Matt Chang, also known by his stage name Bay Blue, is an underground hip hop producer based in Oakland, California.
[4] Andrew Martin of Potholes in My Blog said: "Like a history lesson in 20th century American music, Bay Blue draws from everything from big bands to string quartets to jazz duos to create something that's actually quite contemporary.
In a 2012 interview, Matt Chang talked about his music making process:"Digging through records, and deciding what to use and what not to use is the most labor intensive and time consuming part of the music making process for me.
"[6]"I wanted to compose songs rather than just make beats [...] so in straining for a substitute for the emcee, it felt natural to study jazz musicians and the way instruments can become vocalizations.
As a part of that process, many of these songs in a very organic way took on the form of jazz numbers, with frequent tempo changes (sometimes obvious and sometimes barely noticeable), subtle and shifting drums, minimal effects, and something like the thrill of improvisation.