About Deepest Blue
Deepest Blue, the tantalizing brainchild of producer- songwriter Matt Schwartz who's credits have included to that date writing with Massive Attack on their amazing Mezzanine Album, producing James Taylor quartet and Arthur baker. And singer-songwriter Joel Edwards who was signed to Matti's former publisher.
They were introduced by Scott Franey who came to do a record for Matti's label Destined Records and brought Joel along.
Deepest Blue was one of those rare records that come from nowhere and instantly capture the imagination of club-goers, radio listeners and singles buyers.
It was a summer 2003 smash, straight in the charts at number 7 and a number 5 airplay hit. The single's success was down to a combination of outstanding song-writing, Joel's heartfelt vocal style and Matt's clean, confident, contemporary production.
Their 'Deepest Blue' single has provided them with the perfect platform from which to launch 'Give It Away' in 2004 and their album, 'Late September' in summer 2004.
The band was dropped from Ministry of sound and moved on to Destined records to release 'Miracle' the No' 1 UK club hit.
After a turbulent decade, the Band have split.
Matt continued with a string of cross-over hits under different guises with M'black - Heartbreak reaching the elusive No' 1 in the Billboard hot airplay charts, The Drill - The Drill topping club charts all over the world and becoming one of the biggest cross over club records, creating a genre of a pulsing scene and Dada - Lollipop, Ft. Sandy River and Trix reaching the top 20 in the UK and top 10 in Spain.
Matt Continues to enjoy success in the dance world as well as producing and writing for other acts in the mainstream. He has written with Robbie Williams, Lol Creme and worked with Trevor Horn on his band The producers (US), He also produced Hypercrush for Universal Motown and Elliot Minor in the UK while writing the first single for X-factor runner up - Olly Murs. His Publishing company, Schwartz Music publishing enjoys backing from BMG rights and is in negotiations to sign several artists.
Joel Edwards has remixed for Blondie, Lamb, Chicane and Texas, in 2005 he went on to record an acoustic solo album, entitled Lost And Found, for Mercury Records but it was never released and Joel was dropped. He is now managing the St Albans band Saving Amiee and has recently been touring with the Italian band Planet Funk he is also a member of a new group named Dee-Lux with producer Robin Axford on Serious records.