Matt Ward (record producer)

Matt Ward is a Grammy and Brit Award-nominated UK based songwriter, record producer and remixer. He has worked under the following aliases: Full Phatt, Hotsnax, 23 Deluxe, The MDs, Perfect Storm, FP, Global State, Boom Squad, Instant Flava, Secret Agents, Switch, Mush Shake Ya Cookie, and Patrolla.

Ward has been producing and releasing records since the age of 18. Having built a solid reputation on the pop/RnB scene for his remixes for acts such as Jodeci, he went on to score early hits with Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige and The Black Eyed Peas. Full Phatt remixes started to become a pre-requisite for US acts wanting to win a spot on UK and European radio with artists such as Ashanti, Lindsay Lohan, Shaggy, Usher, Nelly, JoJo, Outkast, Mario and Rihanna.

In 2003, as part of Full Phatt, Ward was one of the first official remixers (alongside FatBoy Slim and The Neptunes) of the Rolling Stones track "Sympathy For the Devil". Since the success of this remix, he has gone on to remix other classic songs such as Bill Withers' "Lovely Day", Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a Clown", Marvin Gaye's "I heard It Through the Grapevine", Sergio Mendes' "Mas Que Nada" and Bob Marley's "I Know a Place" and "Soul Shakedown Party".

Christina Milian's "Dip It Low", which Ward additionally produced, received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2005. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in early January 2005 and reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway.

In 2007, Ward co-wrote and produced Mutya Buena's hit single "Real Girl" which was nominated for a Brit Award the same year. The record charted at Number 2 in the UK and was featured in the film Sex and the City as a theme for Jennifer Hudson. "Real Girl" was a Number 1 airplay record in the UK and Europe, achieving A list rotation on Radio 1, Radio 2 and Capital amongst other stations.

He also produced the original version of Ironik's "Tiny Dancer" featuring Elton John which went on to become a Top Three record in the UK.

In 2008, Ward released singles with EMI / Positiva under the name of Hotsnax and RCA under the name 23 Deluxe. He then signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV.

In the same year, he worked with UK girl band, The Saturdays, co-writing a track on their Top Ten hit album Chasing Lights with the song "Vulnerable". The album has sold over 400,000 copies.

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