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John Thomas Mateer (born December 4, 1995),[2] is an American musician, filmmaker, and entertainment entrepreneur. He grew up in Wantagh, New York.[3][4] Mateer was an early-era content creator on YouTube in the late 2000s, and his first media appearances resulted from the viral content that he created on the platform.[5][3] Shifting his focus towards music at the beginning of the 2010s, Mateer released his first extended play, Love is Not a Lifestyle, in the summer of 2011.[6] Mateer has confessed to regretting making the EP altogether, causing him to take a decade-long hiatus from making music.[7] Mateer’s entrepreneurial endeavors most notably include the founding and operation of the post-production company, RIOT MOTION LLC. The company operates out of the East Village in New York City.[8][9] He also started the nonprofit organization, Empathy Always Corp., which provides relief to victims of narcissistic abuse.[10][11] Mateer writes both screenplays and poetry professionally as well. His first published collection of poetry, The Flight of a Monarch: Poetry From Young Adulthood, releases in spring 2023.[12]

John Mateer
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Mateer on Saint Marks Place in February 2021
Born
John Thomas Mateer

(1995-12-04) December 4, 1995 (age 27)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Other namesJohnny Saint Marks
Education
Occupations
  • Musician
  • filmmaker
  • audio engineer
  • entrepreneur
  • voice actor
  • poet
Years active2009–present
Title
Board member ofEmpathy Always Corp.
RelativesRichard Grasso (cousin)
TikTok information
Followers40.8k
Likes285.4k
Page direct URLjohnnystmarks
YouTube information
Channel
Genre
Total views1,279,801
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
Labels
  • Run Riot Records
  • Backlight
Websitejohnmateer.com
Signature
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Early lifeEdit

John Thomas Mateer was born on December 4, 1995, in the village of Mineola, New York, to parents Carol and John Mateer.[13] He was raised in the Long Island hamlet of Wantagh, New York, along with his three siblings Erin, Bryan and Kelly. In July 2003, when Mateer was 7-years-old, his mother died at the age of 39 from cancer. In December 2012, less than a decade later, his father succumbed to the same illness.[14][15] Mateer’s father was a Detective Sergeant with the Nassau County Police Department and a 9/11 first responder.[16]

 
Mateer's father, Detective Sgt. John Mateer, at Ground Zero in September 2001

The death of Detective Sgt John Mateer is acknowledged by multiple associations dedicated to first responder relief as being the result of 9/11-related cancer, after having been exposed to the contaminated air at the World Trade Center site.[17][18] Mateer graduated from Wantagh Senior High School in 2014.[19] He went on to attend both CUNY Queens College in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens and CUNY Hunter College in nearby Manhattan, New York.[20][21][16]

Early media appearancesEdit

John Mateer Theme Song (2009) performed by Charlie Puth

Mateer first appeared on YouTube in the late 2000s. In 2009, Mateer collaborated with singer-songwriter Charlie Puth on the theme song, Have No Fear It's John Mateer, for his YouTube channel. Mateer has since left the platform. In October 2012, at the age of 16, Mateer recorded a video of the destruction to his home in Long Island during Hurricane Sandy.[22] The video immediately attracted large amounts of attention, amassing over one-million views on YouTube.[4][23] Despite Mateer’s video documenting the devastating effects of the natural disaster, it was most widely noted for its unintentional comedic value due to Mateer and his family's off-screen commentary. During a televised interview of Mateer by Katie Couric for her talk show, Katie, Couric described the video as "a terrifying situation.." following lightheartedly with, ".. but I do like your color commentary!"[24] Mateer’s video received global attention and subsequently found him featured in numerous television shows and documentaries. Some had declared Mateer the "next double rainbow guy."[5][3]

 
Mateer (center) speaking with Katie Couric in 2012 for her talk show, Katie

. In June 2013, Mateer and his two sisters were featured in an episode of Long Island Medium, where they had a Psychic reading by Theresa Caputo. In the episode, Caputo claimed to be connecting Mateer and his sisters with their parents, both of whom died from cancer. The reading was described by TLC as "one of the most powerful readings that Theresa has ever done."[25] Caputo went on to write about her encounter with Mateer and his sisters in her book, There's More to Life Than This.[26]

CareerEdit

2021 announcement of the launch of RIOT MOTION LLC

Mateer is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.[27] In May 2021, Mateer filed to incorporate his post-production company, RIOT MOTION LLC, which he is the Chief Executive Officer of.[9] The company operates out of the East Village of Manhattan.[8][28] In August 2022, Mateer began releasing a scripted audio drama entitled John Mateer's 'METRONOME'. The show is loosely defined as a dark comedy, covering topics related to personality disorders and emotional abuse. Mateer writes and directs the series, which has a full cast of actors, as well as provides the voice for the show's protagonist.[29][30] In September that year, more than a decade after last releasing music, Mateer released a single entitled Here’s To Next Year. The song has since been removed from streaming services for unknown reasons.[31] In November, Mateer released two singles entitled St Marks Pl and Blue Era, the latter of the two surpassing 150,000 streams on Spotify less than a month after its release.[32][7] These songs were followed by a single released in December of 2022 entitled Saulet. The three singles are included in the album entitled Outlandish, which was released at the end of 2022.[33][34] In January 2023, Mateer announced on his website that a subsidiary of RIOT MOTION LLC specializing in virtual reality, Vizsy Technologies, was in the beginning stages of development.[35][36] In February 2023, Mateer announced the formation of his nonprofit organization, Empathy Always Corp. The mission of the organization is to provide relief to victims of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse.[10][11][37] Mateer’s first published collection of poetry is scheduled to release in the spring of 2023, and it will be distributed exclusively by Barnes & Noble.[38]

Personal lifeEdit

Mateer was raised in the suburban hamlet of Wantagh in Long Island, New York, where he attended Wantagh Senior High School. He is Irish-American. Mateer has been openly gay ever since coming out in 2010 at the age of 14, and he has described his coming out as having been a positive experience for him. When coming out to his family, he found himself unable to speak when telling his father, so he decided to write him a letter instead.[39][40] Mateer is a resident of the famous Saint Marks Place in New York City, and this is where his pseudonym, Johnny Saint Marks, originated from.[41] He is the cousin of former New York Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer, Richard Grasso.[42]

Penn State University assaultEdit

On the 4th of October 2015, during a fraternity party at the Penn State University Sigma Nu house, Mateer was assaulted by a fellow party-goer after Mateer revealed he was gay.[40][43] Mateer did not initially report the crime to the police, opting instead to post photos of his injuries on his Twitter page.[44] Along with the photos, Mateer included the statement, "Don’t let a frat guy know that you’re gay," and the Twitter post quickly went viral.[45] Others online began to write on platforms, such as Facebook, detailing their dissatisfaction with how news outlets were reporting on Mateer's assault.[46] Two days following the incident, and likely due to the increasing public upset over Mateer's assault, Penn State University issued an official statement condemning the attack and wishing Mateer well during his recovery.[47]

 
One of the photos posted by Mateer that led the police to investigate.

Despite Mateer's initial claims, Matthew Chandlee (his attacker), was not a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.[48] However, Chandlee being charged with summary harassment and simple assault (both misdemeanors) instead of a hate crime, caused major controversy online.[49] The ensuing backlash stemmed mainly from the state of Pennsylvania’s lack of protection of LGBT people under their hate crime laws, and the case started a national conversation surrounding the issue.[50][51]

DiscographyEdit

AlbumsEdit

Title Release Date Type Label UPC Ref(s)[33][34][7]
"Love Is Not a Lifestyle" July 29, 2011 EP Backlight UPC 885767769281 [6]
"Outlandish" December 20, 2022 Album Run Riot Records - [35]

SinglesEdit

Title Album Release Date Label UPC ISRC Ref(s)[13][7]
“Run Away” Love Is Not a Lifestyle December 4, 2010 Backlight UPC 885767769281 ISRC USHM21162160 [52]
“Blue Era” Outlandish November 19, 2022 Run Riot Records UPC 197208022245 ISRC QZTB22241400 [53]
“Saulet” December 6, 2022 UPC 197389362796 ISRC QZTB52282204 [54]

FilmographyEdit

FilmEdit

As cinematographer:

Year Title Status Country Refs
2012 Superstorm USA: Caught on Camera Released United Kingdom [55]

As himself:

Year Title Credit Notes Refs
2012 Superstorm New York: What Really Happened Himself TV movie [56]
Superstorm 2012 [57]
Superstorm USA: Caught on Camera [55]

As actor:

Year Title Role Premiere Refs
2018 The Ranger Punk March 12, 2018 (SXSW) [citation needed]

TelevisionEdit

As himself:

Year Country Title Notes Refs
1999 United States Zebby’s Zoo Cast member [58]
2003 Crossing Over With John Edward Episode: A Mother’s Passing; Syfy [59]
2013 Weather Caught on Camera Episode: Sailboat Survival [60]
Long Island Medium Season 4, episode 12: Bouffants and Bingo [61]
2012 20/20 The Year With Katie Couric [62]
Katie Guest, Episode: Stories of Triumph Over Tragedy [24]

PodcastsEdit

Year Title Role Genre Director Status Refs
2022 John Mateer’s ‘METRONOME’ Ellis Sterling Psychological thriller John Mateer Cancelled [30][29]
2023 John Mateer’s ‘Nothing But The Truth’ Narrator Dystopian fiction John Mateer Completed [63]

BibliographyEdit

Year Title Target/Type Release Refs
2023 The Flight of a Monarch: Poetry From Young Adulthood Poetry April 1, 2023* [12]

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