Matthew Herbert + Plat Du Jor Live @ Sonar 2005
Matthew Herbert is a musician and producer working predominantly in the field of electronic music. His methods and techniques of producing sound are quite exceptional and have won him international acclaim.
Known for ignoring the boundaries and mangling the conventions traditionally associated with the genre, he is one of the few independently minded artists to have made a considerable impact on both media and public while striving to be innovative and experimental. As a recording artist since 1996 he has released music on a variety of record labels under aliases such as Doctor Rocket, Wishmountain, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, under his own name and with a Big Band.
He began making music out of objects at Exeter University in the 1990s, where he was studying Drama. From bottles, jars and pepper pots he progressed to recording friends, places and experiences, effectively using the sampler, his choice of instrument, as an audio diary on many of the Doctor Rockit and Herbert releases.
In recent years he has played at The Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals, Paris' Pompidou Centre, Tokyo's Blue Note, Sonar and Glastonbury and supported Bjork at the Hollywood Bowl.
At this years Sonar festival, Mathew Herbert played with Plat Du Jour live in a special culinary musical showcase with sounds made from variety of edible and non-edible items usually found in the kitchen.
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