Matt Medved


Matthew Bryan Medved is an American journalist, DJ and record producer.
He currently serves as editor-in-chief of Spin, an American music and culture magazine since 2018.
Medved is the founder of Billboard Dance, Billboard's dance and electronic music channel.

Background

Medved was born on December 28, 1985 and grew up in Rochester, New York. Medved is a graduate of Northwestern University where he majored in journalism. While earning law and master's degrees from George Washington University, Medved worked for global conflict resolution NGO Search for Common Ground in Nigeria. He is based in New York City.

Career

Billboard

In May 2015, Medved launched Billboard Dance, Billboard's dance and electronic music channel. While growing Billboard's dance music audience more than eightfold, he played a key role in breaking future headliners like Kygo and Marshmello.
In September 2017, Medved co-hosted the inaugural Electronic Music Awards in Los Angeles.
In March 2018, Medved launched Billboard's new ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100.
In April 2018, Medved broke the news of Swedish star Avicii's death in Billboard and made appearances on Good Morning America, The New York Times Popcast, Reuters TV and CBS New York to discuss his life and legacy.

Spin

In December 2018, Medved was named editor-in-chief of Spin.

DJ

As a DJ/producer, Medved has performed at global festivals including Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, Electric Zoo, Billboard Hot 100 Festival, Sunset Music Festival, Sunburn Festival, Camp Bisco, Oasis Festival and Abroadfest. He has signed remixes to Interscope Records, Astralwerks and Downtown Records.