Bio

Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg have been co-writing, co-producing and co-yelling at each other for the last decade, mostly as founding members of Royal Canoe. With their new project, deadmen, they’ve spent the last six years writing and producing with artists around the globe. The two Winnipeggers realized there was nothing stopping them from throwing a few mics in a suitcase, hopping on a plane and figuring it out when they got there.

During writing residencies in Los Angeles, New York and London they’ve worked with Eaj Park (Day6), Gus Unger Hamilton (Alt J), Cakes da Killa, Ian Sweet, Begonia, Molly Burch, Emily Wells, LaLa LaLa, Dan Mangan, Janelle Kroll, Liz Lawrence, Ashleigh Ball, Undercover Dream Lovers, Maddie Jay, Morgxn, Mouraine and others, building a catalog of features that will make up a series of releases during the coming year. Now they venture out into the realm of producers-as-artist, following in the footsteps of KAYTRANADA, Mark Ronson, and Flying Lotus.  

In 2016, the two Matts began their first project as a production duo, co-writing and co-producing the chart-topping Begonia album, Fear, alongside long-time collaborator, Alexa Dirks and Marcus Paquin (The National, Local Natives, Colin Stetson). Since then they have produced albums for Sweet Alibi, Slow Spirit, Ashleigh Ball (Hey Ocean!), Mouraine, and Begonia’s much-anticipated follow-up LP, Powder Blue, which is currently nominated for a Juno and was on the Polaris Prize Short List.

In addition to their work with artists, deadmen have composed music for brands like Apple, Vogue and Adidas, been commissioned to score for This American Life, NPR & CBC Radio, as well as scored films like eOne’s Lovesick starring Jessica Paré & Jay Baruchel, and Matt Rankin’s Tabula Rasa featuring Grimes.

They’ve collectively been nominated for four Juno awards, and won several Western Canadian Music Awards including most recently, Producer of the Year (2021). deadmen are currently holed up in their Los Angeles studio debating the virtues of a non-quantized electronic-drum performance. They plan on spending 2024 releasing a series of singles, working toward an eventual full-length record, and writing and producing with other artists.