Ta-ku

Regan Mathews, better known by his stage name Ta-ku, is an Australian musician, producer and photographer.[1]

Ta-ku
Birth nameRegan Mathews
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • musician
  • photographer
Years active2008–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.ta-ku.co

Life and career

Mathews is of half-Filipino, half-Māori heritage. He attended high school at John Curtin High School. Before he decided to focus on music, Mathews held a sales job at Medibank for five years.[2]

Mathews' stage name "Ta-ku" is a nod to his Māori heritage.[2] Ta-ku's debut Songs to Break Up To EP was released 8 October 2013 via HW&W Records and Sunday Records.[3] His follow-up Songs to Make Up To EP was released in June 2015 via Future Classic and Fool's Gold Records,[4] which debuted at No. 18 of the ARIA Album Chart.[5]

Ta-ku has featured on Boiler Room[6] and toured around Australia as part of Listen Out festival in 2014.[7] In May 2015, Ta-ku was a Youth Speaker at TEDxSydney.[8] Mathews is also a co-owner of Weston's Barbershop in Northbridge.[9]

Ta-ku made his U.S. live debut at New York's MoMA PS1 in October 2015.[10][11]

In 2016, Ta-ku collaborated with singer songwriter Wafia to create the album (m)edian.[12]

In 2018, Mathews started a creative agency called Pretty Soon with friend Ben Wright.[13]

References
  1. "triple j Unearthed". triple j. Triple J. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. Collins, Simon (4 June 2015). "Perth producer Ta-ku launches EP with Boiler Room show". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. "Ta-Ku - Songs To Break Up To". Discogs. Discogs. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. "Future Classic". Future Classic. Future Classic. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. "Australian Charts". ARIA. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. "RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY X BOILER ROOM CHRONICLES 002". Boiler Room. Boiler Room. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  7. "Listen Out 2015 dates and venues announced, line-up "coming soon"". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. "Sharing My Perspective and Baby Photos". TEDxSydney. TED. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. "Ta-Ku's Songs to Make Up To delves into intensely personal territory". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. "Ta-ku LIVE With Basenji, Charles Murdoch & Future Classic DJs". MoMA PS1. MoMA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  11. "Tears With Happiness: Ta-ku Makes His Live Debut At MoMA PS1". The Fader. The Fader. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  12. Smith, Joseph (5 August 2016). "Ta-Ku And Wafia Tell The Story Behind Their Joint EP '(m)edian'". Stoney Roads. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  13. O'Neill, Holly (5 November 2018). "We talk to the minds behind the incoming Bright Futures events, creative agency Pretty Soon". Purple Sneakers. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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