Tonight I’m going to be making an appearance in the House of Beni, performing our song “Someone Just Like You” live. It’s a Scion AV party and it’s at White Rabbit (145 E Houston). I think it’s free? I don’t know if you gotta RSVP or not, I’ll try and find out more and update this…
By the way, for those of y’all who never heard it, here’s the track we did. Hope you enjoy!
So after several months working on the new live show I’m finally gonna be playing my first show with my new live band. Excited doesn’t even begin to describe the feeling. If you’re in NYC next Tuesday come out and support! You can get tickets on the door or here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4221535
Either way just be sure to mention that you’re there to see me when you’re at the door…
SEE U TUESDAY!!!!!
Merry Xmas Y’all!
I’ve been super busy with the live show all December and for that and a couple other reasons didn’t make a new Christmas song this year. But I think enough people didn’t hear the one I did last year that I thought I’d put it up again for you here (both versions).
So have a listen, open some presents, drink some mulled wine, watch the Knicks beat the Celtics, whatever raises your Christmas spirit. Enjoy the holiday!
XOXO,
M
(Photo by Vivian Corado)
For anyone who might not be following me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/mattiesafer) seemed like it was past due to make note of the fact that I will be playing 2 shows in the next week here in NYC.
Both shows are at Dominion NY. I’ve been rehearsing with my new live band for a couple of months now and while we’re not quite ready for the big thing this show is a little different. Islands (the main act) are presenting their new album in a small, intimate seated theater and offered me the chance to open up, present some of my own new material and “set the mood.”
So in the spirit of the evening, my performance is going to be pretty laid back, featuring just myself singing, piano and guitar. It’s been a lot of fun preparing for the show and it should be a beautiful night of music. I have the privilege of playing with some talented individuals and I am happy to have an opportunity to present a show for y’all.
If you have a CMJ Badge entry is free this Saturday night, otherwise you can get advance tickets directly from the venue (http://www.dominionny.com/). I’m not so sure on the details for next Saturday yet but I know I will be on fairly early this Saturday (7 pm) so try and make it early!
Thanks and hope you can make it out!
I’m a bit behind on this one too.
8 days ago Modular put up a stream of the track that I did with Beni “Someone Just Like You” so now here it is for you. Seems like it will be released as a single…
Beni featuring Mattie Safer - Someone Just Like You by modularpeople
It was a fun record to make. It was in the middle of a huge snow storm in NYC. My old studio was on the 16th floor with great views of the Hudson. Don’t get me wrong, it was a dump but it did have lots of windows, a reasonably unique feature for most New York spots.
There’s all kinds of crazy remixes and stuff… (I thought there was news on it here: http://www.modularpeople.com/news/stream-beni-someone-just-like-you/10034.html but there isn’t. Sorry!)
Don’t know if they’ll be making a video for this or not and if so if they’ll do me dirty like this:
Anyway, hope you enjoy the track! Let me know what you think…
Hey hey.
I know that this isn’t really “news” anymore, but I’ve been waiting to say something about this until the words came naturally and the time felt right. And today feels about right.
So what can I say? Mehdi was one of the sweetest dudes I knew. Genuine as fuck and just enjoying life… The look of happiness on his face while he was DJing was one of the best examples of living in the moment that I can think of. That’s the mark of an artist. That’s what I wanna be like. The picture above was taken at Santos Party House and it was truly a great night. Pedro and Mehdi ripping into it, just owning the room playing the best music in the world. An incredibly drunk Kid Cudi kept on hopping on the mic and just rambling, had me cracking up. Pedro kept calling me JT cuz of that stupid hat. :)
And then the last time I saw him was at Le Bain. Mehdi, Pedro and Stretch playing hip hop for the last hour… So much fun. I would go see Mehdi every time he was in NY and it never disappointed. He was a friend, probably my favorite DJ in the world and a great producer as well.
Here’s a couple things. One is a clip of my favorite Mehdi song, “Tunisia Bambaata” from the Pocket Piano EP:
The second is a little mixtape/mini-album something or other that Pedro sent today. It’s made up I guess of outtakes/ideas that Mehdi made while working on the Lucky Boy album. It’s a real nice listen and a good way to remember a good dude.
DJ MEHDI “Loukoums” by edbangerrecords
That’s all for now. Like my friend Beni said, be like Mehdi. Keep smiling, trust the music and live your life to the fullest…..
Hey hey.
So some of y’all know I did a track with Beni. This Beni:
Not this one (although that would be rad):
Anyway, the track is called “Someone Just Like You” and it’s on his debut album House of Beni, which is going to be coming out in September on Modular Records. You can go read more about it here: http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/50673/Beni_reveals_debut_album_with_Sam_Sparro_Mattie_Safer
Other than that just been busy working on a new live show, I’ll fill you in more when there’s more to say but so far so good!
HAPPY SUMMER.
Here’s a link to a German article about Brooklyn that I was interviewed for. As you can see I didn’t have that much to say… :)
VIV AND I GOT MARRIED LAST WEEK (6/6/11) HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. SHOW ME LOVE!!!!
Some of the more of astute among you might have noticed that I had a record come out yesterday over in the UK. A collaboration I did with my good old friend Ben Rymer and his production duo Jam Factory. This is their, 3rd release and the song is called “One Night Stand.” Listen to some snippets below…
I can’t remember why I was there but for some reason I was staying in London at the Rymer’s flat. It was shortly after I had left the group. We were hanging out and a bit bored so we decided to make a track. The whole thing took about 3 days from writing to final conception. Over the course of 2 years it was mixed and remixed by many folks (I think the remix EP is on the way) and now it’s available for you to go buy… I’m pretty sure it’s vinyl only though for y’all digital types… Trendy London fucks… :) Maybe someone will pick up the license on it though and we’ll get a digi-release?
More music on the way soon! Originals (the long awaited “Future Gospel Sound” mixtape is FINISHED) and another collaboration, this one with everyone’s favorite Antipodean BENI! Should be a great summer…
