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Matthew Miller was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania USA, on June 30,
1979; shortly after his birth, the Miller family moved to Berkeley, California
and eventually settled in White Plains, New York. By his teen years, Matthew
Miller took his first trip to Israel, this was a major turning point for
him; at the age of 19 he returned to New York where he adopted the name
Matisyahu and started to develop the unique Reggae Hip-Hop sound for which
he would one day become known.
Matisyahu then put together a backing band featuring guitarist Aaron
Dugan, bass player Josh Werner and drummer Jonah David and in 2004, released
his first full-length album, "Shake Off The Dust... Arise",
through the non-profit record company JDub.
A year later, the group followed it up with the concert album, "Live
At Stubb's" which climbed into the top 30 of The Billboard 200 chart
highlighted by the Modern Rock top 10 hit "King Without A Crown",
this single also debuted inside The Billboard Hot 100 at #28.
In March 2006 Matisyahu released his second studio record, "Youth",
on JDub/EMI Records, it soared to #4 on The Billboard 200 with the title-track
rising to #19 on The Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
2009 saw Matisyahu and The Crystal
Method recorded a high-energy single "Drown In The Now"
for the L.A.-based duo's fourth album "Divided By Night".
Matisyahu is also preparing to unleash his third studio album, "Light",
the set includes the single "One Day".
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