Matt Barker first started cutting up tracks and mixes from the age of six, chopping up segments of music, stuttering and looping what could loosely be called 'samples' using nothing more than a couple of conventional tape recorders, the family hi-fi and a Casio keyboard Santa left for him. It was the impetus of everything that was to follow. He loved making his own music, creating synth patches and blending them together in unique and interesting ways.

In his teens, he pugged his keyboard into a home computer, bought a proper sampler and started started experimenting with sequencers. DJing became a passion, so he bought some turntables, taught himself to mix in key and got himself a residency. This was getting good....

Artists such as BT, Way Out West and Bedrock, blending breaks, trance and house elements with traditional arrangments, greatly inspired Matt. In the late 90s, he recorded a track called 'Earthquake in Eden'. He needed a suitable psuedonym to use, so chose Epicentre. The rest is history.

Initially focussing on original material, the Epicentre moniker developed his unique style of merging progressive house, trance, breakbeat and accoustic sounds, which has seen him produce tracks in a wide range of genres. Collaborations include remixes of cult bands such as Mardrae and Arcade, as well as likeminded DJs and producers such as Darius Korn, Andy Eggleton of Definite Grooves, Phil Urry of The Shine Boys, Steve 'Disco' Newsome of Shabobchik and Joel North of Miami's Radio Danz.

The last few years have seen a renaissance in Epicentre productions. He has garnered interest from as far away as Asia and North America, moved into film-making and is an avid digital artist. Creating his own music videos, Epicentre visuals have been supported by establsihed acts such as the global DJ and producer John Graham, aka Quivver. Epicentre mixsets have been broadcast on the UK-based music station Summer Time Radio, as well as a series of guest slots on successive NYE shows and the Miami Winter Music Conference Specials for Radio Danz.

Epicentre is also one half of the production team Seismic Waves with DJ Ali Rumba. Their work includes remixing artists such as Carlos Begearos and classics such as 'Das Glockenspiel' by Schiller and 'Papua New Guinea' by The Future Sound of London. Phew.

Notible Epicentre remixes / bootlegs include an ecclectic range of artists such as Kings of Leon, Michael Jackson, Everything But The Girl, New Order, Imogen Heap, Quivver and Paul Oakenfold. In 2010, Matt collaborated with Manchester group The Rainband and remixed their breakthrough track 'Broken Youth', which was featured in Sky TV's Grand Final of The Source. Most recently, Matt has been working on an exciting collaboration with legendary Bizarre Inc vocalist Angie Brown and urban artist A Me B for her new single.

Matt is also putting the finishing touches to Epicentre's long-awaited debut album, with contributions from an array of talented artists who have helped the distinctive Epicentre sound evolve into what it is today.

"Be the change you want to see..."