ Matt Mahaffey credits at allmusic
5. ^ Matt Mahaffey: Song of the Chameleon
6. ^ Music credits at solid music co.

External links

• Official Website - Self-centered.org Official Website
• Matt's MySpace

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