Just a house music & vinyl enthusiast living in a digital world.

Lover of: house music (funky, jazzy, disco, jackin’, Chicago, soulful, tech, tribal, acid), disco & funk edits, techno, breaks, UK bass, electro, garage, trip-hop, juke, drum n bass (jungle, dancehall, atmospheric, liquid, jump up), and some genres I honestly don't know the names of.

Played records (and mp3s) at some fun places in Buffalo over the years: Osaka Blu & O Lounge for Fractal Project; Groove/Opium Lounge, Level, and Pure for Factory Nightlife; Elmwood Lounge for Drop The Beat Thursdays; Soundlab, DBGB & waxmuseumradio.com with Queen City Cartel; Sample & Mode with MGI; Golden Key Tavern, Buffalo Bar & Grille, Electric Avenue for Peace.Luv.House; Sunset Sessions for MNM Presents; Gypsy Parlor and Acqua for Igloo; Off The Wall, Prespa, The Stillwater, Social, Iberia, Left Bank, Nektar, Jade, “The Loft”(RIP), 960 Grant :), 658, 464 Gallery, and a bunch of house parties filled with some truly fun & interesting people.
Biggest highlights would be closing for Junkie XL with DJ Rob Decker…and opening for Dubfire with Dave Gold & Eric Fiebes.

Thanks to my favorite Buffalo-area DJs since 2000 for giving dancefloors some great tunes & vibes…here are a good chunk of em: Dirwood, Twist, Bill Bacon, Xotec, Jubei, Ryan Liddell, 3P0, Stevie Washington, Zuk, Paaj, Mark Webb, MDK, Hippie, Soma, The Oracle, Flip, DJ Truth, Aural B, JP Soul, Marty McFly, James Revival, Rob Morley, Mike Parker, Bflo Lydia, Cutler, Biz-E, Mark Kloud, Cable, Valiant MC, US Marshall, Hoogs, Perceptor, Basha, JJ Kakes…and most importantly Dave Gold, Eric Fiebes & Rob Decker since we all dove into this shit together!  

People who shaped my perception of DJing: Carl Cox, DJ Dan, Derrick Carter, Deep Dish, Charles Feelgood, DJ Sneak, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Frankie Knuckles, Mark Farina, Paul Johnson, Francois K, Coldcut, Deko-ze, Hatiras, Mark Oliver.

Matt Shrewd Artist/Producer/DJ/Label Owner (AKA Shrewd, Distant Funk, Pushing Boundaries).
Matt Shrewd, originally from the legendary Shrewd Sound System Collective, a group of like minded underground house DJs from the Midlands Uk free party/club scene.
Being massively influenced from the likes of DIY & Smokescreen sound systems back in the early 90’s Matts passion for DJing soon became apparent and he naturally progressed into the production side of the industry. 
Matt’s quirky live sounding funky bass and cheeky sampling soon had him noticed and things moved on very quickly, having numerous top releases out on some of the best underground house labels in the business, Myna, Drop, Guesthouse, Bambino, KolourRecordings, Tango, Nightshift & LingoRecordings to name a few!
With his continued success in the early 2000’s Matt then progressed into launching his own independent Vinyl labels, with the help of Primal records owner and friend Olivier Desmet, it was from here Flavor Recordings/Shrewd Music & Gooch Records were born.
Matt has just returned to producing again after a few years away after having his first release out ‘Dusty Crimes Ep’ on Odour Recordings, which received some great feedback and support from industry legends!!
Watch this space for new releases as this old dogs got plenty cooking up for this year !!!!

Deep, Funky, Jazzy & Jackin House DJ. 

Member of the Montreal Funky Monkeys. 

Booking info : synchrorecords@hotmail.com.

Medicine heals the body.  Music heals the soul.

Old dog with old tricks trying to bring some light and love to the people in these trying times!  ☮️💟☯️

If you were digging the house music and EDM scene in Buffalo back in the late 90's and early 2000's you may have caught me spinning with Foolz on the Hill, 6'2, and Netwerk 22. Had residencies with Jubei at Atomic and King Snake Lounge, appearances with Zuk at blu and Utopia, as well as Oxymoron Thursdays at the Continental. Rocked some opener slots with Phlux productions from time to time as well!
Hit me up!

The entity known as Dirwood was originally conceived as a concept album named Darren in the year 1977. Though popular rumors abide that he was raised by wolves, Darren’s shaggy appearance and roguish charm are actually the result of an idyllic childhood spent indulging a deep, abiding love for music and practicing pick-up lines.

From an early age, he was a classically trained trombonist and certified band geek. After a time, young Darren grew- and grew- into a lanky lad of the world, shedding his pubescent geek chic for the seedy underbelly of Buffalo’s punk rock scene. Inspired by such musical acts as The Misfits and Dr Teeth and Electric Mayhem, after graduating high school Darren joined up with the local punk outfit To Be Announced, playing trombone for the writhing masses in a manner that could hardly be described as classical.

In the spring of 1999, Darren experienced an event that would completely change the course of his life, one that touched his soul and played deeply upon his mental tapestry:

He went to his first rave.

Clearly, the heavy bass emanations and piles of wide-eyed, wide-legged kids left an impression on him- within the year, Darren found himself behind the decks with one hand pressed to his headphones, playing out at assorted venues around the city of Buffalo. Moreover, mild-mannered Darren had become Dirwood- a devoted DJ providing deep, chunky, funky house beats to the local electronic music community.

In 2002, Dirwood released his first mix CD, 4 am. In October of that year, he joined forces with Buffalo breaks DJ Flux to start a weekly club night called Drop The Beat. The night, which later became known as Thursdays at the Lounge and included well-known local DJ Jubei, became a prominent fixture in the electronic music scene in Buffalo and attracted a faithful audience each week. Over its year and a half run, the Lounge showcased a variety of local talent as well as feature names such as Eric Davenport, Vitamin D, and Robb G.

Following the success of Thursdays at the Lounge, Dirwood was courted to a new gig playing Friday nights at Iberia, a sophisticated, dimly lit locale with expensive drinks and expensive women. Disproving the theory that you can have too much of a good thing, he invited his close friend Twist to join him on the decks, and Buffalo house music history was made. Together, Dirwood and Twist established a tag team that would become one of the most sought-after duos in the region, playing parties, drinking heartily, dropping impromptu sets at exclusive after-hours events, and generally leaving a trail of merrymaking, revelry, and funk in their wake. In the midst of all the tomfoolery, Dirwood somehow managed to crawl into the studio and record a 2004 mix, Sloppy Seconds.

As Iberia came to an end in 2005, Dirwood was asked to join old friends Ryan Lidell and Jubei as a resident at Jade Nightclub in downtown Buffalo’s popular Chippewa District. At Jade, Dirwood played to large crowds alongside major names such as Johnny Fiasco, Jason Hodges, Slater Hogan, Q-Burns Abstract Message, and Robbie Hardkiss.

After playing in, around, and all over the region, as well as recording and releasing his third mix, Soul Searchin’ Vol 1: Far Past Obsession, Dirwood set his sights on a larger goal: conquering the rest of the country. Though Buffalo was reluctant to bid him adieu, Dirwood departed for Orlando, Florida to pursue his career.

After attending the Recording Arts/Music Business Program at Full Sail in Orlando FL, he moved across the country and now resides in the Los Angeles area where he works in the film and television industry.  Time permitting, he is heavily involved in lowercasesounds.com and also writing music.

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