Matthew Dear

American music producer, DJ and artist Matthew DearDear performing at Roskilde Festival, 2011.Background informationAlso known asFalse, Audion, JabberjawBorn (1979-04-04) April 4, 1979 (age 47)Kingsville, Texas, United StatesOriginDetroit, MichiganGenresSynth-popindietronicamicrohousetech houseavant-poptechnoOccupationsProducerDJYears active1999–presentLabelsGhostly InternationalSpectral SoundMinusPerlonPlus 8Websitematthewdear.comMusical artist Matthew Dear (born April 4, 1979) is an American electronic music producer and DJ. History Texas-born Dear moved to Michigan as a teenager, where he was inspired by the sound of Detroit techno. Dear met Sam Valenti IV at a party while attending the University of Michigan, after which the two started the record label, Ghostly International, based on a shared love of electronic music. Dear's first single was 1999's "Hands Up For Detroit" (co-produced by ghettotech pioneer Disco D, who performed under the name Daisha). Successive singles, such as "Stealing Moves" and the chart-topping "Mouth to Mouth" (as Audion) were issued on Spectral Sound, Ghostly's offshoot that focuses on dancefloor music. Dear's first album Leave Luck to Heaven appear