Mat Zo

Stage name for British music producer/composer and EDM DJ Matan Zohar. Starting off as just a progressive trance and drum & bass producer, he gained international success at an incredibly young age. His early productions earned him a title as a prodigy and one of the most promising producers within the trance genre. From 2009 to 2012 Mat Zo went on to create what I believe to be the most beautiful and emotionally uplifting music the world has ever heard. Track after track he never sold out or strayed from making music directly from the heart. Whether it is his earth-shattering basslines, hypnotic rhythms and synthwork, or heart stopping melodies, you know it's Mat Zo when you hear it and it is truly unparalleled. Aside from his larger than life but extremely organic sounding trance productions, Mat Zo has dabbled in basically every EDM genre often fusing them together within a track. His sound has evolved into something that cannot be labeled or categorized.

One would think that with such skill and in a field that is quickly gaining more popularity that Mat Zo would be full of pride, but no. He conducts himself in such a modest gentle manor that it adds to the beauty of his art, unlike a lot of his peers. To me, music (art), love, and the essence of human soul are so closely related, and I have never felt more infinite than while listening to this man's music. I know I am not alone here.

If Armin van Buuren is the face of trance then Mat Zo is the face of music itself.

One of the greatest and most talented (yet underrated) electronic music producer of this century. Mat Zo earned his fame within the trance scene during the late 00s, where he was praised for his new modern take on progressive trance.

Jono Grant, co-founder of the label Anjunabeats (where Mat Zo's most famous works reside), recalled in a Reddit AMA that Mat Zo was one of the biggest influences to him and to trance music. But Mat wasn't just a one trick pony, he had so much more creative potential than just trance, and so gradually his music expanded to include influences from all sorts of genres. House, prog house, funk, dubstep, drum and bass, garage, breakbeat, you name it. His tendency to blend genres together, as well as incorporating his own wits and idiosyncratic touches, makes his music a one-of-a-kind.

In 2013, he released his album Damage Control, which imo is the pinnacle of Mat Zo. This album contains a diverse palette of musical styles and really reflects Mat's true creative potential. The most well-received song in this album is Easy, a collaboration with renowned producer Porter Robinson. But really all the songs are soo good! His second biggest album, Self Assemble, was released in 2016 where his creativity continued to shine. Now, he is not as prominent anymore, but sometimes makes an appearance on the face of Anjuna every now and then.