Matt Goias is a New York City-based entrepreneur, music producer, writer, and conceptual artist.

Early years

Matt Goias was born in Edison, New Jersey

Edison, New Jersey

Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...

 and spent his childhood and teenage years living in New Jersey and New York. He began collecting records and djing at the age of 11, and spun in a Manhattan nightclub for the first time at age 14.

As a teenager he went on to co-found the weekly hip-hop party Indie 5000 (along with DJ Max Glazer, artist Stephen “ESPO” Powers, and Ari Forman of On The Go Magazine). With Goias at the helm, Indie 5000 hosted weekly, celebrity, guest DJs including Cipha Sounds

Cipha Sounds

Cipha Sounds is an American radio and television personality of Puerto Rican descent...

, Peanutbutter Wolf, PF Cuttin, Lord Finesse, DJ Premier

DJ Premier

Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...

, Kid Capri

Kid Capri

David Anthony Love, Jr , also known by his stage name Kid Capri, is an American musician.He was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA....

, DJ Soul, Lord Sear, and Prince Paul

Prince Paul

Paul Huston, better known by the stage name Prince Paul, is an American disc jockey and hip-hop record producer. He was also a founding member of the Gravediggaz where he used the name The Undertaker.- Biography :...

. At 22 years old, Goias was profiled by Vogue Magazine and named the “Jack of Clubs” for his work on the cultural scene.

Marketing career

Goias is currently a partner of The Class Trip Corporation, a marketing entity based in New York City.

Musical Production

In 2003, Goias founded the hit musical group FannyPack

Fannypack

FannyPack was a New York City-based electronic/hip hop group that was formed in 2002 by music producers Matt Goias and "Fancy". The band featured vocals by Jessibel Suthiwong, Belinda Lovell, and Cat Hartwell....

. The band's hit single Cameltoe

Cameltoe

Camel toe is a slang term that refers to the outline of a human female's labia majora, as seen through tightly fitting clothes.-Common circumstances:...

described the a female apparel phenomenon and was number one on Carson Daly’s Total Request Live radio show for five consecutive weeks. Signed to Tommy Boy Records

Tommy Boy Records

Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...

, the group released two critically praised albums. The first was 2003’s So Stylistic

So Stylistic

So Stylistic is an album recorded by New York City rap group FannyPack. This, their debut album, featured the hit songs "Cameltoe", "Things" and "Hey Mami".-Track listing:...

, which was followed in 2005 by See You Next Tuesday

See You Next Tuesday

See You Next Tuesday is the second album by FannyPack. The album released "Nu Nu ", "Fire Fire" and "On My Lap" as the hits from the album.-Track listing:...

. By 2005, the band had performed in 15 countries and received hundreds of articles in publications around the globe.

Goias reunited with Fannypack alum DJ Fancy as well as DJ Max Glazer to form 'Business Class', a music development entity.

Conceptual Artist

Goias, along with Max Glazer, Ari Forman, and Fancy, garnered media attention with the creation of "The Bench" on the corner of Houston and Orchard Streets in New York City. The conceptual piece was an exercise in "creating something out of nothing meant to raise questions about what exactly it is that makes an event or place "cool" or "relevant." The goal was to prove that with the right combination of attendees, artwork, location, and viral propaganda, the artists involved would be able to make nothing at all, four friends sitting on a bench, the "coolest" party in New York City. The “event” was covered extensively by Gawker, Time Out New York, Gothamist, AdBusters, and The New York Observer. Goias and The Bench were featured on the cover of the Arts and Culture section of The New York Observer on August 7, 2007.

Recently Goias and artist Steve Powers collaborated on an art show in Paris’ Colette boutique entitle L’Attraction de la Boue to commemorate World Aids Day 2009.

Published work

As a writer, Goias has written a monthly column called "Sexytime Explosion" in Mass Appeal Magazine

Mass Appeal Magazine

Mass Appeal was a Brooklyn based bi-monthly urban lifestyle magazine. The magazine began as a graffiti fan zine in 1996 and grew to become a sprawling urban trendsetter mag covering a wide variety of topics ranging from graffiti culture, hip hop music, and streetwear to skateboarding, video games,...

 and one called "The Gospel According to Matthew" in Missbehave Magazine. He has also contributed to Complex Magazine

Complex magazine

Complex is a young men's style/lifestyle magazine founded by Marc Ecko and Hugh McFall in 2002. The publication offers mainstream readers insight into the latest trends in niche cultures, such as streetwear, sneaker culture, hip hop, and graphic art...

and YRB.