Neo-soul band MATOYA, based out of the Netherlands, are the quintessential romantic kids-next-door representing "NEW JAZZ" era. Despite their different cultural backgrounds, the love for Neo-Soul and Jazz brings this unlikely group of friends together and this connection creates its own sound. MATOYA's original music warms your heart and invites your body to dance. As former conservatory students, all band members have a deep and varied selection of musical influences that they aren't afraid to draw from. Remarking on their songwriting process, their drummer Christian Rockeman says: “when it comes to genre-hopping, the only wrong kind of choice is a dishonest one.” For MATOYA writing music means embracing the two-sided coin of connection and soul searching. When your personal life tastes bittersweet, MATOYA commits themselves to expressing the emotions that seem hardest to face head-on, and they consider it a crime of passion.