Matthew Dear is an American music producer. Texas-born Dear moved to Michigan as a teenager, where he was inspired by the sound of Detroit Techno. Dear met Sam Valenti IV at a party while attending the University of Michigan, after which the two created the record label, Ghostly International, based on a shared love of electronic music. Dear?s first single was 1999?s "Hands Up For Detroit" (co-produced by ghettotech pioneer Disco D, who performed under the name Daisha). Successive singles, such as "Stealing Moves," were issued on Spectral Sound, Ghostly?s offshoot that focuses on dancefloor music. playing live at Philadelphia's defunct Silk City club, 2004]] Dear?s first album Leave Luck to Heaven appeared in 2003 and was praised widely as a seminal fusion of pop and minimal techno. The album?s single "Dog Days" became one of Spectral?s best sellers and a favorite of international DJs like Ric