Matt O'Connor (music)
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Matt O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Mo Brown Productions (Owner) EMI (Artist) Bomb Records (Owner) Peermusic (A&R Creative Manager) Warner Music Australia (A&R Manager) A&R Records (Owner) Pavement Records (Owner) |
| Website | www.theaandrdepartment.com |
Matt O'Connor is a music producer, songwriter and A&R manager from Sydney, Australia. He has been in the music industry for over 25 years including a highly successful term at Warner Music Australia[1] which built him a reputation as one of the most experienced and respected A&R managers in the country.[2]
His projects have sold over one million albums with an ARIA track record that includes 17 top 10 records, 12 top 20 records and 16 top 40 records.[3]
He is now the owner and managing director of The A&R Department, an independent A&R consultancy company specialising in artist development, music distribution and project management.[1][4]
The A&R Department is now based out of Hercules Street Studios in Surry Hills, owned by legendary writer, producer Harry Vanda (ACDC, Easybeats).
| Artist | Title | Year | Role | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys in Black | More Than A Woman (single) | 1993 | Producer | Westside Records/Polygram |
| Kulcha | Self Titled (album) | 1994 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Shaka Jam (single) | 1994 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Fly Girl (single) | 1994 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Don't Be Shy (single) | 1994 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Renegade Funk Train | Self Titled (album) | 1995 | Engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Take Your Time (album) | 1996 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Do You Like It (single) | 1996 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Kulcha | Always Be (single) | 1996 | Co-writer, producer, engineer | Warner Music |
| Disco Montego | Self Titled (album) | 2002 | A&R | Warner Music/Bomb Records |
| Disco Montego | Beautiful (single) | 2002 | A&R | Warner Music/Bomb Records |
| Disco Montego | I'm Talking To You (single) | 2002 | A&R | Warner Music/Bomb Records |
| Various | Straight From The Art (Hip Hop Compilation) |
2003 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Various | R&B Super Series (Compilation Album) |
2003 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Fast Crew | Set the Record Straight (album) | 2004 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Fast Crew | I Got (single) | 2004 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Jeremy Gregory | That's What's Goin' Down (single) | 2004 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | Self Titled (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | Someday Someday (single) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | In The Summertime (single) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Savage | Mooshine (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Savage | Swing (single) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Savage | Moonshine (feat. Akon) (single) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Magic Dirt | Snow White (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Botanics | Release The Peace (album) | 2005 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | Slideshows (album) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | 20 Good Reasons (single) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | Those Eyes (single) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Thirsty Merc | 'The Hard Way (single) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| Various | Standing on the Outside:The Songs Of Cold Chisel (album) | 2007 | A&R | Warner Music |
| The Beautiful Girls | Ziggurats (album) | 2007 | A&R | MGM |
| Shihad | Beautiful Machine (album) | 2008 | A&R | Warner Music |
| The Protectors | Tarantula (EP) | 2008 | A&R | MGM |
| The Fumes | Sundancer (album) | 2009 | A&R | MGM |
| Sparkadia | The Great Impression (album) | 2011 | A&R | Ivy League Records |
| Battleships | To You (Mini Album) | 2012 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| The Dead Heads | When I'm Dead (single) | 2012 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| The Occupants | I've Been Thinking (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Safia | Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Harts | Offtime (EP) | 2013 | A&R | Island Records Australia |
| The Money Go Round | Endless Sun (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| Enerate | Unstoppable (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| The Dead Heads | Sony Youth (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| Meg Mac | Known Better (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| The Ruminaters | Deadstuff (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| Ginger & Drum | Backstreets (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| Bella and The Bone People | The Light (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| Cadres | Horizons (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| Small Talk | Make You Move (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| Crossing Red Lines | Wake Up (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| The Jones Rival | Mind of a Dreamer (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| The Money Go Round | YAYAYA (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| Blaq Carrie | Let There Be Hope (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| Various | Marshmallow Pavement (The A&R Department Compilation) |
2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Meg Mac | Every Lie (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Mwansa | Burn This House (single) | 2013 | A&R, producer, Mix | A&R Records |
| The Occupants | Wonderland (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Major Tom | On The Avenue (single) | 2013 | A&R, producer, Mix | A&R Records |
| Readable Graffiti | Happy To Be (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| Battleships | Take Your Rest (single) | 2013 | A&R, Mix | A&R Records |
| Harts | Leavn' It All Behind (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Thyrsday | Skin (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| The Money Go Round | Velvet Sky (single) | 2013 | A&R, Add Mix | A&R Records |
| Enerate | I Think I Love (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Homes | Best Disguise (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer, Mix | A&R Records |
| Lëura | Drifter (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Lyon Apprentice | I Will Find You (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Direwolf | Goodbye (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Magic Bones | Fire Song (single) | 2013 | A&R, co-producer | A&R Records |
| Liam Gale & The Ponytails | Antipodean Honor (single) | 2013 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Ayla | Wish I Was (single) | 2014 | A&R & Co-Producer | Pavement Records |
| Magic Bones | Round The Block (single) | 2014 | A&R & Co-Producer | Pavement Records |
| Harts | Lovers in Bloom (single) | 2014 | A&R | Pavement Records |
| Various | Marshmallow Pavement Volume 2 (The A&R Department Compilation) |
2014 | A&R | Pavement Records |
| Harts | Angels Walk Below (single) | 2014 | A&R | Pavement Records |
| The Occupants | Streets (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Polarheart | Paralyse (single) | 2014 | A&R, co-Producer | A&R Records |
| Halcyon Drive | Apart (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records |
| The Ruminaters | I Lost My Grandpa's Teeth (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Los Tones | Ordinary Man (single) | 2014 | A&R, co-Producer | A&R Records |
| King Colour | Show It To Me! (single) | 2014 | A&R, co-Producer | A&R Records |
| Battleships | You Can't Change It (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Jesse Taylor | In My Bones (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records |
| Earthquake Weather | Nobody Knows (single) | 2014 | A&R, Producer | A&R Records |
| Willowy | Waiting on You (single) | 2014 | A&R, co-Producer | A&R Records |
| Thee Gold Blooms | Alana (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records |
| The High Learys | Clear My Mind (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R Records/Soundflat Records |
| Opia | One Minute Ago (single) | 2014 | A&R Produce | A&R Records |
| Harts | Daydreamer Album | 2014 | A&R | A&R/Pavment Records |
| Magic Bones | "Anytime Anywhere (single" | 2014 | A&R, co-producer | A&R/Pavment Records |
| The Cherry Dolls | "Crystal Pistol (single)" | 2014 | A&R | A&R/Pavment Records |
| Harts | When A Mans A Fool (single) | 2014 | A&R | A&R/Pavments Records |
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