Khari mateen biography of michael j

Khari Mateen is a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, whose creations span genres, pop culture, and current events. 

Originally from Bakersfield, California, Mateen moved to Philadelphia at 17 years old, where he began his career in the music industry. As a budding producer, Mateen observed the music business through his talented collective of mentors turned friends.

Thanks to this first-hand music education, Khari’s first credits of note came at 19 years old with The Roots’ Grammy-nominated album Game Theory. He contributed to their subsequent albums Rising Down and Grammy-nominated, Undun.

Khari mateen biography of michael jackson The group's first release for the label after leaving Geffen Records , the album was recorded by the Roots mostly using the Apple -developed software application GarageBand. The album debuted at number nine on the U. Billboard chart, selling 61, copies in its first week. It produced two singles and achieved moderate sales success. To date, the album has sold over , copies in the United States.

Between his time in Philadelphia and Los Angeles, he has worked with artists such as, Jill Scott, James Poyser, J*Davey, Son Little, Shaun Ross, and Kiah Victoria.

Mateen, who also sings, plays cello, bass, guitar, and drums, has played on stages in various roles, touring as band member, bass player, singer, and in , as Cody Simpson’s Musical Director.

Over the last decade, Khari released 4 solo albums and one collaborative album with Atlanta rapper, STS. 

In , Mateen added composing for films and TV shows to his repertoire, with his first feature film, Explicit Ills. He went on to work with Emmy-winning producer Marc Levin on the Sundance TV series, Brick City (Emmy-nominated & Peabody Award Winner).

Since then, Khari has scored an array of critically acclaimed film and TV projects for major networks and streaming platforms, including ESPN, HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. 

Most recently, he wrapped up scoring several compelling documentaries, including Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (Netflix), LulaRich (Amazon Prime), and Stockton on My Mind (HBO). 

PAST WORK INCLUDES:

Film (Original Music):

Stone Moutain

Homegrown

“Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” (with Danielle Furst) - Netflix

“BUG OUT” (with Danielle Furst) - IMDB TV

Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible - Apple TV

“LuLaRich” (with Danielle Furst) - Amazon Prime

“Price Of Freedom” - CNN

“Really Love” - Netflix

"Stockton on My Mind” - HBO

“IPromise” - YouTube Originals

“Life Unexpected” - ESPN

“The Pharmacist” (with Danielle Furst) - NETFLIX

“VICK“ ESPN 30 for 30 - ESPN

The Violence Paradox - NOVA

Fyre Fraud (with Daniella Furst) - HULU

“Student Athlete” - HBO Sports

  Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (with Danielle Furst) - Paramount Network

Time The Kalief Browder Story (with Danielle Furst) - Peabody Winning - Spike & BET

ACORN and The Firestorm 

Keepers Of The Game (Emmy-Nominated) - Tribeca Film Festival

Notes From Liberia 

 We Could Be King (Emmy-Winning)

Hell Week - ESPN

 Chicagoland 

 Jersey Strong 

Will Black America Decide the Election

Prayer for a Perfect Season

Case Sensitive

Brick City

Explicit Ills

Albums:

Khari Mateen- Braving -

Khari Mateen - Wishful Thinking-

Khari Mateen – Wait For Sunrise — 

Khari Mateen – Khari EP — 

Performance:

"Cabin" Goody Grace (Cello)

"Pretend" Goody Grace (Cello)

"Feeling Whitney" Post Malone (Cello)

Rocky Horror Picture Show (Bass Guitar) 

 "Free" Album by Cody Simpson (Bass Player)

 See You Leave RJD2 (vocalist) 

 Beautiful Vivian Green (Cello)

Production:

Jack Davey - UNDONE -

Better On A Sunday STS x Khari Mateen

Nao Yoshioka - The Truth

Son Little - Toes (Co- Production) -

Tess Henley - High Heels & Sneakers  

Jill Scott – The Light Of The Sun —

The Roots – Undun —

J*DaVeY – Boudoir Synema: The Great Mistapes –

The Roots – Rising Down —

J*DaVeY – Venus 2 Mars – The Beauty In Distortion.

/ The Land Of The Lost —

Jill Scott – Let It Be – The Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3 —

Skillz – Crazy World (12″, Single, Promo) —

The Roots – Game Theory —

Commercial:

Sprite/Fader (Original Music)

American Eagle – Live Your Life Project (Music Producer)

Musical Director:

Cody Simpson -

Fundamental Films (China) -

Mixing:

Son Little "New Magic" -

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