{"id":408792,"date":"2026-09-24T00:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T00:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408792\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T00:36:11","slug":"mature-the-sophomore-dj-duo-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408792\/","title":{"rendered":"Mature: The sophomore DJ duo to watch for"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Courtesy of Matthew Jost \/\/ Matthew Jost sets up his booth for opening for Trippie Red on Sept. 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only the second month of their sophomore year, and University of Miami students Matthew Jost and Myles Kreiner landed a DJ gig opening for rap sensation Trippie Red.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jost studies music production in the Frost School of Music and Kreiner is an entrepreneurship and global business double major at UM\u2019s Business School. Together, they form \u201cMature.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two work in tandem, with Jost overseeing production and Kreiner balancing DJing and event booking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOpening for a popular artist versus playing for a club is actually very similar,\u201d Kreiner said. \u201cThe goal is to get people moving to the mixer by playing interesting records.\u201d<\/p>\n

The booking agency \u2014 which wishes to remain unnamed \u2014 did not disclose how Jost and Kreiner landed this opportunity or how much they earned. Regardless, the proof of their success is in their performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mature identified its main challenge as building the crowd\u2019s energy way before Trippie Red arrived on stage, as it\u2019s a decision that has to be made in the moment.<\/p>\n

Kreiner described a typical set as \u201ca mix of stuff that we created ourselves and also popular records, and then [we] find stuff that\u2019s really unique.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that\u2019s really important when playing a show is digging really deep into the creative songs that I have on my USB,\u201d Kreiner said. \u201cWe look for tracks together, and we decide what we want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jost adds, \u201cIt\u2019s never pre-planned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

While their sets are up to chance, their plans are \u201cset in stone.\u201d Mature has a lot of unreleased music in the works, with these tracks gearing up for release on SoundCloud and Spotify.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When creating tracks, both Jost and Kreiner adopt different roles to deliver the best performance possible. Jost describes the production experience as fast-paced and nonlinear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe production and the mix evolve hand in hand; I never treat them as separate stages. I\u2019m shaping the mix as I\u2019m producing, so sound choices, space and balance are all shaped in real time,\u201d Jost said. \u201cBy the time I\u2019m polishing, I\u2019ll sit with the track for a couple of days, listening on repeat, adding tiny touches that make it feel complete.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jost continued, \u201cOftentimes, it isn\u2019t about the stuff that you hear, but it\u2019s the stuff that you feel.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

On stage, Kreiner effortlessly mixes tracks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen mixing, my rider of choice are two CDJ 3000s and a V10 mixer. The V10 allows for lots of options when mixing two records,\u201d he said. \u201cI start by beat matching and then typically mix for 32 bars to transition cleanly from phrase to phrase.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kreiner and Jost cite Prospa as an inspiration for their music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a couple of remixes of their songs,\u201d Jost says. Daft Punk and bradeazy also inspire their production, Jost describes \u201ctheir mixing is second to none.\u201d<\/p>\n

The duo also tries to capture aspects of Mati Astroza, Interplanetary Criminal and John Summit in their sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The two look towards the coming months with excitement<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really getting going,\u201d Jost said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for you to see what\u2019s happening now and then check back in a couple months and see where we\u2019ve grown.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of Matthew Jost \/\/ Matthew Jost sets up his booth for opening for Trippie Red on Sept.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-408792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}