Matt Mahaffey
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Matt Mahaffey, also known as Self, is a multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and recording engineer.
[edit] Personal
Matt grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. Mahaffey was involved with music from a young age, and he often performed with his brother, Mike Mahaffey, when they were growing up. By age eleven, he was playing drums at Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park in Pigeon Forge. In the mid-nineties he moved to Murfreesboro, TN and attended MTSU where he would live and work for 10 years and co-founded Spongebath Records. He also formed the band Self in 1994.
In the early 2000s, Matt relocated from Murfreesboro to Los Angeles, in order to be closer to his record label, Universal Records, and to produce.
He is married with no children.[citation needed]
[edit] Other work
Music Production: Matt has performed with & produced many artists. Some well-known artists he has worked with are Pink, Beck, Liz Phair, Tenacious D, Phantom Planet, Beyonce, Butch Walker, Hellogoodbye, Forever The Sickest Kids, Miranda Cosgrove, The White Tie Affair, CashCash, Tina Parol, The Sounds, L.E.O. & Smashmouth. In 2005, Matt began producing with Jeff Turzo (God Lives Underwater) under the moniker - Wired All Wrong. Wired All Wrong's first full production, Hellogoodbye's Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! yielded the platinum single, Here (In Your Arms).
Performance: Matt played various instruments with Beck throughout 2005's Guero tour & 2006's The Information tour. In the past, he has performed with pop stars, Mandy Moore and Mika.
Film: Matt has worked with various film makers including Ivan Reitman, Michael Mann, Jeffery Katzenburg, Andrew Adamson, & Hans Zimmer (for film score). Matt wrote Stay Home for Shrek, & subsequently produced the music for both surprise endings of Shrek & Shrek 2.
Television: Matt & his brother, Mike Mahaffey, wrote & performed the infamous Expedia.com tagline. Matt has also written jingles & composed music for Pedigree, Jumbone , Medicare, & Lexus.[citation needed]. His music has been featured on numerous shows: CSI Miami, Dance Life, Entourage, Mtv, E! Entertainment, Dirty Sexy Money, 60 Minutes, and more. He is currently providing original songs for Nick Jr's Ni Hao, Kai-Lan.
[edit] External links
- Official Website - Self-centered.org Official Website
- Matt's MySpace
