Matthew Jonathan Darey (born 29 November 1968) is an English

trance music Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from the British new-age music scene and the early 1990s German techno and hardcore scenes. Trance music is characterized by a tempo generally lying between 135–150 beats per minute ( ...

producer and performer. Darey has sold over two million albums and singles with numerous top 10 and top 20 chart hits.

Music career

Darey was born in

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, England. Some of his earliest solo work was under the name Lost Tribe, releasing the EP ''The Distant Voices'' in 1997. The single "Gamemaster" reached number 24 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

in 1999. In addition to production and remixing work for other artists, Darey began releasing music under his own name in 2004. In 2005 he debuted a new show on Digitally Imported called ''Nocturnal'', which became a weekly show the following year. His 2007 single "Beautiful Day: reached the top 25 on

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's Hot Dance Music Club Play and hitting the Top 20 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart in the United States. Darey owns a record label, Darey Products, featuring releases from himself and upcoming artists. In 2015 he changed his stage name to Matt Nouveau to signal a change in musical direction. He currently hosts a monthly Internet radio show on Digitally Imported's European Trance station.

Discography

Albums and EPs

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– ''The Distant Voices EP'' (1997 –

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) * ''Voice of an Angel'' EP (2004,

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) * ''Point Zero'' EP (2005, Water Music Records) * ''Decade'' (2004; also released a 200-copy limited-edition version) * ''Urban Astronauts – EP1'' (31 March 2008;

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) The debut EP from Darey's side project Urban * ''Matt Darey pres. Urban Astronauts feat. Kate Louise Smith – See The Sun (Remixes)'' (9 November 2009; Nocturnal Global) * ''Blossom & Decay'' (3 August 2012)

Singles

* Li Kwan – "Point Zero" (1994) No. 51 UK (with "I Need A Man") * Space Baby – "Free Your Mind" (1995) No. 55 UK * Lost Tribe – "Gamemaster" (1999 –

) No. 24 UK * "Liberation" (1999) No. 19 UK * M3 – "Bailamos" (1999) No. 40 UK * Melt featuring Little Ms Marcie – "Hard House Music" (2000) No. 59 UK * Sunburst – "Eyeball (Eyeball Paul's Theme)" (2000) No. 48 UK * Matt Darey presents DSP – "From Russia with Love" (2000 – Liquid Asset) No. 40 UK * MDM – "Mash It Up" No. 66 UK * "Liberation (Fly Like An Angel)" (2001) * "Beautiful" (2002, with Marcella Woods) No. 10 UK * "U Shine On" / "Moody" (2002, with Marcella Woods –

) No. 34 UK * Lost Tribe – "Gamemaster" (2003 remake of the 1999 single – Liquid Asset) No. 61 UK * Lost Tribe – "Possessed" (2004 – Darey Products) * "Electro Buzz" (2003 –

) * "Voice of An Angel" (2003 – Incentive Records) * "Nocturnal Delight" (2004 –

) * "Liberation 2005" (2005; 2 CDs with 13 remixes of the song – Darey Products) * "Eternity" (2005 – Darey Products) * "Always" (2006, featuring

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– Darey Products) * "Beautiful Day" (2007, featuring

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and Marcia Juell) * "Sum of All Fears" (2007, featuring Tiff Lacey – Darey Products) * "Animal" (2008, with Urban Astronauts) * "Hold Your Breath" featuring Leah – Armada Music (2012) * "I Will Follow You" with Stan Kolev featuring Aelyn – Armada Music (2012)

Selected remixes

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– "El Niño" *

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– " 9pm" *

Binary Finary Binary Finary are a British trance act, originally comprising Matt Laws, Ricky Grant and Stuart Matheson. They are best known for the dance hit single "1998", especially for the Paul van Dyk and Gouryella remixes, which charted in many co ...

– "1998" / "1999" *

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– "Grooveline" *

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– "Heaven's Earth" * Gabrielle – "

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" *

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– "Breaking Away" *

– "Heaven" *

– "Shame" * Headstrong featuring Tiff Lacey – "Close Your Eyes" * Johnna – "Do What You Feel" * Magners – "Shlurgen" *

Moloko Moloko () were an Irish-English electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their UK top 10 sin ...

– "The Time is Now" *

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Feat.

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– "

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" * Technique - "Sun is Shining" *

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– "Legacy" *

Tin Tin Out Tin Tin Out were an English electronic dance music duo, comprising Darren Stokes and Lindsay Edwards. They remixed songs for a variety of artists such as Duran Duran, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, The Corrs and Des'ree, as well as collaborating with ...

– "Sometimes" *

– "Strings for Yasmin" * Westbam – "

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Selected album appearances

* ''Ibiza Euphoria'' (1999) * ''Pure Euphoria'' * ''The Very Best of Euphoria'' (2002, mixed by Darey) * ''

Upfront Trance ''Upfront Trance'' is a double album from DJ Matt Darey which was released in 2005. The two- CD album consists of two DJ sets performed by Darey. Track listing Disc one # Smith & Pledger – "Forever (Aspekt Mix)" – 7:42 # Yilmaz Altanhan � ...

'' (2005, Water Music Records) * ''Ultimate Trance'' (Mixed by Darey) (2005) * ''Nocturnal album'' (Mixed by Darey) (September 2007) * ''Nocturnal 2010'' (Mixed by Darey) (May 2010)

Video games

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References

External links

Official website
(also the site for his record label, Darey Products) *
Nocturnal radio show website
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