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NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Matthias (Channel) or DOPE or NOPE

Matthew Fredrick, better known as Matthias, is a YouTuber with over 17 million subscribers spanning across all of his current channels. He is most reputably known for his review channel, DOPE or NOPE (previously known as "Matthias"). It is a family channel based on unboxing wacky and strange products. Currently, he is taking part in: DOPE or NOPE, Project: 863, We Are 863, Behind 863, 863 Shorts, The Exec, and OVERKILL. Prior to his involvement in DOPE or NOPE, he was one of the original founders of Team Edge. While he is no longer talent, he remains as CXO of the company.

He is the owner of a holding company, Omneity Inc, which is a parent company to his startups such as Spellbound Inc., Spark, Hi5 Independent, Chill Records, and Hi5 Toys, as well as being a partial owner of Team Edge.

He is currently writing a book called 'Battle Universe', it's completely unrelated to the channel it shares a name with, Battle Universe, and takes place in space, which he started writing around February 2020. You can keep up with his writing on https://battleuniverse.co/

Background[]

Matthew, or Matthias, was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. His father worked as an imaginer for Walt Disney for some time, during which they had to move to Orlando. As his father designed theme parks for Disney, he could visit Disney World any time he wanted.

He has a younger brother, Joey (or J-Fred), and an older sister, Sarah. His sister married Bryan. Matthias, Bryan, and J-Fred were all the original members of Team Edge.

Prior to Spellbound, Matt worked at a Tech Pro at a Best Buy in Minnesota, a Manager at a Drug Store in California, Producer at JouleThief Films, Composer at Music Mentality Productions, Content Creator at Maker Studios Inc, Producer/Director at AwesomenessTV, and was a Content Creator at Studio71, LP.

Matthias met Amanda Faye in high school PE class. They dated for four years before he proposed to her on a deserted beach. On May 18th 2013, they married. The couple has a daughter named Luna and a son named Atticus.

Matthias started his channel on August 10th, 2011. His first official video is "Shades of Blue", followed by "How to Love - lil WAYNE Cover (Remix) by Matthias". However, they are both unlisted on his channel. Thus, his first video still open to the public is "Fun- We Are Young - Matthias cover of Fun".

Entertainment Industry[]

Born and raised in Southern California, Matthias developed a passion for the art of film making. At a very young age, he began to create his own films, directing, editing, and scoring them. To this day, Matthias has directed twelve short films, produced fourteen, and loves the creative challenge that accompanies it.

He attended College of the Canyons from 2008-2010 for a degree in Film. In 2009, he also directed a movie, titled Maestro, which won Best Cinematography award and got featured on the homepage of Vimeo. In 2010, he transferred to California State University, North ridge. At CSUN, he majored in Audio/Sound Engineering. He became a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. At CSUN, he was one of four students to be chosen to direct a thesis film with an over $30,000 budget. A fellow student named Alex, who helped him with the project, had a YouTube channel called Joule Thief. Matthias, who had lost his job at the drug store during this time, started making YouTube videos in April 2012 with Alex's help and never looked back. In 2008, Matthias created his own music composition and scoring company titled Music Mentality Productions. Under this company name, he has scored over eleven short films, two commercials, and a feature film.  

He has also released three full-length albums. His music has been released in major stores such as iTunes and Amazon and has been signed to music labels such as Jigsaw Recordings.


Music[]

When Matthias was in the 10th grade, he made friends with a number of like-minded students at school. They had a band, which made him interested in music. Even though he had never sang before, he introduced himself as a vocalist to be with the group. He eventually learned to play instruments like guitar, bass, and piano. Even though his friends lost interest in music, he remained passionate about it. He would later meet DJ Michael Badal, who shared the same passion. From Mike, Matthias learned how to make music by himself with the help of an apple computer. When he was in the 11th grade, he formed the band The Social and recorded a 14-song album titled "Where We Should Be" with Mike's help.

Matthias and Michael Badal started a record label called Chill Records, which now has signed and released their first single with the artist, Catherine Roze. She has worked with Matthias previously at the drug store he worked at. They released a music video together covering the song "Somebody That I used to Know" by Goyte, which is on the Matthias', now Dope or Nope channel. Soon after, she released her first original song titled "Closure" and has started her own vlog channel, called 'Røze.'


Channels[]

All channels that Matthias has owned/been involved with

Current Channels:

Partial Owner:

Dead Channels:

Gave ownership back


Quotes[]

  • "You see what I'm saying? "
  • "Am I right?"
  • "I'm shook nasty"
  • "I'm dead inside."
  • "Connor's mom shaves his back!"
  • “And stuff like that.”
  • "Do you see what I'm saying?"
  • "Dawg."
  • "This isss how we dooooooo wiiiit."
  • "Tanner's mom"
  • “This is it for me!!”
  • "Thats what I'm talking about"
  • "Megadesk"
  • "Overkill"
  • "This is vodka."
  • "Why? BECAUSE!"
  • "How is this even possible??"


Fun Facts[]

  • YouTube/Hi5 Studios related Facts:
    • He previously called his subscribers Matthites. He started this in the music-video, Backwards, which was featured on Internet Icon Season 2.
    • Matthias and his team at Hi5 Studios moved from his apartment, to his house, to Orange Base, and now expanding Red and Blue Base, and the Team Edge Warehouse. Hi5 Studios was partly funded by YouTube themselves.
  • Personal Facts:
    • Due to confusion, Matthias' real name Is Matthew. On a certified Youtube comment from Matthias himself, he said: "Matthew is my birth given name. But I started going by Matthias over 15 years ago cause in school every class I ever had there were like 5 Matts. Also, it worked out well on the internet cause its not a common name" Video
    • Matthias doesn't have a middle name, but his family members sometimes say it's Peter.[1]
    • He is of German, Irish, and English descent.[2]
    • He is allergic to stone fruits and tree nuts.[3]
    • Matthias owns a Tesla Model X, Lexus NX, and a Dodge campervan
    • Matt is diagnosed with OCD.[4]
    • Favorites:
      • Food- Burgers.[5]
      • Movie- 'Inception'.[6]
      • Candy- Mike and Ikes.[7]
  • Entertainment Facts:
    • In July of 2013, Matthias participated in a YouTube reality show called 'Internet Icon' where Matthias won the show with his song Backwards. This won him $10,000, which he saved and invested into Hi5 studios.
    • He made short videos alongside J-Fred when he was younger under the name X-Periance Productions
    • One of his short films won "Best Cinematography" at the festival and showcase for College of the Canyons.
    • He owns an Oscar that was won by his Grandfather, William nicknamed "Overkill Bill"


Old Photos[]


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24307 Magic Mountain Pkwy Box #617

Valencia, California 91355

Reddit[]

r/MatthiasSubmission

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