MJ Cole

Matthew James Firth Coleman, better known by his stage name MJ Cole, is an English garage DJ, recording artist, record producer and remixer.

Born in London, in his youth, Cole was classically trained on the oboe and piano, and won scholarships to both the Royal College of Music Junior Department and City of London School.^[1]

Having graduated from

After leaving Talkin' Loud in 2004, Cole released several singles and EPs via his own Prolific Recordings label. Cole's output on the label has included many notable collaborations including grime artist Wiley and long-time collaborator Elisabeth Troy.

In 2014, he co-wrote and produced "Nobody But You" for

He collaborated with T Williams on "Privilege", released in 2015 on Today Records and Tomorrow Records and released "Bouldaz" on Disclosure's Method White label the same year.^{[7][citation needed]}

Cole continued to produce for artists across the musical spectrum. Dizzee Rascal's "Bassline Junkie", Example's "Something in the Water" and Katy B's "Blue Eyes" were all produced by Cole.^{[citation needed]} He has also remixed tracks for Amy Winehouse, Mariah Carey, De La Soul, Alicia Keys and many more.^{[citation needed]} He released remixes of Jess Glynne's "Hold My Hand" on Atlantic and DJ Fresh and Adam F's "Believer" on Ministry of Sound.

He released "Alcatraz" on Redlight's Lobster Boy Records in early 2016. This was followed by "The Rumble" in August 2016. A hard hitting, genre crossing record featuring hotly tipped UK MC AJ Tracey. Cole said of the record that it was "a slice of London, the energy of now, a fusion of all that is exciting in the U.K. for us."^[8]

Through 2017 to 2018, Cole has been releasing a steady selection of singles under the 892 label, including "Pictures in My Head" and "Soak It Up". Some singles would also be accompanied by VIP mixes, also created by Cole. In 2018, he released a new EP entitled "Foundations", stating that the project "takes a step away from my more traditional form of writing".^[9]

Alongside his producing, writing and remixing work, Cole continues to tour as a DJ at festivals and clubs around the world.^[10] Cole has also written and produced scores for several major TV advertising campaigns including the Schwartz "The Sound of Taste" campaign and wrote a piece called "Lava" for O2.^[11] Cole was also responsible for the construction and design of a new recording studio complex in Clerkenwell called The Gin Factory.

Cole enjoys cycling and has ridden Land's End to John o' Groats.^[12]

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  Crazy Love" (2000) – featuring Elisabeth Troy – UK No. 10, BPI: Silver^[15]
• "Sincere" (remix) (2000) – UK No. 13
• "Hold On to Me" (2000) – featuring Elisabeth Troy – UK No. 35
• "Wondering Why" (2003) – featuring Vula – UK No. 30^[13]
• "Never Say Never" (2004) – featuring Shea
• "When You Said You Loved Me" (2004) – featuring Tubby T
• "Badboy" (2006) – featuring Laura Vane
• "Watertight" (2006) – featuring Laura Vane
• "Gotta Have It" (2009) – featuring Digga
• "From the Drop" (2010) – MJ Cole and Wiley
• "Satellite" (2011)
• "Red and Black" (2012)
• "Bouldaz" (2015)
• "Alcatraz" (2016)
• "The Rumble" (2016) – MJ Cole and AJ Tracey
• "Undo" (2017) - MJ Cole and Alyss
• "Shelter" (2017) - MJ Cole and Bruno Major
• "Interbass" (2017) - MJ Cole and DJ Zinc
• "Pictures in My Head" (2017)
• "Soak It Up" (2018) - MJ Cole and Kojey Radical
• "Homerton B" (remix) (2018) - MJ Cole and Unknown T
• "Waking Up" (2018) – MJ Cole and Freya Ridings^[16]

• Flume - "Rushing Back" (MJ Cole Remix) (2019)^[17]
• Gracey - "Gone" (MJ Cole Remix) (2020)^[18]
• Disclosure, Kehlani & Syd - "Birthday" (MJ Cole Remix) (2020)

• Prolific Recordings
• Archived website at Wayback Machine
• MJ Cole biography at the DJ List