Matteo Cavo aka. Maztek, embraced upon his music career at the young age of 13 as a lead guitarist and percussionist.
Matteo Cavo aka. Maztek, born and raised in the heart of Italy, Rome, he embarked upon his music career at the young age of 13 as a lead guitarist and percussionist. At 18 years of age he became fascinated with electronic music, specifically Techno and Drum and Bass. He decided to take heed and began to compose not only Drum and Bass but also Electro, Grime and Dubstep tracks and played them out in the Italian underground scene with great success and response.In 2005, Maztek formed the label ?Subculture Records?, that captivated a wide international audience and became a known vinyl and digital label and has had releases from artists such as, N.phect, Future Signal, Proktah, Malsum & Sleeper Cell.
His biggest releases yet, Intiman ft. Foreign Beggars, ?Hit That? (Maztek remix) and ?Straight to Bad?, have caught the attention of many all around the world and has been supported by all major Dj?s such as, Ed Rush, The Upbeats, State of Mind, amongst many others.
After several releases on various independent record labels he was featured in 2012 on Renegade Hardware with his Single ?Galactica/Odyssey?.
In 2011, he became one of the official producers of Dope D.O.D., a hip hop crew based in the Netherlands, for which produces some beats one of which featuring Redman. In that same year he made a remix for an Italian band called Subsonica. The track was called ?Il Diluvio (Maztek remix)? and was released by EMI.
In 2012 he signs his tune ?Twang? on Hospital Records ?Sick Music 3″ followed by other Renegade Hardware varius Artists releases and remixes.In 2013 he signs his tune ?Dizzy Step? on Program Records (Ram Records) Sub-label and ?Hive Mind? on the Drum and Bass Arena Winter Selection 2013. In The same year he releases the ?M Theory Ep? on Renegade Hardware.
Dope D.O.D.
With Dope D.O.D. he made another 4 beats out on their new ?Da Roach?. One of the beats features Redman
?Maztek iz our boy from Italy, He did the Brutality beat on the Evil EP. We met him a couple a times on tour in Italy and it was only right he produced 3 joints on the new album! Be sure 2 check him out! This dude iz crazy with da bangerz. One of the tracks he did features Redman?One of his favorite artists period?This goes for us as well. He?s a true Hip Hop legend.? Dope D.O.D.
Maztek?s sound is supported by big names such as Andy C, Ed Rush, Delta Heavy, June Miller, Black Sun Empire, State of Mind to name a few.Maztek is hot property and is ready to proceed in what has been proving to be a long and amazing career!
