The Matrix is an American-British songwriting and record production team, consisting of Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards.
Three of the songs became top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", and "I'm with You") and their work with Lavigne collectively earned them seven Grammy Award nominations in 2003 and 2004.
In 1991, Lauren Christy and her then-husband Graham Edwards relocated to Los Angeles, California, in an effort to support her budding music career.
In 1999, Dollshead's manager asked the group if they could write a song for Australian pop duo Jackson Mendoza.
While this project was meant to be a one-time occurrence, the group decided to continue writing and producing together due to the song being well-received and their overall enjoyment of the process.
[2] In reference to the production group's name, Spock explained: "We don't want to take the glory, which is why we took the name the Matrix, to be in the background, to make the artist's name stand out more".
[2] The Matrix first came to prominence in the early 2000s for their collaborations with pop music artists such as Christina Aguilera, Busted, Myra,[3] Hilary Duff, Avril Lavigne, Jason Mraz, Liz Phair, Ashley Tisdale, Shakira, Britney Spears, Miranda Cosgrove, and Tokio Hotel.
[citation needed] They went on to co-write and produce metal band Korn's seventh studio album See You on the Other Side which sold over two million copies worldwide.
When speaking on why The Matrix chose Longlands and Perry to join their team, Lauren Christy explained: "The reason we picked Katy and A.K.A.
In February 2004, the Los Angeles Times revealed four song titles set for inclusion on the album: "Love Is a Train", "Damn", "Another Year to Come", and "Do You Miss Me".
[8] These plans, however, were delayed after Perry's debut single, "I Kissed a Girl", achieved international commercial success in April 2008.