# Good Times Ahead

> Good Times Ahead (formerly GTA) is an electronic music duo from Miami consisting of house, electro house, trap and hip hop producers Julio Mejia (born December 8, 1990) and Matt Toth (born August 22, 1990). After releasing music with the support of Laidback Luke in 2011, the duo caught the attention of Diplo, who featu

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- **JSON:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/good-times-ahead.json
- **Origin:** United States
- **Primary scene:** unknown
- **Genres:** Tech House, House
- **Confidence score:** 55/100
- **Last verified:** June 10, 2026

## Biography

Good Times Ahead (formerly GTA) is an electronic music duo from Miami consisting of house, electro house, trap and hip hop producers Julio Mejia (born December 8, 1990) and Matt Toth (born August 22, 1990). After releasing music with the support of Laidback Luke in 2011, the duo caught the attention of Diplo, who featured them on his 2012 "Express Yourself" which was written by their cousin Joel Santillan. GTA has released music on labels such as Warner Bros., A-Trak's Fool's Gold, Laidback Luke's MixMash, Steve Angello's SIZE, Diplo's Mad Decent and more. They've toured the globe with Rihanna on her 2013 Diamonds World Tour, with Calvin Harris and Tiësto on their Greater Than World Tour, and have headlined their own Death To Genres Tour and Goons Take America Tours.
Beyond their partnership as GTA, Julio and Matt have each produced music individually. Under solo aliases known as JWLS and Van Toth, respectively, both have released original productions and remixes. Julio's individual work as JWLS, includes remixes for A-Trak, Danny Brown and others. Matt's solo work as Van Toth includes remixes for Gina Turner.
In August 2019, they officially changed their group name from the previo

## Official & social links

- **Website:** http://www.wearegta.com/
- **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/goodtimesahead/
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/artist/6M7RdR9ZP52h2mfNLmiHtU
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/us/artist/202095113
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl_49BZUp3CiofLKuXWJLoA
- **SoundCloud:** https://soundcloud.com/goodtimesaheadmusic
- **Bandcamp:** https://goodtimesaheadmusic.bandcamp.com/
- **Beatport:** https://www.beatport.com/artist/good-times-ahead/50791
- **Discogs:** https://www.discogs.com/artist/2765127
- **MusicBrainz:** https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Ahead
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884

## Booking & management

_None on record._

## Metrics

_None on record._

## Scores

| Score | Value |
| --- | --- |
| influence score | 0/100 |
| reach score | 0/100 |
| house crew relevance score | 40/100 |
| booking potential score | 0/100 |
| emerging artist score | 40/100 |
| contact confidence score | 0/100 |
| citation confidence score | 95/100 |
| agent readability score | 90/100 |
| brand fit score | 24/100 |
| interview potential score | 22/100 |
| sponsorship potential score | 8/100 |
| education value score | 10/100 |
| house crew priority score | 24/100 |

## Sources

1. https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b
2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Ahead

### Field-level provenance

| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Confidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| origin_country | US | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| genres | electronic, house, trap, trap edm, electro house, festival trap | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| origin_city | United States | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| bandcamp | https://goodtimesaheadmusic.bandcamp.com/ | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/2765127 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/6M7RdR9ZP52h2mfNLmiHtU | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| website | http://www.wearegta.com/ | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| beatport | https://www.beatport.com/artist/good-times-ahead/50791 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| instagram | https://www.instagram.com/goodtimesahead/ | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/goodtimesaheadmusic | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| apple_music | https://music.apple.com/us/artist/202095113 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e92d6330-65d2-445e-82e5-b98c683e727b) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| youtube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl_49BZUp3CiofLKuXWJLoA | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21512884) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Ahead | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Ahead) | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Good Times Ahead (formerly GTA) is an electronic music duo from Miami consisting of house, electro house, trap and hip hop producers Julio Mejia (born December 8, 1990) and Matt Toth (born August 22, 1990). After releasing music with the support of Laidback Luke in 2011, the duo caught the attention of Diplo, who featu | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Ahead) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Good Times Ahead (formerly GTA) is an electronic music duo from Miami consisting of house, electro house, trap and hip hop producers Julio Mejia (born December 8, 1990) and Matt Toth (born August 22, 1990). After releasing music with the support of Laidback Luke in 2011, the duo caught the attention of Diplo, who featured them on his 2012 "Express Yourself" which was written by their cousin Joel Santillan. GTA has released music on labels such as Warner Bros., A-Trak's Fool's Gold, Laidback Luke's MixMash, Steve Angello's SIZE, Diplo's Mad Decent and more. They've toured the globe with Rihanna on her 2013 Diamonds World Tour, with Calvin Harris and Tiësto on their Greater Than World Tour, and have headlined their own Death To Genres Tour and Goons Take America Tours.
Beyond their partnership as GTA, Julio and Matt have each produced music individually. Under solo aliases known as JWLS and Van Toth, respectively, both have released original productions and remixes. Julio's individual work as JWLS, includes remixes for A-Trak, Danny Brown and others. Matt's solo work as Van Toth includes remixes for Gina Turner.
In August 2019, they officially changed their group name from the previo | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_Ahead) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |

## How to cite this page

```
House Music Intelligence Database. "Good Times Ahead — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/good-times-ahead
```

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