Riktam Matkin

Riktam (Shajahan Matkin) was born 1976 in Amsterdam, Holland.

The family moved first to Africa, then to the Maldives on through Goa and finally to Manali, India where he went to school until he was around eight.



After this Riktam moved back to Amsterdam.

He met Bansi in a coffee shop when he was 14 years old.

Their parents knew each other also and had tried to make them meet each each other and they managed by coincidence solely by themselves.



When he was 15 he left school and went to India where he cruised from Poona to Goa where he experienced his first trance parties. In those days were only very few and the scene very small. Neon lights and colors were the go. It was in Poona and Goa he made many new friends and along the magic of the party scene made him very attracted to the music.



When he returned to Amsterdam in 1993, he started recording music to play the next season in Goa as a Dj along with Bansi. This proved highly popular since their sound was so different from that which had been playing until then. Silk cut.



After returning to Amsterdam from another trip to India, he started making music with two of his friends, Bansi and Sebi. They created a group called the Growling Mad Scientists or GMS as it became known.



GMS came into the world of music to change it forever. Because their sound had more growl and howl and also more light and pace than anything else at the time. Thus GMS became an instant hit and Riktam was suddenly a very busy person. Playing at parties around the world and producing music when he had time to spare. For over ten years Riktam has since been at the front of revolutionizing music with a precise and positive style. In 1997 he moved to Ibiza, Spain where Riktam and Bansi built a new studio where ever since a large quantity of powerful audio has been emitted. Riktam continues to Dj, give Live Shows and produce amazing music.