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It’s no small achievement to be rated number one in Montreal. Home to the internationally-lauded Montreal Jazz Festival, and incubator to some of the world’s best indie rock bands – including Arcade Fire, The Dears, and Wolf Parade, to name a few – it’s a music city with a gold-plated reputation. With that in mind, when you hear the name Peer Pressure, you should stand up and pay attention – especially if you care about dance music.
The name refers to a super-group of DJs famous for their indie-electro nights, voted as the best club nights in town by the influential Montreal Mirror magazine. The parties were a must for knowledgeable electro lovers, and featured top acts such as We Are Wolves, Ed Banger’s DJ Mehdi, and Chromeo.
One of the stand-out DJs in the Peer Pressure crew was a redhead called Hatchmatik, who has a rep for raging it on the turntables and delivering energetic after-party sets. His career has seen him paired with world-class DJs such as Mehdi, AM, A-Trak, and Steve Aoki. But he really made a name for himself with his remix of MTO’s single Bring It On Now – a hand-clap-heavy, bumping track released on the label Coco Machete – which has seen him earn worldwide respect in electro circles.
Hatch is another fine act booked for the impressive-yet-under-attended Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy series at Cliq. We encourage you to check him out and support organiser DJ Enso, as he continues his worthy quest to diversify Hong Kong’s club scene.
Tina Lee - TIME OUT HONG KONG MAGAZINE
Discography
ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS:
FORTHCOMING 12” ON COCO MACHETE RECORDS
FORTHCOMING SONG ON FINNISH TOP BILLIN RECORDS’ ‘MAPLE LEAF EP’
OFFICIAL REMIXES:
MTO – BRING IT ON NOW (HATCHMATIK REMIX) – COCO MACHETE RECORDS
http://hatchmatik.com/cocomac/
ADAM KESHER – LOCAL GIRL (HATCHMATIK REMIX) – DISQUE PRIMEUR
http://hatchmatik.com/primeur/
BOOTLEG REMIXES:
INTOXICATED – BURN IT DOWN (HATCHMATIK BURN DOWN THE CLUB REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
THUNDERHEIST – BUBBLEGUM (HATCHMATIK BIRDFLU IN JUNE REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
YO MAJESTY – CLUB ACTION (HATCHMATIK MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
DL BLAQSTARR – SHAKE IT TO THE GROUND (HATCHMATIK ELECTROLUX REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
DONNIE SLOAN – CALL YOU UP (HATCHMATIK REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
M.I.A. – BOYZ (HATCHMATIK REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
ENUR FT NATASJA – CALABRIA 2007 (HATCHMATIK CLUBABRIA REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
CHROMEO – BONAFIED LOVIN (HATCHMATIK REMIX FT. TEKI LATEX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
FAKE BLOOD – MARS (HATCHMATIK BOOTLEG)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
KANYE WEST – LOVE LOCKDOWN (HATCHMATIK REMIX)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
CUIZINIER FT. TEKI LATEX, THE GENEVAN HEATHEN – THE GOOD GUYS
(HATCHMATIK REMIX FT. FRENCHMAN SCOOP)
http://hatchmatik.com/mpfree/
MIXTAPES:
BRONZAGE (CD ONLY)
http://www.hatchmatik.com
CE SOIR ON MANGE LES FACES DES FILLES DANS LE CLUB
http://www.zshare.net/audio/266403067c7842/
TONIGHT FOREVER MIX FOR INDEED RADIO ON XMU
http://www.zshare.net/audio/353235826c5381
PBR ON CDR – HATCHMATIK MIXIN’ IT UP FOR DISCOBELLE
http://www.zshare.net/audio/59521999f95ce2/
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Bio
"YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHITTY LOFT IN MONTREAL AT A DRUGGED UP AFTERPARTY WITH WACKY DRUNK FRANCOS TRYING TO HIT ON TRASHY ANGLOS WITH WAY TOO MUCH ATTITUDE AND THERE'S THIS REDHEAD KID MAKING MIRACLES BEHIND THE TURNTABLES, HE'S SURROUNDED BY HOT HALF GOTH HALF 2 LIVE CREW BITCHES AND HE JUST SHINES, THAT'S HATCHMATIK."
-TEKI LATEX
HAILING FROM MONTREAL’S FAMED PEER PRESSURE PARTY CREW MATT MOREIN, aka DJ HATCHMATIK (HATCH), STARTED HONING HIS SKILLS YEARS PRIOR TO THE DAYS OF PEER PRESSURE INFAMY. INITIALLY A B-BOY, VISUAL ARTIST AND A PURVEYOR OF RAP, FUNK & SOUL, THE FORMATION OF PEER PRESSURE MARKED A SHIFT IN STYLE FOR HATCH AND A MOVE TOWARDS HIS OWN PRODUCTION. HIS SETS WERE NOW RIFE WITH ELECTRO MINDSPLODERS, TRUE SOUND OF THE GUTTER RAPS, BALTIMORE CLUB ANTHEMS AND A SELECTION OF HIS OWN REMIXES, MOST NOTABLY “BURN DOWN THE CLUB.” AS PEER PRESSURE PARTIES GAINED WORD OF MOUTH NOTERIETY FOR HAVING THE BEST DJS AND CRAZIEST CROWDS ACROSS THE CITY, MONTREAL’S DIVIDED SCENES WERE UNITED WITH FISTS RAISED ON THE DANCE FLOOR. SOON CAME BIGGER VENUES, COVER STORIES, CELEBRITY GUESTS AND TOURING; PEER PRESSURE WAS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE. BLOGS POSTED AND PRAISED HATCH’S WORK ON REMIXES OF THUNDERHEIST, MIA, ADAM KESHER, AND CHROMEO (FEATURING NONE OTHER THAN PARISIAN RAPPER & CELEBUTANT TEKI LATEX), AND IN-DEED ON XMU AND DISCOBELLE SNATCHED HIM UP FOR THEIR MIX SERIES. HATCH’S FIRST OFFICIAL REMIX OF MTO’S “BRING IT ON NOW” HAS RECENTLY BEEN RELEASED ON NYC LABEL COCO MACHETE RECORDS, WITH A FORTHCOMING ORIGNAL 12INCH FROM HATCHMATIK ON THE SAME IMPRINT.
CITIES PERFORMED IN:
ATLANTA, GA
AUSTIN, TX (SXSW)
BALTIMORE, MD
BANGKOK, THAILAND
CALGARY, AB
CHICAGO, IL
EDMONTON, AB
HALIFAX, NS
HONG KONG
LOS ANGELES, CA
MIAMI, FL
MONTREAL, QC
MONT SAINT ANNE, QC
OSLO, NORWAY
OTTAWA, ON
PARIS, FRANCE
PORTLAND, OR
QUEBEC CITY, QC
RICHMOND, VA
SAINT SAUVEUR, QC
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SHANGHAI, CHINA
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
TORONTO, ON
VANCOUVER, BC
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