Matthew Dear

Matthew Dear is a US artist from Kingsville who has been active since 2010, releasing 24 records across multiple aliases including False, Jabberjaw, and Audion. He operates primarily through Ghostly International while also releasing music on Pets Recordings, Kneaded Pains, BMG Rights Management, and Renaissance Records.

Dear produces electronic music spanning house, tech house, and electronica/downtempo territories, drawing inspiration from minimal techno pioneers Mike Ink, Thomas Brinkmann, and Ricardo Villalobos. His output ranges from minimal-but-funky techno productions to synth pop compositions, with releases consistently appearing on Ghostly International establishing him as a core artist for the Ann Arbor-based label. His most recent material appeared in October 2022, continuing a twelve-year catalog that demonstrates his movement between dancefloor-focused house tracks and more experimental downtempo work.