SoCal house music veterans Matthew Brian and Ricky Kong have combined their pool of ideas, visions of the future, and love of music to become the production duo Matt N Ricky. Label Owner/Producer/Promoter/ DJ/Remixer Matthew Brian hails from San Diego and DJ/Producer/Promoter Ricky Kong of the notorious Hawt crew comes from LA. Their collective efforts spurred by years of planning to work as a team has finally borne fruit in the form of a slew of projects produced in Matthew's SD studio and being released on a number of labels. GLA Recordings is proud to present Message Received, a 2 track sampling of the beginnings of a new sound coming from the Cali underground.
Funky, groovy, and soulful, the Message Received starts with The Lesson an instant party rocker with a sweet rhythm guitar looping in perfect sync with short blasts of high energy jack over solid, chunky beats. A smooth vocal sample reminds artists of all kinds to remember your roots and to stay humble. Math N Jazz takes us on a journey into the deep mysteries of music over a deep, melodic flow of keys grounded by a tight, shuffling layer of beats. There is a feeling of never-ending warehouse jams, sun drenched parties on the pier, and smiling faces on packed dance floors flowing through these tracks as well as a taste of Chicago. But make no mistake, this sound is rooted in decades of a flourishing and ecstatic SoCal house scene. Matt N Ricky have taken on influences from every corner to create their own unique brand of music on Message Received.