ArtistInfo

Matt Xavier

Dance
A.k.a. Gruvhaus

Matt Xavier’s relationship with electronic music began in 1993 at Manhattan’s most infamous downtown raveclub, NASA. Soon after he began promoting for New York’s Caffeine nightclub where he met friend and confidante Michael “Blackwatch” Thomas. Together the two formed "Island Vibe Network" and began organizing art & music events at illegal warehouse locations throughout New York’s Tri-state area. In early 1995 Matt Xavier (formerly known as Matthew Magic) began organizing the first European styled goa-trance parties on the east coast of North America and later founded New York City's most elite event company "Tsunami Productions". During his 4 year reign as Tsunami resident DJ & music director, Matthew organized over 75 large scale events where he hosted and shared the stage with such global talents as Josh Wink, Juno Reactor, BT, Hallucinogen, X-Dream, Raja Ram, GMS, KoxBox, Son Kite, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Total Eclipse, Slinky Wizard and Green Nuns of the Revolution, to name a few. Following the turn of the millennium Matthew retired the psy-trance format and adopted the production moniker known as “Gruvhaus”. During such time he released a string of edgy tech-house productions on such labels as Polyester Music, Release Records, Annex and Fugu Recordings. In early 2005 he and childhood friend Sean Palm founded the internationally acclaimed record label known as "Railyard Recordings" who have hosted such world-renowned techno/house producers as Joel Mull, Cari Lekebusch, Alexi Delano, Adultnapper, Donato Dozzy, Simon Flower, Android Cartel and Justin Scott Dixon aka Voyager. After moving Railyard Recordings office to Berlin in 2007, he returned to the States to begin his role as music director & resident DJ for Los Angeles’ most premiere techno nightclub “Compression”. During his 3-year reign he hosted and shared the stage with such talents as Francois K, Richie Hawtin, Magda, Steve Bug, Mathew Jonson & Cobblestone Jazz, Dirtybird, Adam Beyer, Radio Slave and many others. To this day Matt Xavier continues his 19-year journey into the deeper realms of psychedelic electronica; where more will be revealed…