British musician and producer
Max Cooper
Get to know the artist
Max Cooper is a London-based electronic composer and DJ with a PhD in computational biology. He has released music since 2007, including the debut album Human, and runs the label Mesh. His work pairs music with visuals and installations, and he has worked with Zaha Hadid Architects and the Barbican Centre.
- Labels and remixes
His releases have come out mainly on the London label Fields and the German label Traum Schallplatten. Remixes by him include work for Hot Chip, Sasha, Michael Nyman and Nils Frahm.
- Born in
- Belfast
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 2007
- First RA show
- 2004 · The Bomb, Nottingham
- On RA
- 810 shows in 46 countries
- Released on
- Traum Schallplatten, Trapez, Autist, Playtime, veryverywrongindeed, Monique Musique
- RA followers
- 31,230
- Plays
- Electronica
Hear a full mix
- RA.281 Max Cooper ↗
Resident Advisor podcast · Oct 2011
In our cities
- 84 shows · last Oct 2026 at fabric
- 58 shows · last May 2026 at Paradiso
- 37 shows · last Sep 2026 at Else
- 13 shows · last Aug 2025 at Elsewhere
- 8 shows · last Dec 2018 at The Greenwood Hotel
- 7 shows · last Feb 2026 at Unit
- 6 shows · last Feb 2026 at Northcote Theatre
- 1 show · last Jan 2014 at kyō
Upcoming across cities
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