Matt and Kim are an American indie dance duo from Brooklyn, New York. The group formed in 2004 and is composed of Matt Johnson (vocals/keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums). They are known for their DIY attitude toward music
In 2009, their song "Daylight" was featured in a Bacardi commercial, a Mars Bar commercial. During credits of the second episode of Community the song "Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare" plays. "Daylight" was used on the ending credits in Season 6 of the TV series Entourage and in the season 5 finale of the TV show Skins. On August 26, 2009, Matt & Kim played the song "Daylight" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The track is featured on NBA Live 10, and as a remixed version featuring De La Soul on FIFA 10. "Daylight" is also on the Need for Speed: Nitro soundtrack. The song also appeared in the game The Sims 3: World Adventures; re-recorded into Simlish, the gibberish language used in the game.
Their song "Cameras" was used in an advertisement for Tune Up in which they were also featured. "Cameras" was also used in the trailer for the Morgan Spurlock film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and appears on its soundtrack album. Their song "Don't Slow Down" was used in commercials for the MTV series Underemployed and was also used in the first episode of the third Gossip Girl season. "Let's Go" was used in promos for the TV show The Mindy Project; on October 1, 2012, Matt and Kim performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Their song "Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare" was featured in theCommunity pilot. Their song "AM/FM Sound" was featured in the episode of Chuck, "Chuck Versus the Gobbler". In 2014, their song "It's Alright" was used in a Buick car commercial. In 2013 "It's Alright" from the Album "Lightning" was used in the teaser of CS50 fair 2013 which is a course offered by Harvard on-campus and online as well as for free on edX and is attended by millions from all over the world. Also in January 2015 their single "Get It" appeared in the a promo for the FXX show "Man Seeking Woman"
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