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John Matthews (born 8 March 1978) better known by his
stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
Ricardo Autobahn is an English producer, songwriter and musician. He is also known in collaborations with
Daz Sampson Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 28 November 1974) is a British professional football manager/scout, music producer and broadcaster. Sampson is known for his commercial dance music as part of several groups and his television appearances. He has had n ...
as in
Rikki & Daz Rikki & Daz, was a pop music duo, formed in 2002 by John Matthews and Daz Sampson. John Matthews of the Cuban Boys fame and also known as Ricardo Autobahn, became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on ...
and the projects like
Barndance Boys The Barndance Boys was an English trio musical formation made as a country and folk dance act in 2003. Barndance Boys was the brainchild of John Matthews (stage name Ricardo Autobahn) from the Cuban Boys fame. He launched the novelty band with ...
,
Cuban Boys The Cuban Boys are an English electronic group and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood ("Blu") and Jenny McLaren (Autobahn's sister). Their music is characterised ...
, and his current project
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.


Career

Matthews is a member of the band
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and earlier in the
Cuban Boys The Cuban Boys are an English electronic group and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood ("Blu") and Jenny McLaren (Autobahn's sister). Their music is characterised ...
. The latter was most famous for their UK Christmas hit “
Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" (meaning "the experts versus the intellectual elite"), also known as "C vs. I", is a song by English electronic music group the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of an unofficial soundalike sam ...
”. The band allowed their label to market "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" as "The Hampster Dance Song". In addition, Matthews was Rikki in the duo
Rikki & Daz Rikki & Daz, was a pop music duo, formed in 2002 by John Matthews and Daz Sampson. John Matthews of the Cuban Boys fame and also known as Ricardo Autobahn, became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on ...
(with
Daz Sampson Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 28 November 1974) is a British professional football manager/scout, music producer and broadcaster. Sampson is known for his commercial dance music as part of several groups and his television appearances. He has had n ...
), who also recorded under the name of the
Barndance Boys The Barndance Boys was an English trio musical formation made as a country and folk dance act in 2003. Barndance Boys was the brainchild of John Matthews (stage name Ricardo Autobahn) from the Cuban Boys fame. He launched the novelty band with ...
.
Rikki & Daz Rikki & Daz, was a pop music duo, formed in 2002 by John Matthews and Daz Sampson. John Matthews of the Cuban Boys fame and also known as Ricardo Autobahn, became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on ...
scored a UK top 20 hit with their version of the song "
Rhinestone Cowboy "Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released on May 26, 1975, as the lead single and title track from his album ''Rhinestone Cowboy'', it enjoyed huge popularity w ...
", involving
Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...
who re-recorded his vocal and appeared in the video. The Barndance Boys, infamous for their papier mache heads, had a top 40 hit in 2003 with "Yippie-I-Oh". With Daz Sampson, Matthews co-wrote and produced the UK's 2006 Eurovision entry "
Teenage Life "Teenage Life" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was sung by Daz Sampson in English. On 4 March 2006, Sampson had won the BBC show ''Making Your Mind Up'' with the song "Teenage Life", which was written and produced with ...
" with Daz Sampson and the European hit "The Woah Song" by DJ Daz. In 2006, Matthews co-wrote and co-produced the eponymous debut album for US electro artist
Lolly Pop Lolly Pop is an on-stage persona of Brooke R. Calder, produced by the triad talents of Ricardo Autobahn, Monte Moir and Doctor Fink. Biography Raised between the United States and Zimbabwe, Africa, Calder moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to wor ...
. He was also involved in Pop Inc, known for their single "Looking 4 The KLF". In 2008 he formed the musical project called Attery Squash, who had their single "Devo Was Right About Everything" remixed by
Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...
members Robert &
Gerald Casale Gerald Vincent "Jerry" Casale ( ) ( ''né'' Pizzute; born July 28, 1948) is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist, and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a top 20 hit in ...
In 2009, Matthews released a video on YouTube called "The Golden Age of Video". This was a mash-up of video clips from various TV Shows and movies. In 2012, he collaborated on a Christmas single release titled "And The Salvation Army Band Plays" with
Helen Love Helen Love are an indie band from Wales whose music is a combination of punk rock, bubblegum pop and disco dance music. The band was formed in 1992 by Helen Love (vocals, guitar) with Sheena (guitar, keyboards), Roxy (bass, drum machine), an ...
, and playing keyboards with the band. Matthews also co-founded Pound Shop Boys with Phil Fletcher, performing covers of songs from children's television programmes in the style of the
Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...
.https://poundshopboys.bandcamp.com/ As a remixer and producer, Ricardo Autobahn has remixed Becky's dance single, "Less Than Three", The Crimea's "Loop a Loop", along with singles by Nathalie Archangel,
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and
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. And he directed work vocalist/performer Brooke R. Calder's on-stage personae
Lolly Pop Lolly Pop is an on-stage persona of Brooke R. Calder, produced by the triad talents of Ricardo Autobahn, Monte Moir and Doctor Fink. Biography Raised between the United States and Zimbabwe, Africa, Calder moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to wor ...
in collaboration with Minneapolis producers
Monte Moir Monte Moir (born September 10, 1958) is an American songwriter, producer and musician best known as the keyboardist of Morris Day's band The Time and songwriter of many notable American artists. Biography Monte Moir is the original and current ...
and
Doctor Fink Matt Fink (born February 8, 1958), better known as Dr. Fink, is a keyboardist, producer, and songwriter best-known for playing keyboards in Prince's band, The Revolution. At Prince concerts, he was distinguished onstage for performing dressed i ...
. In 2014, Matthews joined the band
Helen Love Helen Love are an indie band from Wales whose music is a combination of punk rock, bubblegum pop and disco dance music. The band was formed in 1992 by Helen Love (vocals, guitar) with Sheena (guitar, keyboards), Roxy (bass, drum machine), an ...
to play keyboards for a number of dates, including at
Primavera Sound Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival held in Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain that takes place between the end of May and beginning of June. The first edition took place in 2001 in Poble Espany ...
in Spain. He also remixed Helen Love's "Pogo Pogo".


Discography (solo)


Albums

*2007: ''Interrobang'' (Ninthwave Records) *2013: ''Rasterscan'' (Ninthwave Records) *2016: ''Panophobia'' ( Banoffeesound) *2019: ''Check The Gyroscopes'' ( Banoffeesound)


Discography (bands and collaborations)


Albums

;in
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'', EMI (2000) *''The Satellite Junkyard'', House of Beauty / self-published (2008) *''Art vs Commerce - The Singles Collection'', House of Beauty / self-published (2010) ;in
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* ''
Living in Neon Spray is a synth-pop duo from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, consisting of siblings Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn. Following the demise of their previous band, the Cuban Boys (famous for their Hampster Dance record and John Peel ses ...
'' (2002) * ''Children of a Laser God'' (2006) * ''Enforced Fun'' (2016), Banoffeesound


Singles

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(for a comprehensive listing, see discography section in
Cuban Boys The Cuban Boys are an English electronic group and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood ("Blu") and Jenny McLaren (Autobahn's sister). Their music is characterised ...
 *"
Cognoscenti Vs. Intelligentsia "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" (meaning "the experts versus the intellectual elite"), also known as "C vs. I", is a song by English electronic music group the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of an unofficial soundalike sam ...
", EMI (1999) ;in
Rikki & Daz Rikki & Daz, was a pop music duo, formed in 2002 by John Matthews and Daz Sampson. John Matthews of the Cuban Boys fame and also known as Ricardo Autobahn, became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on ...
*"
Rhinestone Cowboy "Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released on May 26, 1975, as the lead single and title track from his album ''Rhinestone Cowboy'', it enjoyed huge popularity w ...
" featuring
Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...
(2002) *"
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" (Rikki & Daz Vs. JJ Mason Remix) (remix, 2003) ;in
Barndance Boys The Barndance Boys was an English trio musical formation made as a country and folk dance act in 2003. Barndance Boys was the brainchild of John Matthews (stage name Ricardo Autobahn) from the Cuban Boys fame. He launched the novelty band with ...
*"Yippie-i-oh" (2003) ;in
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* "I Am Gothic" (Remix Project) (2003) * "Run With Us" (2006) * "He Came With The Sleigh" (Christmas 2007) * "Singing For England 2010" (Summer 2010) * "Everything's Better With Muppets" (Autumn 2010) * "We're Nihilists, Not Stylists (EP)" (Summer 2011) ;in Pop Inc *"Looking for the KLF" (Ricardo Otobahn Edit) (2009) ;in The Kunts * "
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" (Ricardo Autobhan Remix) (remix, 2022)


Compositions

*2006: "
Teenage Life "Teenage Life" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was sung by Daz Sampson in English. On 4 March 2006, Sampson had won the BBC show ''Making Your Mind Up'' with the song "Teenage Life", which was written and produced with ...
" (co-writer of
Daz Sampson Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 28 November 1974) is a British professional football manager/scout, music producer and broadcaster. Sampson is known for his commercial dance music as part of several groups and his television appearances. He has had n ...
's Eurovision song) *2019: " Kinky Boots" (co-writer of
Daz Sampson Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 28 November 1974) is a British professional football manager/scout, music producer and broadcaster. Sampson is known for his commercial dance music as part of several groups and his television appearances. He has had n ...
's Eurovision song)


See also

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Rikki & Daz Rikki & Daz, was a pop music duo, formed in 2002 by John Matthews and Daz Sampson. John Matthews of the Cuban Boys fame and also known as Ricardo Autobahn, became Rikki in the duo. He teamed up with Sampson, named just Daz in the duo and went on ...
*
Spray Spray or spraying commonly refer to: * Spray (liquid drop) ** Aerosol spray ** Blood spray ** Hair spray ** Nasal spray ** Pepper spray ** PAVA spray ** Road spray or tire spray, road debris kicked up from a vehicle tire ** Sea spray, refers to ...
*
Cuban Boys The Cuban Boys are an English electronic group and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood ("Blu") and Jenny McLaren (Autobahn's sister). Their music is characterised ...
*
Daz Sampson Darren "Daz" Sampson (born 28 November 1974) is a British professional football manager/scout, music producer and broadcaster. Sampson is known for his commercial dance music as part of several groups and his television appearances. He has had n ...
*
Lolly Pop Lolly Pop is an on-stage persona of Brooke R. Calder, produced by the triad talents of Ricardo Autobahn, Monte Moir and Doctor Fink. Biography Raised between the United States and Zimbabwe, Africa, Calder moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to wor ...


References


External links


Official website

Ricardo Autobahn Myspace

Attery Squash Myspace
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