Matt Darey @ Ruby Skye

Often described as one of the original podcast pioneers of theglobal dance scene, Matt Darey is on the cusp of cult status. He has long been recognized as a world class DJ, tastemaker and radio personality while maintaining his personable attitude with fans and fellow global DJs alike. Now with over 300,000 subscribers to his weekly podcast and an estimated 3 million listeners tuning into his syndicated radio show Matt Darey is a global brand. Matt's weekly shows are now broadcast on 150 stations worldwide where he consistently showcases his unapologetic blend of electro, progressive house, breaks and trance.

Renowned for bringing a truly international and multi genre flavour to his sets, Matt has become an influence on music and fans through his social media outlets, touring and radio program. He has been travelling more these past few years but Matt has prioritized when he returns home making his studio ground zero for all his production and programming. Though it may seem self-serving a weekly show branded Matt Darey's Nocturnal, he has utilized the opportunities granted to him to shine a light onto new and emerging talent by constantly featuring guest sets from other electronic DJs and artists. His excellent and varied taste in music is what has made him so accessible to his fans and to all genres of music. Matt's radio shows are a true eclectic journey which has been made tangible with his most recent Nocturnal, double mixed CD, available now on Black Hole Recordings.

Throughout his long career Matt has worn the hats of DJ, producer, musician and program director. One of his more infamous accolades was his signing to Sire Records by Seymour Stein. Since the start of his career in Electronic / Dance Music, Matt has sold over an astonishing two million albums and singles with numerous top 10 and top 20 chart hits. He is apart of a new kind of electronic artist that cross-pollinates the subgenres of dance much like Morgan Page, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Kaskade, Nervo, and Sharam to name a few. Matt has proven to be a chameleon of sound, producing a variety of releases from breaks to house to trance and progressive to experimental and his ground breaking genre of rocktronica.