Talented back-to-back duo John Gagliano and Mathieu Fortin, better known as John & Matt, are quickly becoming a new worldwide Dance music sensation. The duo embarked on a journey that is taking them straight to the top of the electronic music food-chain, driven by their stellar releases, including the likes of: ‘Hold On EP’, ‘You, Here’, ‘Take My Hands’, ‘Girl You Know How’, ‘Alexis Night’, ‘Lose My Mind’, ‘Slow Down EP’ and ‘Burning In My Soul’.
Whilst John & Matt started out as musicians, they have later turned their attention towards the exciting world of Dance music and they’ve managed to make big waves, piling up support from A-list DJs and renowned labels like: Sullivan Room Records, Natura Viva, Dear Deer Records, Da Way, Sex Panda White, Esclama Records and Reloaded Recordings. Having seen John & Matt’s rapid ascension, we’ve decided to have a chat with them and go through their favourite things in life – so here is John & Matt’s Double Top 3s interview:
Top 3 all time tracks
Matt:
– Daft Punk – Revolution 909
– Kraftwerk – Computer Love
– Laurent Garnier – Jacques In The Box
John:
– Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy, Hey Girl
– Royksopp – The Girl and the Robot
– 2Pac – California Love
Top 3 all time DJs
Matt:
– Jeff Mills
– Frankie Knuckles
– Carl Cox
John:
– Paul Kalkbrenner
– Daft Punk
– Mr. Scruff
Top 3 singles in 2015 so far
Matt:
– Flashmob feat. Lowheads – Don’t Leave
– Ten Walls – Sparta
– Einmusik – Voyage
John:
– HiLo – Renegade Mastah
– Technasia – Suga
– Kink – Cloud Generator
Top 3 DJs in 2015 so far
Matt:
– Dusky
– Tale Of Us
– Todd Terje
John:
– Technasia
– Lone
– Loco Dice
Top 3 clubs
Matt:
– Cielo, New York
– Rex Club, Paris
– Tenax, Florence
John:
– Chalet, Turin
– Fabrik, London
– Xoyo, London
Top 3 plug-ins
Matt:
– BigKick – Plugin Boutique
– L2 Ultramaximizer – Waves
– Massive- Native Instruments
John:
– Izotope Ozone
– Waves Kramer
– Fabfilter Pro Q
Top 3 music genres
Matt:
– House
– IDM
– Techno
John:
– Garage
– Bass House
– Tech House
Top 3 goals for your career
Matt:
– Become a world-class musician
– Start a label
– Play at Madison Square Garden
John:
– Play at Space, Ibiza
– Play at Burning Man festival
– Play at Club2Club festival
Top 3 artists you’d like to work with
Matt:
– James Blake
– Disclosure
– Maceo Plex
John:
– Chet Faker
– Lone
– Bonobo
Top 3 cars
Matt:
– Ferrari Enzo
– Maserati Gran Turismo
– Camaro SS 1969
John:
– Fiat 500
– Ferrari Enzo
– Maserati Gran Turismo
Top 3 cities
Matt:
– New York
– Tokio
– Milan
John:
– Turin
– Barcelona
– Berlin
Top 3 people you look up to
Matt:
– Leonardo Da Vinci
– Nelson Mandela
– Alan Turing
John:
– Adriano Olivetti
– John Cage
– Monet
Top 3 things you’re afraid of
Matt:
– War
– Violence
– Hate
John:
– Solitude
– Depression
– Boredom
Top 3 things you wish to do before you die
Matt:
– Travel all over the world
– Learn to fly a plane
– Become a writer
John:
– Flying with a hang-glider
– Climb Mount Everest
– Play in a Champions League match
Top 3 life mottos
Matt:
– When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
– Stay hungry, stay foolish.
– You can if you think you can.
John:
– If you think pennies, you get pennies. If you think dollars, you get dollars.
– Think global, act local.
– Who minds his own business lives a 100 years.
Top 3 people you’d like to thank
Matt:
– My mom
– My girlfriend
– John Gagliano
John:
– My family
– My teachers
– Matt
John & Matt Online
www.johnandmatt.org
www.facebook.com/johnandmatt
www.soundcloud.com/john-matt-1
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