Matthew Hinman
(Cosmic Sea, Warsaw Pact, Social)
Mixes:
Live @ The House Of Ill Repute
Matthew Hinman’s musical career started at the tender age of 13 years old in NY. Having been raised on classic rock and disco, Matthew was always looking to continuously expand his musical boundaries. Having befriended a schoolmate who was into heavier music such as SOD, Agnostic Front, and Slayer, Matthew was hooked on extreme music. It wasn't until the winter in late 1989 that Matthew attended his first "Techno" party in which Frankie Bones and the legendary Kraftwerk. Coming from an upbringing of Disco, Matthew was also now hooked on the sound of Electronica. Matthew was also fortunate enough to have a neighbor who owned a sound company and allowed Matthew and friends to help him when hip hop shows would come to town. While working with acts like Public Enemy, 3rd Bass and Tribe Called Quest, Matthew was really bitten by the bug to become a bigger player in the production of live shows and parties.
After securing his first club gig doing lighting in 1991, Matthew chose to move west to Tucson Arizona to continue his life in the desert. After becoming a hardcore concert goer and attending parties in Arizona, Matthew decided to get back in the game by hitting the road with Life Of Agony out of NY. During the tour, Matthew had a chance to work with other bands such as Carcass, Type O Negative, Dog Eat Dog, Obituary, and Monster Voodoo Machine just to name a few. Touring was exactly what Matthew needed to make the move to go back into professional lighting and sound in Arizona.
Matthew Hinman finally settled in Scottsdale where he has worked in numerous nightclubs, bars, and parties as well as helping to construct numerous nightclubs in town. After years of party production and concert promotions with his company, Cosmic Sea Productions, Matthew has dedicated himself full time to the art of DJing. Matthew has not slowed down, as 2009 will feature parties such as Social, Inferno, Flesh, Pulsate, Paradox, Machine, the infamous Harmonic ConcorDance and Just Another Desert Party. Matthew never seems to rest.
Throughout the years, Matthew has been a promoter, dj, lighting tech, sound engineer and radio personality. Matthew has been involved in the music business for over 23 years and it's his true passion. You can catch Matthew spinning anything from House to Trance to Techno to Progressive to Goa to PsyTrance. As long as it's deep and darque, Matthew will play it.
