Music and art have been part of Matt Strickland aka RESTRICKTED’S life from a very young age. By the age of 13, he had already began to DJ for school dances and events. For his 18th birthday he only wanted one things, a pair of CDJ’S. Using his laptop and extensive song collection he began mixing music together and for his online Mix Show.
RESTRICKTED is an award winning DJ that has been lucky enough to travel the world in the 8 years he has focused on his career as an artist, including stops in the US, Dominican Republic, China, and Canada, with hopes of continuing to more places in the near future.
RESTRICKTED’s Influences are Diplo, DJ Kav, RL Grime, and Tiesto just to name a few. RESTRICKTED has been luck enough to open for SIKDOPE, MAJOR LAZER, THE CHAINSMOKERS, ALESSIA CARA and HYPESETTERZ plus many more.
While RESTRICKTED has made a strong stance with music, his Juno nominated MC/HIP HOP team member has also opened for SNOOP DOGG, ICE CUBE, FLO RIDA and RIHANNA plus others.
After recently completing his North American Tour with the Neon Run, Restrickted is ready to bring the energy on home turf, with new songs, remixes, and mashups supported by big names such as LOOKAS, CRANKDAT, SIKDOPE and more.