User:Matt stax 78/Matt O'Connor
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Matt O'Connor | |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Mo Brown Productions (Owner) EMI (Artist) Bomb Records (Owner) Peermusic (A&R Creative Manager) Warner Music Australia (A&R Manager) |
| Website | www.theaandrdepartment.com |
Matt O'Connor is a music producer, songwriter, recording engineer and A&R manager originally from Sydney, Australia. He has been in the music industry for over 20 years including a highly successful term at Warner Music Australia[1] which built him a reputation as one of the most experienced and respected A&R managers in the country.[2]
His projects have sold over one million records with an ARIA track record that includes 17 top 10 records, 12 top 20 records and 16 top 40 records. [3]
He is now the owner and Managing Director of The A&R Department, an independent A&R consultancy company specialising in artist development, music distribution and project management. [1][4]
Discography[edit]
| Artist | Title | Year | Role | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys In Black | More Than A Woman (single) | 1993 | Producer | Westside Records/Polygram |
| Kulcha | Self Titled (album) | 1994 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Renegade Funk Train | Self Titled (album) | 1995 | Engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Take Your Time (album) | 1996 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Disco Montego | Self Titled (album) | 2002 | A&R | Warner Music/Bomb Records |
| Various | Straight From The Art (Hip Hop Compilation) |
2003 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Fast Crew | Set The Record Straight (album) | 2004 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | Self Titled (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Savage | Mooshine (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Magic Dirt | Snow White (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | Slideshows (album) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Various | Standing On The Outside:The Songs Of Cold Chisel (album) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| The Beautiful Girls | Ziggurats (album) | 2007 | A&R | MGM |
| Shihad | Beautiful Machine (album) | 2008 | A&R | Warner Music |
| The Protectors | Tarantula (EP) | 2008 | A&R | MGM |
| The Fumes | Sundancer (album) | 2009 | A&R | MGM |
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