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Matthew Tavares
Tavares in 2012
Background information
Birth nameMatthew A. Tavares
Also known asMatty
Born (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 33)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
  • Piano
  • synthesizer
  • guitar
Years active2010–present
Formerly ofBadBadNotGood
Websitehttp://matthewtavares.ca/

Matthew Adam Tavares (born September 15, 1990), also known as Matty, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is best known as a founder of the instrumental group BADBADNOTGOOD, with whom he released five studio albums and produced with for other artists. Tavares released his first solo album in 2018 and has since released a series of solo and collaborative genre-spanning albums. As a songwriter, he has helped pen songs for the likes of Post Malone, Rosalía, Camilla Cabello, Kendrick Lamar, and Kali Uchis, and often works with producer Frank Dukes.

Life and career[edit]

Matthew Adam Tavares[1] was born on September 15, 1990, and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario where he attended the local preparatory school Mentor College.[2][3] He attended Humber College where he studied jazz performance and later met drummer Alexander Sowinski and bassist Chester Hansen in the program. In 2010, they formed BADBADNOTGOOD. The band had viral success in 2011 after posting jazz covers of Odd Future online, and released their debut record that Fall. He withdrew from school in February 2012.[4]

With BBNG, Tavares released five full-length albums, including a collaborative record with Ghostface Killah, and was short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize twice. Following the release of their album IV in 2016, Tavares stepped away from touring with the group, and took time to focus on producing music as well as developing his solo project Matty.[5][6] However, he did make live appearances with BBNG from time-to-time, playing at the likes of Massey Hall in 2017, and the Virgil Abloh-curated Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer runway show, and in Tokyo in 2018, among other venues.[7][8][9][10][11]

Tavares has worked as a songwriter and music producer throughout his career, often producing tracks as part of BBNG and with producer Frank Dukes. Major early placements include tracks by Wu-Tang Clan, and Daniel Caesar, followed by songs by Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, and Rosalía.

Tavares released his debut solo record in 2018, Déjàvu, under the name Matty. The project utilized the other members of BBNG as the backing band. That year, he also scored the CBC ten-part video game docuseries The Artists.[12] Following a series of singles released after the record, Tavares began using his full name for some of his solo work. In October 2019, Tavares announced his departure from BBNG.[13] In 2020, he released three full-length solo albums as well as two collaborative jazz albums with former BBNG bandmate Leland Whitty.[14] In 2020, he was nominated for a Latin Grammy for his production work on the Rosalía song "Dolerme".[15]

Tavares is based in Toronto.

Discography[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Studio albums

  • Déjàvu (2018) (as Matty)
  • Visions (2020) (with Leland Whitty)[16]
  • Richard Dry (2020)
  • Mississauga (2020)
  • Selected Ambient Squirts (2020) (as Matty)
  • January 12th (2020) (with Leland Whitty)[17]
  • Danica (2021) (as Matty)
  • Eis O Homem (2023) (as Matty)

With BADBADNOTGOOD[edit]

Main article: BadBadNotGood discography

Other projects[edit]

  • Score of CBC documentary series The Artists (2018)
  • Homer – Best New Music (2019)[18]
  • Kingsway Music Library – Matthew Tavares Vol. 1 (2019)[19]
  • Kingsway Music Library – Parkscapes Vol. 2 (Matthew Tavares) (2020)[20]
  • Other sample compilations[21][22]
  • Dandelion - All You Know (2022)[23]

Production discography[edit]

Production and songwriting[edit]

Selected discography. For additional credits, see the BadBadNotGood production discography (2011–2020).

Year Artist Album Song Produced with/by Certifications
2011 Idle Warship The Man with the Iron Fists "Get Your Way (Sex Is a Weapon)" BBNG, Frank Dukes
Wu-Tang Clan & Kool G Rap "Rivers of Blood" BBNG, Frank Dukes
2013 Earl Sweatshirt Doris "Hoarse" BBNG
Danny Brown Old "Float On" (feat. Charli XCX) BBNG, Frank Dukes
2014 Logic Under Pressure "Growing Pains III"‡ Frank Dukes, et al.[24]
2015 Daniel Caesar Pilgrims's Paradise "Paradise" BBNG, et al.
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y #2009 "Weed Nap"‡ Frank Dukes, et al.[24]
Kali Uchis Por Vida "Rush" BBNG, Kaytranada
2016 Kaytranada 99.9% "Weight Off BBNG, Kaytranada
Mick Jenkins The Healing Component "Drowning" BBNG
Kendrick Lamar Damn. "Lust." BBNG, et al.
Daniel Caesar Get You – Single "Get You" (feat. Kali Uchis)† BBNG, et al.
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"Japanese Denim" BBNG, et al.
Jerry Paper Toon Time Raw! — Jerry Paper
Post Malone Stoney "Déjà Vu" (feat. Justin Bieber)‡ Frank Dukes, et al.[25]
  • RIAA: Platinum
GoldLink N/A "Fall in Love" (feat. Cisero) BBNG
2017 Lil Pump Lil Pump "Flex Like Ouu"‡ Frank Dukes, et al.[26]
  • RIAA: Gold
Ben Stevenson Cara Cara "Honeycola"‡ N/A[27]
Sufyvn N/A "Thinking 'Bout You (Sleepless in Cairo) (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) Sufyvn Ali, Doc McKinney[28]
Kodak Black Project Baby 2 "Unexplainable"† Frank Dukes, et al.[24]
2018 Kali Uchis Isolation "After the Storm" (feat. Tyler, the Creator & Bootsy Collins) BBNG
  • RIAA: Gold
Travis Scott Astroworld "Astrothunder"† Frank Dukes, et al.
John Mayer N/A "New Light"‡[A] John Mayer, No I.D.[24]
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
Khalid & Swae Lee Black Panther "The Ways" BBNG, et al.
Jerry Paper Like A Baby — Jerry Paper[29]
Wes Allen Funny Thing EP "Ask Me Now"† Chester Hansen[30]
"1 Kiss"†
"Funny Thing"†
Charlotte Day Wilson Stone Woman EP "Doubt" Charlotte Day Wilson
"Let You Down"‡ Charlotte Day Wilson, Duncan Hood
"Falling Apart" Sole producer[31]
Harrison Apricity "Midnight Snack" N/A
Thundercat Brainfeeder X / It Is What It Is "King of the Hill" BBNG, et al.
2019 Camila Cabello Romance "Feel It Twice" Frank Dukes[32]
Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding "Staring at the Sun" (feat. SZA) Frank Dukes, et al.
  • MC: Gold
"Myself"‡ Frank Dukes, et al.
Taylor Swift Lover "Afterglow"‡ Frank Dukes, et al.
"It's Nice to Have a Friend"‡ Frank Dukes, et al.[33]
Bakar Will You Be My Yellow? "Ghosts" Sole producer[34]
Joy Again N/A "Country Song"[35] Caleb Laven
Paul Epworth Voyager – Single "Voyager 2" (feat. Matty)[34] Paul Epworth[34]
2020 Jessie Ware What's Your Pleasure? "Mirage (Don't Stop)" James Ford, Benji B[34]
Rosalía N/A "Dolerme"† Frank Dukes, et al.[15]
Gabriel Garzón-Montano Agüita "Tombs"‡ Gabriel Garzón-Montano
Maeta Habits "Teen Scene" (feat. Buddy)‡ Kaytranada
James Blake Before EP "I Keep Calling"‡[B] James Blake, et al.[36]
Shawn Mendes Wonder "Monster" (feat. Justin Bieber)† Frank Dukes, Daniel Caesar, et al.
2021 Vegyn Like a Good Old Friend "So Much Time – So Little Time"‡ Vegyn, et al.
Ben Stevenson Whatever & Ever "Number One"‡
Mustafa When Smoke Rises "The Hearse"‡ Frank Dukes, Jaime xx
"Ali"† Frank Dukes, Simon on the Moon, Rodaidh McDonald
TOBi N/A "Don't Touch"[38] BadBadNotGood
Charlotte Day Wilson Alpha "I Can Only Whisper" (feat. BadBadNotGood)‡ BBNG, et al.

  indicates a featured artist contribution.

"—" denotes production of the entire album/release.

"†" denotes credit as co-producer or additional production.

"‡" denotes credit as songwriter only.

Other credits[edit]

  • Black Atlass – "Burning Man" from Young Bloods (2014); mixing
  • Eschaton – ∆ (2014); guitar, keys[39]
  • Eschaton – "Toronto, Ottawa, Low" from Tour Tape Two (2015); synth[40]
  • Kingsway Music Library – "Terco," "House Of Lawd," and "Dark Massage" from Colors[FD] (2015); keys
  • River Tiber – "No Talk" from Indigo (2016); mixing[41]
  • Eschaton – Torus (2016); engineering, mixing, bass guitar[42]
  • Kilmanjaro – A Place Unknown To All You Ever Say (2017); mastering[43]
  • Katie McBride – "The Skyline" and "N.B.S.L." from World of Dreams (2018); drum production[44]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ While most often uncredited, Tavares produced the looped sample in "New Light."
  2. ^ "I Keep Calling" samples Charlotte Day Wilson's "Falling Apart," which he produced.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Album Details Strength Of A Woman". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ^ "Matty's Birthday". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ^ Spencer, Jason (2014-08-08). "BadBadNotGood: The shape of hip-hop to come hits LAC". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. ^ Mistry, Anupa (2012-03-22). "BADBADNOTGOOD". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. ^ "Reintroducing Matty Tavares, BADBADNOTGOOD's co-founder-turned-psyche rock prodigy". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ "BADBADNOTGOOD's Matthew Tavares Explains Absence from Band, Shares "Embarassed"". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. ^ Trapunski, Richard (2017-10-21). "BADBADNOTGOOD invited Jay Electronica to their hometown love-in at Massey Hall". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  8. ^ "Kid Cudi walks, BadBadNotGood covers Kanye's "Ghost Town" at Paris Fashion Week: Watch". Consequence of Sound. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  9. ^ "IN CONVERSATION WITH BADBADNOTGOOD". Stussy.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  10. ^ Badbadnotgood - new song / Speaking Gently (live) @ STÜSSY Daikanyama Tokyo Japan (video). YouTube. March 11, 2018.
  11. ^ BADBADNOTGOOD with Sam Herring (Toronto 2018) (video). March 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Artists". CBC Documentary Channel. November 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Matthew Tavares Leaves BADBADNOTGOOD". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  14. ^ "Here's When Matty and BADBADNOTGOOD's Leland Whitty Will Release Their New Album". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  15. ^ a b "Dolerme / Rosalía". Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via Tidal.
  16. ^ "Visions, by Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty". Matthew Tavares. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  17. ^ "January 12th, by Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty". Matthew Tavares. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  18. ^ "Best New Music, by Homer". Homer. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  19. ^ "Kingsway Music Library - Matthew Tavares Vol. 1". Kingsway Music Library by Frank Dukes - Original Samples & Music. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  20. ^ "Kingsway Music Library - Parkscapes Vol. 2 (Matthew Tavares)". Kingsway Music Library by Frank Dukes - Original Samples & Music. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  21. ^ "DOUBLE DOUBLE, by Matthew Tavares". Matthew Tavares. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  22. ^ "2020 LIBRARY, by Matthew Tavares". Matthew Tavares. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  23. ^ "All You KNow, by Dandelion, Matty, Kaan". Matty. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  24. ^ a b c d "MATTHEW TAVARES". matthewtavares.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  25. ^ "Post Malone Credits". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  26. ^ "Lil Pump Credits". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  27. ^ Murphy, Sarah (2017). "Ben Stevenson Gets Daniel Caesar and BADBADNOTGOOD's Matthew Tavares for 'Cara Cara' LP". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  28. ^ "Songwriter: Matthew Tavares". artists.spotify.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  29. ^ "Jerry Paper - Like A Baby". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  30. ^ "Funny Thing, by Wes Allen". Wes Allen. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  31. ^ "Charlotte Day Wilson Offers Exclusive Track By Track Look Into New EP 'Stone Woman'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  32. ^ "Romance / Camila Cabello – Credits". Tidal. 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  33. ^ "Taylor Swift - Lover Credits and Streams". [istandard]. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  34. ^ a b c d "Jessie Ware previews new album with clubby single 'Mirage (Don't Stop)'". NME. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  35. ^ "Country Song, by Joy Again". Joy Again. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  36. ^ "Stream James Blake's Spectacular New Dance-Pop EP 'Before'". Stereogum. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  37. ^ "Monster (Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber song)", Wikipedia, 2021-02-14, retrieved 2021-02-17
  38. ^ "Don't Touch: Overview". Jaxsta. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  39. ^ "∆, by Eschaton". Eschaton. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  40. ^ "Tour Tape Two, by Eschaton". HAVNrecords. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  41. ^ "River Tiber - Indigo album". Paper and Life. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  42. ^ "Torus (Arachnidiscs Recordings), by Eschaton". ArachniDistro. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  43. ^ "A Place Unknown To All You Ever Say, by Kilmanjaro". Kilmanjaro. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  44. ^ "World of Dreams, by Katie McBride". Katie McBride. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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