gmj & matter

MELBOURNE’S GMJ (GAVIN GRIFFIN) AND MATTER (MATTY DOYLE) JOINED FORCES IN LATE 2015, A TRIGGERED RECOGNITION AND MAGNETISM FOR THEIR SHARED PERSPECTIVES AND LOVE FOR DEEP, ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF THE GMJ & MATTER COLLABORATION.

OVER THE 8 YEARS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED, A NATURAL SYNERGY AND SEAMLESS UNDERSTANDING HAS SEEN WORKS CONSTANTLY FLOW WITH REMIXES FOR TOP TIER ARTISTS SUCH AS ALEX O’RION, POLE FOLDER, NICK MUIR, JEROME ISMA-AE, JUAN DEMINICIS, NOPI AND MIKE KOGLIN AMONGST A RAFT OF ORIGINAL WORKS ON SEMINAL LABELS INCLUDING SUDBEAT, REPLUG, BALANCE MUSIC AND MANGO ALLEY TO NAME A FEW.

2020 SET THE STAGE FOR THE CONCEPTION OF THE PAIR'S “MEANWHILE RECORDINGS” IMPRINT, WHICH HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED LABELS IN THE INDUSTRY, AS A PLATFORM FOR THEIR OWN SIGNATURE SOUNDS WITH A RAFT OF ORIGINAL AND REMIX MATERIAL, AS WELL AS BECOMING A DESTINATION HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST ARTISTS.

SISTER LABEL “MEANWHILE HORIZONS” HAS PROVIDED THE PERFECT VEHICLE FOR THE PAIR'S EXPANDING VISION AS A PLATFORM FOR DEEPER AND MORE MELODIC SOUNDS. WITH CONSTANT SUPPORT FROM HEAVYWEIGHTS INCLUDING GUY J, NICK WARREN AND HERNAN CATTANEO, THE MEANWHILE BRAND HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF FIRMLY AS A TOP 10 GLOBAL LABEL IN PROGRESSIVE HOUSE.

STUDIO SUCCESS HAS TRANSLATED INTO DEMAND FROM A CONSTANTLY GROWING NUMBER OF RESPECTED FESTIVALS AND CLUBS BOTH LOCALLY AND ABROAD, HIGHLIGHTED BY EUROPEAN TOURS IN 2019, 2022 AND 2023 WITH GIGS FOR PROGRESSIVE ASTRONAUT IN LONDON, REPLUG RECORDS AT ADE, RUBY & FRIENDS IN MALTA AND THE PAIR’S OWN MEANWHILE & FRIENDS SHOWCASE EVENTS AT ADE IN BOTH 2022 AND 2023, AS WELL AS LOCALLY AT ICONIC EVENTS INCLUDING RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL, INTERSTELLAR GROOVE, ENCHANTED GARDEN, BLOSSOM AND ELEMENTS FESTIVAL.

WITH CONSTANT INSPIRATION RAISING THE HEIGHTS IN REFLECTION, THE FUTURE IS TO THE STARS!