Hardstyle Producer/DJ, signed at Nightbreed Records

For many years, Matt Radley aka Crystal Mad travelled between the UK and the Netherlands to watch his heroes perform on the biggest stages in the hardstyle scene. During these musical journeys, Matt not only found inspiration standing side by side with his hardstyle brothers and sisters, but a dream. Matt envisioned himself gifting the crowd his music on those very same stages, and to share his view of the world through this music with everyone that was willing to listen.

Matt’s musical journey started in 2008, when he started saving every penny from scrubbing pots and pans to buy his first pair of decks. His passion for DJing eventually lead him to develop an interest in producing his own music as well. Matt enrolled onto a music technology course to develop his natural musical talent even further. And after clocking up countless days and nights in his home studio, he found his own unique and distinguishable sound: Crystal Mad was born.

Signing at Nightbreed Records in 2016, Crystal Mad quickly saw his dream become reality. Hardstyle has always been a deep passion for him, especially the raw side of the music. He strives for nothing less than perfection in terms of both emotion and energy. His vision is to produce an emotive, intelligent and expressive melodic form of raw hardstyle to elevate the music to a whole new level. His kicks are the blank canvas on which he paints with screeches that cry, melodies that talk and breaks that will immerse you into his world. Each track tells its own personal story, hidden between the musical notes.

When it comes to performing, Crystal Mad enjoys being on stage blasting his music just as much as jumping to the other side of the railings and raving with the crowd. In his heart he is just as much a fan of the music as he is a performer after all. To him, there is no boundary between fan and artist: we are all one, united by the music. So when the crowd, the music and the artist all come together in one place, the atmosphere becomes a true form of escapism, and we can all go truly mad.