The best thing about Mat Zo is you never know what he is going to say or play. The tweets leading up to him getting to D.C. just hinted at his displeasure with the music of Virgin America’s safety videos (can’t blame him?). So what were we getting into at this sold-out Wednesday night show?
With a booking like this, you get the chance to dance to more than a hundred incredible songs. Some you know, and some you don’t, but your body keeps moving– and you feel like you’re getting a much-needed education under the awesome lightshow at Flash. If you were one of the guests who were lucky enough to experience this show, what did you learn?
Supporting Mat Zo was Alex English. He has been making music, finding talent, growing a record label, and throwing parties at Webster Hall in New York City since before most of us could even walk.
And he opened the show for Mat Zo with the variety of disco and progressive house tunes that were powerfully familiar and made for a very danceable set. From Hade’s version of “It’s Not Right” and Jauz’ remix of “Coco,” to Kieza’s “Hideaway,” you better believe the drinks were flowing and some guy on the dancefloor would impressively drop into the splits a few times.
Seems like he had a good time with us too:
DC that was fun! @Mat_Zo @NuAndroidsMusic @FlashClubDC thx for having me ??????
— Alex English (@alexenglish) October 1, 2015
By midnight, we were primed for Mat Zo. Similar to his music production style, Mat Zo varies his genres and sound selection more than most. He immediately started playing some fresh house tunes like Vico Da Sporo’s “Legend of Dreams” and Victor Ruiz’s “Thunderstorm.” Dropping Wax Motif’s “Krush Groove” was one of the highlights of the night.
One of Mat Zo’s songs he played all night was his super disco jam, “Get Down 2 Get Up,” which everyone hit their steps to at the same time. With that kind of force, we could have broken the floor and found ourselves in the first-level bar? 
That’s exactly what you want from a young, but already accomplished vet like Zo. At his shows you’re not just going to hear stuff he has produced over the years arranged perfectly, but you get the chance to hear him mix everything he is digging at the current moment. His wild and curly hair lunging with the beats, and he said very little to the crowd.
There was no interruption to this musical indoctrination. Every time there was a breakdown in music, the crowd would erupt into cheering and clapping. Another in-demand DJ brought to you by the #WedistheNüFriday family, Nu Androids. 
With such a deep syllabus covered that night, we couldn’t possibly list all the tracks. But he wrapped things up with some killer drum ‘n’ bass from Netsky among others. The night was coming to a close.
But the crowd wasn’t ready to let go. When the Wednesday night Flashers pleaded in a synchronized roar for another song. He obliged, and played something off his new, but still unreleased album. Amazing stuff, but according to Twitter we will wait until 2016 for him to release a new album, since he’s been advised the last months of the year aren’t a good time for new albums.
Cant release in oct so waiting till next year. For some reason no one buys albums in nov/dec/jan https://t.co/sAyy5P1iy1 — Ball Soup (@Mat_Zo) October 10, 2015
Winter is coming, and it just got a lot colder, my friends. Keep your calendars marked for Wednesday nights though, and maybe we can stay warm under the lights at Flash.
Post by Cristina Rayas & Toby Mues, Photos courtesy of Nü Androids via Kill The Light.