Matt Schwartz

Matt Schwartz (Hebrew: מאט שוורץ; born 26 October 1971), also known by his stage name The Drill, is a Grammy Award winning Israeli-British record producer and songwriter.

Schwartz was born in Haifa, Israel and moved to London in the early 1990s. He attended Kingston University and began working at the Hit-House in Hammersmith in 1994, collaborating with artists such as Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Matt Jam, and Carl Brown. During this time, he also produced records with James F. Reynolds.

From 1996 to 1998, Schwartz worked at BeatFarm Studios, producing records for Massive Attack, Arthur Baker, Sara J, Tall Paul, and others. In 1998, Schwartz shifted focus to his career as an artist and producer. He founded Destined Records in 2000 for his own releases and co-founded Blackgold Recordings with Gil Goldberg and Muff Winwood.

In 2002, Schwartz teamed up with fellow DJ/singer Joel Edwards to form the group Deepest Blue. The duo released several singles in 2003 and their only full-length album, Late September in 2004.

In 2005, Schwartz performed at the Paris Techno Parade as The Drill. He subsequently has played many gigs under his 'The Drill Sound System' and 'DADA Sound System' and with his Deepest Blue Project. Schwartz has had music featured in films such as The Jackal and The Matrix, and has released music under various aliases, including M'Black, DADA, The Drill, 4tune500, and Deepest Blue. From 2004 to 2007, his composition of Shooting Star was the theme tune for Sky Sports.

In 2009, Schwartz collaborated with Trevor Horn, Olly Murs, Lol Creme, and Robbie Williams. He reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart in 2010 with M'Black and topped Dutch charts in 2011 with "Bang It All" as Dada & Mastiksoul featuring Akon.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, he co-wrote Kylie Minogue's "Timebomb." His track "Crush" reached No. 1 on the US dance charts in 2013.

In 2014, Schwartz co-wrote and produced Madison Beer's "Unbreakable" and Cheryl Cole's "Only Human." He also contributed to Selah Sue's album Reason and worked with artists such as Union J, Ruen Brothers, Holychild, and Pitbull. In 2015, "Outlines" by Mike Mago featuring Dragonette reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Schwartz also collaborated with All Tvvins on their debut album and NERVO on Collateral, co-producing tracks including "The Other Boys" featuring Minogue, Jake Shears, and Nile Rodgers, as well as Avicii's "You're Gonna Love Again."

In 2016, Schwartz co-wrote and produced Selah Sue's "Fear Nothing," which won the North Vision Song Contest in Zurich. In 2018, he produced Yungblud's self-titled EP and Peking Duk's "Wasted." Schwartz co-produced Yungblud's The Underrated Youth EP in 2019, which entered the UK charts at No. 6, and also worked on the singles "Loner" and "11 Minutes" featuring Halsey and Travis Barker.