Matt Caseli

Originally from the UK Matt arrived in Ibiza in 1997 and soon made an impression on the island and started his first residency at the famous beach party ‘Bora Bora ‘.Soon after his talents were recognized by Pacha and he was invited for a guest dj appearance. This turned out to be a huge turning point for both Matt and Pacha. He was able to push his DJ career to the next level with Pacha behind him and also re invent the declining Funky Room. Under Matt’s creative influence he was able to create a unique party atmosphere in The Funky Room playing house music under many genres from US House to soulful, funky and latin house music. The atmosphere and musical content that Matt has created has helped to make the Funky Room a now legendary name across the world. His success there is reflected in his now 9th year of residency in The Funky Room aka El Cielo.

Matt plays on Pacha's biggest nights including:

Subliminal Sessions, Defected In The House, Def Mix, Ministry Of Sound, Roger Sanchez’s Release Yourself, Pure Pacha and Yoshitoshi. He has played with some of the biggest and cutting edge names in house music: Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Frankie Knuckles, Danny Rampling, Miguel Migs, Jay.J, David Morales, Bob Sinclar, David Guetta, Grant Nelson, Harry Choo Choo Romero, Jose Nunez, Jaime Lewis and Mathias Heilbronn.
He has also guest dj’ed at other famous venues in Ibiza including Café Mambo , Café Del Mar, Space, Manumission & Es Paradis.

In the winters Matt basses himself in Zurich. His skill and popularity have made him a sort after dj in Switzerland where he has played for the best clubs and promoters including Supermarket, Indochine, Pacha Switzerland, Fresh & Stable, Groovelift and many more….. In 2002 alongside the notorious Swiss promoter Ulises Braun of “Sleepless Nights”, Matt began a winter residency at one of Switzerland's best clubs, Club Q. He has brought a sound and vibe to the club which has made it one of the hottest clubs in Switzerland right now.

Matt is also building a following in Germany with successful performances in Frankfurt at 190 East , China Club in Hamburg, Polly Esther in Hannover and Stuttgart’s The Red Room. Plus not forgetting Spain, with 2004 seeing Matt offered the monthly mainroom residency at one of Barcalona’s biggest and most respected clubs Discoteque!

Back in his native homeland the UK, Matt has played at some of the UK’s best venues and nights including Turnmills, City Loud, Pacha London, Back To Basics, Miss Moneypenny's, Chuff Chuff, Dusted, Babushka, The Emporium, Herbal, The Egg, Fuel and many more…. He has also played the big outdoor events Homelands and Creamfields!

Matt has completed many US tours. Appearing at amongst others: Tabu Las Vegas, Sno-Drift San Fran and The W Club in Salt Lake City. One of his favourite destinations is San Francisco, where he has played to over 1500 people at one of the cities best clubs Ruby Skye. Matt is also a popular DJ at the Miami Winter Music Conference, where he has guest dj’ed with George Morel, Ron Carroll, Eddie Amador and appeared at many times at Blue.

Production:

Matt’s talents don’t stop at the turntables, he has also been producing and remixing for over 10 years, from co producing Baby D for London Records to his 2003 hit “Regina’s Porn Track“ on Peppermint Jam which reached No.6 in DJ Mag’s top 100 Hype Chart!

This summer has seen Matt sign and release on the globally renowned and respected House label Soulfuric records with the “Regina’s Sax Experience” which has turned out to be his biggest house release to date! Reaching No.35 in the top 100 house tracks of 2005 on Traxsource!

In 2004 Matt co-founded Silocasa Records ( www.silocasa.com ), where he is the head of A&R. Silocasa is going from strength to strength now on it’s 5th release with new material scheduled in the next year including some of Matt’s own productions. One of the label’s first mix album releases is a compilation series called “Penthouse”, in association with the famous magazine! Matt has now complied and mixed both series I and II, available throughout Europe!

Matt has also collaborated this year in the studio with some other great djs and producers such as Jason Herd, Aston Martinez and Jim Shaft Ryan.

Club Performances:

UK
Miss Moneypenny’s - HQ Birmingham
City Loud - Turnmills, London
Back to Basics - Leeds
Chuff Chuff - Brighton
Fuel - Gas Street Birmingham
The Pin Up Club - Sheffield
American Pie - The Fez Cambridge
Switch - Hidden Birmingham
Dusted - Middlesborough
Vertigo - Pacha London
Miss Moneypenny’s - Rouge London
Herbal - London
Abigails Party - London
Propaganda - London
Musica - Pacha London
Babushka - Manchester
Delicious - Candy Store Plymouth Miss Moneypenny’s - Liberty’s Birmingham
Cool House - Emporium Cardiff
Miss Moneypenny’s - Bonds Birmingham
Bacardi B.Bar Homelands - Winchester

Europe & Russia
De La House - Paris France
The Ministry - Moscow Russia
190 East - Frankfurt Germany
Pacha - Hamburg Germany
Red Room - Stuttgart Germany
China Lounge - Hamburg Germany
Polly Esther - Hannover Germany
Zino Lounge - Hannover Germany
Rust - Copenhagen Denmark
Club Q - Zurich Switzerland
Supermarket - Zurich Switzerland
Indochine - Zurich Switzerland
Toni Molkeri - Zurich Switzerland
Saulenhallé - Zurich Switzerland
Pacha - Zurich Switzerland
Spider Galaxy - Zurich Switzerland
Labor - Zurich Switzerland
Zoo Club - Zurich Switzerland
Pur Pur - Zurich Switzerland
Silo Bern - Switzerland
The Loft - Luzern Switzerland
Pravda - Luzern Switzerland
Atlantis - Basel Switzerland
Borderline - Basel Switzerland
El Hareem - Olten Switzerland
The Kitchen Club - Arosa Switzerland
Cuando Republic - Bucherest Romania
Tipsy’s - Bucherest Romania
Republica - Black Sea Coast Romania
House Machine - Tipitina’s Bergamo Italy
Menta - Mallorca Spain
Discoteque - Barcelona Spain
Pacha - Alicanté Spain
The Palladium - Malaga Spain
Pacha - Ibiza Spain
Space - Ibiza Spain
Café Del Mar - Ibiza Spain
Manumission - Ibiza Spain
Es Paradise - Ibiza Spain
Bora Bora - Ibiza Spain
KM 5 - Ibiza Spain
The Rock - Ibiza Spain
Café Mambo - Ibiza Spain
Guarana - Ibiza Spain

USA
Ruby Skye - San Francisco
Sno-Drift - San Francisco
W.Hotel - San Francisco
Liquid - San Francisco
Second Sunday - San Francisco
Hi Fi - San Francisco
W.Lounge - Salt Lake City
Brix - Salt Lake City
Fusion - San José
Joia Lounge - Miami
Cherry World Party - Miami
Velvet Couch Blue - Miami
Afterhours Blue - Miami
Tabu Ultra Lounge - Las Vegas

Discography:

2005 Penthouse Ibiza Vol.2 Mix Album – Matt Caseli Globe Records
2005 Regina’s Sax Experience – Matt Caseli Soulfuric Records USA
2005 Penthouse Bitch – Matt Caseli & Slide Silocasa Records
2005 Penthouse Ibiza Vol.1 Mix Album – Matt Caseli Pacha MultiMedia
2004 One Night At The Privé – Matt Caseli & Slide Silocasa Records
2004 Regina’s Porn Track ( Remixes ) – Matt Caseli Peppermint Jam
2004 Ease Up – Matt Caseli & Slide Silocasa Records
2003 Regina’s Porn Track – Matt Caseli Peppermint Jam Records
2001 Show Me – Matt Caseli Hard Boiled Recordings
2000 Breakthrough – Matt Caseli Hard Boiled Recordings
1999 Give Me Understanding – Matt Caseli Hard Boiled Recordings
1998 Beautiful People – Matt Caseli & Mr.Christian Hard Boiled Recordings
1997 Up The Funktion – Matt Caseli & Mr.Christian Hard Boiled Recordings
1996 Get Down – Matt Caseli Hard Boiled Recordings
1996 Obsessed ( R.I.P. Mix ) – Adanté Dance On Vinyl Records
1996 Deliverance L.P. – Baby.D London Records
1996 So Pure ( Antix & D.J. Devine Mixes ) – Baby.D London Records
1995 X.Rated – Antix Production House Records
1995 Ease Up ( Remixes ) – D.J. Devine Production House Records
1995 Feel Love – Notorious Production House Records
1995 I Need Your Loving ( D.J. Devine Mix ) – Baby.D London Records
1995 Superhero ( D.J. Devine Mix ) – The House Crew Production House Records
1995 Lighter ( D.J. Devine Mix ) – D.M.S. FX Recordings
1995 Quest For Life – D.J. Devine Production House Records
1994 Boom! E.P. – Ruff 2 Rugged Production House Records
1994 Ease Up – D.J. Devine Production House Records
1994 My Dezire – Notorious Production House Records
1994 Ready For Dead – D.J. Devine Production House Records

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