RSR473 - Matt Robertson - Ambient & Cinematic Synth Composer (Bjork, Prodigy, HBO, Ellie Goulding)
Recording Studio Rockstars
Lij Shaw
4.8 • 543 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 135 minutes
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My guest today is Matt Robertson, a British-born, Canadian-based, 3x Grammy-nominated composer, producer, and musical director. Matt has worked with Björk, Anohni, Arca, The Cinematic Orchestra, and Ellie Goulding as musical director and orchestrator / arranger.
He has released four albums under his own name to date, balancing ambient sound design alongside warm organic techno and ripples of delicate electronics. His albums 'Forecast', 'In Echelon' and 'Entology', have been described as "symphonic electronica and leftfield techno that's cinematic in scale" (Mixmag), "magnificent…wild, electronic sound" (The Line Of Best Fit) and "Nils Frahm's modern classical meets Jon Hopkins' grainy techno" (MOJO).
Growing up listening to a healthy mixture of Jean-Michel Jarre and Jimmy Smith, Matt graduated from the University of Surrey before working at recording studios in London learning how to fix, and later build, some of his own synths. Working with a collection of vintage, modern and DIY synths, and combining electronic music production with classical composition and cinematic soundscapes; artists, producers, and film composers alike seek his enveloping and distinct sound. His work with Anoushka Shankar awarded him 2 Grammy nominations, and he recently scored the films 'The New Corporation – The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel', and' 'Navalny'.
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