About Andrei
Andrei Matei has been DJing for the last 16 years with a focus on curating distinctive, selector-style sets that draw upon a wide range of global influences.
Having opened for artists such as T-Pain, Ghostland Observatory, Bob Schneider, Michael Salgado, Camo & Krooked, and Jayceeoh, along with national and international appearances including at F1 (2023 & 2024) and The Grammys (2024), Andrei has a diverse set of experience playing, organizing, and promoting a wide variety of events.
Andrei’s knowledge and love for a broad range of music has positioned him as a versatile performer for a wide range of parties and events. Playing anything from classic to current Hip-Hop & RnB along with Latin, Funk, Disco, Soul, Dancehall, and Afrobeats tracks, the depth of Andrei’s library keeps his sets fresh, varied, and applicable to the particular crowd, event, and venue.
In the past several years, Andrei maintained multiple monthly residencies in Austin which included being a founding member of The Friday Night Get Down, an Eastside 70’s Funk, 80’s Boogie, 90’s Golden Era Hip-Hop party, {abstraKt}, a Deep House night, and “Vibe Night”, his monthly 90's / 2000's throwback cocktail party at the Firehouse Lounge and Sky Lounge.
Andrei has also been known to play DnB and Jungle under his alias “Harddrive”, and was a showcasing artist at SxSW in both 2016 and 2018. Read more about Harddrive here: https://andreimatei.com/harddrivednb
When not behind the decks, Andrei assists DJs and venues all over Central Texas with their sound engineering needs whether it be live sound, installed system consultation, and system tuning.
If you’d like to get in touch with Andrei, please use the Contact Form on this site or via the social media links at the bottom of this page.
Press
Venues Played
3TEN ACL Live (Austin, TX)
A-Bar (Austin, TX) – closed
Antone's Nightclub (Austin, TX)
Banger’s Beer Garden (Austin, TX)
Barcelona (Austin, TX) – closed
Better Days (Austin, TX)
Brass Hall (Marble Falls, TX)
Bull & Bowl (Austin, TX)
Cabana Club (Austin, TX)
Champions Sports Bar (Austin, TX)
Cheer Up Charlies (Old & New locations) (Austin, TX)
Chess Club (Austin, TX)
Circuit of the Americas - Sports Illustrated Lounge - F1 (Austin, TX)
Commodore Perry Estate (Austin, TX)
Cosmic Saltillo (Austin, TX)
Driftwood Downtown (Austin, TX)
Dozen Street (Austin, TX) – closed
El Baluarte San Francisco Javier (Cartagena, Colombia)
Elysium (Austin, TX)
Empire Control Room (Austin, TX)
Estelle's (Austin, TX)
Ethics (Austin, TX) – closed
Fairmont Hotel (Austin, TX)
Firehouse Lounge (Austin, TX)
Flamingo Cantina (Austin, TX)
Full Circle Bar (Austin, TX)
Gabriella’s Downtown (Austin, TX)
Geraldine's (Austin, TX)
Hangar Lounge (Austin, TX) – closed
Hotel Van Zandt (Austin, TX)
Hotel Vegas (Austin, TX)
Howards Bar & Club (Austin, TX)
Infinite Monkey Theorem (Austin, TX)
Iron Bear (Austin, TX)
Karma Lounge (Austin, TX) – closed
Kingdom (Old Location) (Austin, TX)
Kitty Cohen’s (Austin, TX)
Lanai (Austin, TX) – closed
Las Perlas (Austin, TX)
Level 8 (Los Angeles, CA)
Licha’s Cantina (Austin, TX)
Lit Lounge (Austin, TX)
Loft 718 (Austin, TX) – closed
Lonestar Hookahs (Austin, TX) – closed
Longbranch Inn (Austin, TX) – closed
Lucky Lounge (Austin, TX) – closed
Lux (Austin, TX) – closed
Malverde (Austin, TX)
Marlow (Austin, TX)
Moloko (Austin, TX) – closed
Molotov Lounge (Austin, TX) – closed
Native Hostel (Austin, TX) – closed
Neon Grotto (Austin, TX)
Nixta Taqueria (Austin, TX)
Northshore (Austin, TX)
Parish Underground (Austin, TX) - closed
Phoenix Night Club (Austin, TX) – closed
Plush (Austin, TX) – closed
Powder Room (Austin, TX)
Rattle Inn (Austin, TX) – closed
Recess (Austin, TX)
Reset Arcade Bar (Austin, TX)
Revelry Kitchen + Bar (Austin, TX)
Revival Coffee (Austin, TX)
Riches Art Gallery (Austin, TX)
Sahara Lounge (Austin, TX)
Scoot Inn (Austin, TX)
Scholz Garten (Austin, TX)
Six Lounge (Austin, TX) – closed
Skinny's Off Track Bar (Austin, TX)
SkyHouse (Austin, TX)
Sky Lounge @ The Catherine (Austin, TX)
Sky Lounge @ River South (Austin, TX)
Soho House (Austin, TX)
South Congress Hotel (Austin, TX)
Speakeasy (Austin, TX)
Stinson’s University Park (Austin, TX) – closed
Stubb's - Main Stage (Austin, TX)
Superstition (Austin, TX)
Takoba (Austin, TX) – closed
Tenuta di Casa Bruciata (Preggio, Italy)
Terrace 59 (Austin, TX)
The Belmont (Austin, TX)
The Brixton (Austin, TX) – closed
The Cathedral ATX (Austin, TX)
The Eleanor (Austin, TX)
The Far Out Lounge (Austin, TX)
The Gold Room at Superstition (Austin, TX)
The Line Hotel (Austin, TX)
The Long Center (Austin, TX)
The Lucky Duck (Austin, TX)
The Madison (Austin, TX) – closed
The Market Rooftop (Austin, TX) – closed
The Night Owl (Austin, TX)
The North Door (Austin, TX) – closed
The Palm Door (Austin, TX) – closed
The Pershing (Austin, TX)
The Roosevelt Room (Austin, TX)
The Statesman (Austin, TX)
The Venue (Austin, TX)
The Volstead Lounge (Austin, TX)
Trinity Hall (Austin, TX) – closed
Vaquero Taquero (Austin, TX)
Valhalla Esports Lounge (Austin, TX) – closed
Vessel (San Francisco, CA) – closed
W Hotel (Austin, TX)
Wanderlust Wine Co. – Downtown & Barton Springs (Austin, TX)
Westin Hotel Downtown (Austin, TX)
Yellow Jacket Social Club (Austin, TX)
Zach Scott Theater (Austin, TX)
Corporate Clients
Anti-Defamation League
AppFog
ATX FYI
Bruce & Olive
Capital Factory
Conjunctured
Dapper Sounds Entertainment
FloSports
HP
Rackspace
RareTrends Boutique
Red Velvet Events
Soccer Assist
Sounds By Cassandra
SpareFoot
Spark Fitness Club
TrueCar
WP Engine
Personal Equipment List
DJ Mixers & Controllers
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(2) Rane Four Controllers
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(1) Rane 70 Mixer
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(2) Technics 1210 MK5 Turntables
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(2) Rane Twelve MK2 Turntables
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(2) Pioneer CDJ-900s
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(3) Rane 62 Mixers
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(1) Pioneer DJM-900nxs Mixer
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(1) Rane 68 Mixer
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(1) Rane 56s Mixer
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(1) Rane SL3 Box
Sound Reinforcement
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(2) RCF NX932a 12" Tops
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(1) RCF NX10 SMA Monitor (second coming soon)
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(1) Allen & Heath CQ-18T Mixer
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(2) RCF Sub15-AX Subwoofers (coming soon)