The Matrix (production team)


The Matrix is a pop music writing and record producer team, consisting of Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, and Scott Spock.

Background

Before her involvement in The Matrix, Lauren Christy had moderate success as a singer-songwriter, releasing her first two albums under Mercury Records in the mid-1990s, entitled Lauren Christy and Breed. She and songwriter and record producer Graham Edwards married, but eventually divorced. Before his involvement in The Matrix, Scott Spock had moderate success as a remixer, film composer and jazz trumpeter with Dave Weckl.

Career

Writing and producing

The Matrix first came to prominence in the early 2000s for their collaborations with pop music artists such as Christina Aguilera, Busted, Myra, Hilary Duff, Avril Lavigne, Jason Mraz, Liz Phair, Ashley Tisdale, Shakira, Britney Spears, Miranda Cosgrove, and Tokio Hotel. They went on to co-write and produce metal band Korn's seventh studio album See You on the Other Side which sold over two million copies worldwide.

Music

The August 1, 2008 issue of Entertainment Weekly reported that in 2004 The Matrix recorded an album with Katy Perry and Adam Longlands as lead singers and shot music videos. However, weeks before the album was set for release, the project was initially cancelled. After seeing the success of Perry's solo career, the band released the album under their Let's Hear It label. Their self-titled album The Matrix was released on iTunes and CD on January 27, 2009 by Let's Hear It.

Awards and nominations

The members of The Matrix are 7-time Grammy-nominated songwriters and producers and the recipients of the Ivor Novello Award for Best International Hit of the Year 2003 and BMI and ASCAP Songwriters of The Year 2004, as well as 2-time Canadian Juno winner for Pop Song of the Year and Album of The Year 2003.