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Matt Johnson

real name Matthew Johnson

Matt Johnson is credited on 600 releases across 126 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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600

Credits

126

Albums

5

Decades active

205

In collections

Biography

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British musician, born on 15 August 1961 in East London, England, UK. Moved to New York, USA, in 1993, then to Sweden in 1995. Has composed some music under his own name, and was part of bands, but he's especially known as founder of The The.
For the bass player of the same name please use Matt Johnson!
Brother of Andrew Johnson (opens in a new tab) (1959-2016), the artist & sleeve designer Andy Dog Johnson.
Brother of Gerard Johnson (1973-), director of Tony: London Serial Killer.
Cousin of Peter Ferdinando, actor and star of Tony: London Serial Killer.

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Credited work

600 releases · 126 albums · active 1981–2026

  • Performance · 1,954
  • Production · 538
  • Other credits · 436
  • Engineering · 76
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Royal Albert Hall · Trident Studios · Mediasound · Advision Studios

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