Matt O'Connor (music)

Matt O'Connor is a music producer, songwriter and A&R manager originally from Sydney, Australia. He has been in the music industry for over 20 years including a highly successful term at Warner Music Australia which built him a reputation as one of the most experienced and respected A&R managers in the country.

His projects have sold over one million records with an ARIA track record that includes 17 top 10 records, 12 top 20 records and 16 top 40 records.

He is now the owner and Managing Director of The A&R Department, an independent A&R consultancy company specialising in artist development, music distribution and project management.

Artist

Title

Year

Role

Label

Boys In Black

More Than A Woman (single)

1993

Producer

Westside Records/Polygram

Kulcha

Self Titled (album)

1994

Co-writer, producer, engineer

Warner Music

Renegade Funk Train

Self Titled (album)

1995

Engineer

Warner Music

Kulcha

Take Your Time (album)

1996

Co-writer, producer, engineer

Warner Music

Disco Montego

Self Titled (album)

2002

A&R

Warner Music/Bomb Records

Various

Straight From The Art
(Hip Hop Compilation)

2003

A&R

Warner Music

Fast Crew

Set the Record Straight (album)

2004

A&R

Warner Music

Thirsty Merc

Self Titled (album)

2005

A&R

Warner Music

Savage

Mooshine (album)

2005

A&R

Warner Music

Magic Dirt

Snow White (album)

2005

A&R

Warner Music

Thirsty Merc

Slideshows (album)

2007

A&R

Warner Music

Various

Standing On The Outside:The Songs Of Cold Chisel (album)

2007

A&R

Warner Music

The Beautiful Girls

Ziggurats (album)

2007

A&R

MGM

Shihad

Beautiful Machine (album)

2008

A&R

Warner Music

The Protectors

Tarantula (EP)

2008

A&R

MGM

The Fumes

Sundancer (album)

2009

A&R

MGM