Matisyahu Biography
Birth Name: Matthew Paul Miller
Born: 1979/06/30
Birth Place: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: NULL
Years Active: 2000–present
Genres: Reggae, Reggae Fusion, Alternative Rock
Born: 1979/06/30
Birth Place: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: NULL
Years Active: 2000–present
Genres: Reggae, Reggae Fusion, Alternative Rock
Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), better known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician. He is known for blending traditional Jewish themes with Reggae, rock and hip hop beat-boxing sounds.
He was brought up a Reconstructionist Jew, and attended Hebrew school at Bet Am Shalom, a synagogue located in White Plains. He performed for over a year under the alias MC Truth in Bend, Oregon's Soulfori band. He spent some time as a young man as a self-professed "Phish-head," taking hallucinogens and following the rock band Phish on tour.
In 2004, Matisyahu, after having signed with JDub Records, a not-for-profit record label that promotes Jewish musicians, released his first album, “Shake Off the Dust...Arise.”
His live album, “Live at Stubb's,” released in 2005, was recorded at a concert in Austin, Texas. The live version of the song “King Without a Crown,” broke into the Modern Rock Top 10 in 2006. The accompanying video and album, “Youth,” produced by Bill Laswell, were released on March 7, 2006. “Youth” was Billboard magazine's number-one Digital Album. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with over 119,000 copies sold in its first week released. A month later, the album was certified gold by the RIAA.
In late 2006, he released “No Place to Be,” a remix album featuring re-recordings and remixes of songs from all three of his earlier albums, as well as a cover of "Message in a Bottle" by The Police.
His third studio album, “Light” was released on August 25, 2009, along with the live EP “Live at Twist & Shout.”
Matisyahu recorded the Sephardic music-influenced hip hop song "Two Child One Drop" for “The Official Sephardic Music Festival COMPILATION VOL. 1” album released by Shemspeed, alongside artists such as Hasidic rapper Y-Love, Israeli hip-hop group Hadag Nahash, and psychedelic rock/Sephardic fusion group Pharaoh's Daughter.
He was brought up a Reconstructionist Jew, and attended Hebrew school at Bet Am Shalom, a synagogue located in White Plains. He performed for over a year under the alias MC Truth in Bend, Oregon's Soulfori band. He spent some time as a young man as a self-professed "Phish-head," taking hallucinogens and following the rock band Phish on tour.
In 2004, Matisyahu, after having signed with JDub Records, a not-for-profit record label that promotes Jewish musicians, released his first album, “Shake Off the Dust...Arise.”
His live album, “Live at Stubb's,” released in 2005, was recorded at a concert in Austin, Texas. The live version of the song “King Without a Crown,” broke into the Modern Rock Top 10 in 2006. The accompanying video and album, “Youth,” produced by Bill Laswell, were released on March 7, 2006. “Youth” was Billboard magazine's number-one Digital Album. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with over 119,000 copies sold in its first week released. A month later, the album was certified gold by the RIAA.
In late 2006, he released “No Place to Be,” a remix album featuring re-recordings and remixes of songs from all three of his earlier albums, as well as a cover of "Message in a Bottle" by The Police.
His third studio album, “Light” was released on August 25, 2009, along with the live EP “Live at Twist & Shout.”
Matisyahu recorded the Sephardic music-influenced hip hop song "Two Child One Drop" for “The Official Sephardic Music Festival COMPILATION VOL. 1” album released by Shemspeed, alongside artists such as Hasidic rapper Y-Love, Israeli hip-hop group Hadag Nahash, and psychedelic rock/Sephardic fusion group Pharaoh's Daughter.
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