Matthew James Aitken (born 25 August 1956 in Coventry, England), is a British songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman.
He began his musical career as a musician and had been a member of many different bands before teaming up with Mike Stock to write and produce music for other artists. They both later teamed up with Pete Waterman and they went from small independent labels to the major RCA, producing myriad hits.
After the partnership split up in the early-1990s, Aitken went into a period of retirement, raising a family and enjoying life. However, he has since returned to the music business. According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the seventh most successful songwriter in U.K. chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart.[1]
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