Matoma
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Matoma on the UKA in 2015
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| Birth name | Tom Stræte Lagergren |
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29 May 1991 Åsnes, Norway |
| Genres | Tropical house |
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| Years active | 2013-present |
| Website | matomamusic |
Tom Stræte Lagergren (born 29 May 1991), professionally known as Matoma, is a Norwegian DJ and tropical house producer.
Lagergren was born in Asnes, Norway. He started playing the piano as a child. During that period, he won a contest to perform alongside Norwegian pianists Håvard Gimse and Leif Ove Andsnes. As he grew tired of classical piano, Lagergren began mixing on his computer. He holds a bachelor's degree in Music Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Lagergren uses Cubase 8 Pro to produce music and Massive, a DAW plugin to program his synth sounds. He also uses piano, guitars and flutes.
"Free Fallin Tropical Mojito Remix (John Mayer Tribute)" was produced with fellow tropical house producer Nelsaan and was released on Matoma's 23rd birthday.
Matoma was asked by Universal Germany to make a remix of Marlon Roudette's "When the Beat Drops" in July 2014 which was released one month later.
His remix of "Old Thing Back" by The Notorious B.I.G. became popular when it charted in Norway, peaking at number two on VG-lista, the official Norwegian singles chart. It also charted highly in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and New Zealand. It reached number 1 on the music blog aggregator Hype Machine with many record companies including Big Beat Records expressing interest in Matoma's work after hearing the remix. Ja Rule, who is featured on the original track, also tweeted that he loved the track. He also remixed the song "Bailando" at the request of Enrique Iglesias' team.
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