Birth name Jamie Quinn Role Record Producer Years active 1994–present Name Jamie Quinn | Occupation(s) DJ, producer Origin London, England Siblings Optical | |
Labels AATW, Viper Recordings, Metro Recordings Associated acts Futurebound, Luke Bingham, Baby Blue, Goldtrix, Turbosound, Andrea Brown, Optical Albums Metro Recordings: Level_01, Sleepwalk Music groups Matrix & Futurebound, Goldtrix Genres Dance music, Drum and bass, Dubstep Similar People Futurebound, Optical, Tanya Lacey, Cat Knight, Ed Rush | ||
Jamie Quinn, better known by his stage name Matrix, is a London-based drum and bass producer, DJ, and founder of record label Metro Recordings.
Contents
- 1994 2000 Career beginnings
- 2001 2004 Goldtrix
- 2005 2011 Matrix and Futurebound and debut album
- 2012present Mainstream success
- References
1994-2000: Career beginnings
Quinn started his musical career as one half of drum and bass duo Turbosound. The duo was signed to F Project Records, an imprint of Formation Records, operated by DJ SS. As early as 1994, Quinn began to release material as Matrix. Since then, his work has appeared on numerous compilations released by various drum and bass labels. His debut LP, Sleepwalk was released in 2000 by Virus Recordings (operated by his brother).
2001-2004: Goldtrix
In 2001, Quinn ventured into the house music genre as one half of Goldtrix. In 2002, Goldtrix released a cover of Jill Scott's "It's Love (Trippin')", featuring singer Andrea Brown. It became a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart in February 2002.
2005-2011: Matrix and Futurebound and debut album
In 2005, Quinn collaborated with Liverpool-based producer Brendan Collins known as 'Futurebound' to release their Strength 2 Strength single. They later released their debut album Universal Truth on 9 April 2007 through Metro Recordings and Viper recordings, under the alias "Matrix & Futurebound". On 10 March 2008 they released Womb as a single from the Universal Truth album later followed by a new single Shanghai Surprise featuring singer Cat Knight. On 30 May 2011 they released a mix combination album Worldwide 001 which featured Scott Owens and Cat Knight.
2012–present: Mainstream success
On 6 May 2012 Matrix and Futurebound released "All I Know" featuring British singer Luke Bingham. The song went on to chart in the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart at number 29 and top ten on the UK Dance Chart at number 6. Later in 2012, their second single "Magnetic Eyes" was released on 30 December 2012. The song was their second top 30 hit in the UK peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and number 5 on the UK Dance Chart. In January 2014, Control, featuring London singer Max Marshall, peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.