Concord Dawn’s 2003 single “The Sun / Epilogue” featured Black Sun Empire and Rawthang and was released on Black Sun Empire, which is also one of the project’s associated labels. Its 2004 single “Exitvs001” featured dBridge and came out on Exit Records. Members Matthew Harvey and Evan Short first met at school as children, then reconnected while studying audio engineering.
The group’s 2006 album Chaos by Design incorporated live vocals, saxophone and guitar. After Evan Short’s departure, Matt Harvey continued Concord Dawn as a solo project. In a 2014 interview, Harvey said guitar pedals were used on “Trenchcoat” and “The Fuzz,” with the latter aimed at a grungier sound.
Matt Harvey production advice is to experiment, make music rather than just sounds, and listen beyond the genre being produced.
