Mati Gavriel (born Mathia-Mathithiahu Gavriel on January 14, 1986, in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Israel) is a German-Israeli composer, record producer, musician, and singer. He is also known as Mathia Gavriel, Mati Moon, or MLDY, and currently resides between Los Angeles and New York City.

Early life

Mathia-Mathithiahu Gavriel was born in

, Israel to an Italian/Greek father and a German mother. He then moved to Germany when he was six years old. When he was 18, he moved to London, where he studied sound engineering. Gavriel then moved to Berlin in 2006 to pursue a career in music. He resides between Los Angeles and New York City, and works on various projects.

Career

From August to November 2010, Gavriel participated in the first season of ''

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''. He reached the semi-finals and finally finished third. The jury consisted of Sarah Connor, who was also Gavriel's mentor,

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, and

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. His music has been featured in art installations at the

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, the

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, and

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. In addition, he has collaborated with Belgian-American artist Cécile B. Evans for over a decade, including supplying music for her art installations. Gavriel has been on tour with many notable bands, including

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, and the

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. Gavriel founded Miracle Record, a music production and licensing agency for music for brands in Los Angeles. Miracle Record is a LA, New York and Berlin-based music production house, composing and producing original music for advertisements, television, film, and radio. Over the last few years Miracle Record has produced music for

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, Syoss,

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, and many more. Gavriel has arranged and produced a classical recording of the song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the

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which was used for the

campaign in Germany. It was recorded at the Teldex Studio in Berlin with an orchestra. He also co-founded a company called SONGYFT.

Projects

In 2017, Gavriel released an experimental piano album called ''Planets''. The album includes a composition for each of the planets. ''Moon & Star'' was produced and recorded by Gavriel and Jenny Karr in Los Angeles. It is a mix between lofi, alternative, and indie genres. Together with MLDY, Gavriel has also produced

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featuring different artists, including remixes.

Discography

Selected discography: *Mathia - ''On The Run'' *Mathia - ''Planets'' *Moon & Star - ''Forever'' *MLDY - ''On With You''

References

External links

Mathia-Mathithiahu GavrielMati Gavriel's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gavriel, Mathia-Mathithiahu Living people Israeli people of German descent Israeli composers Israeli music arrangers People from Tel Aviv 1986 births