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Mikey J
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Michael (Mikey J) Asante AKA MKJ It’s not often that you come across a British producer with the ability to produce chart hits, DJ, write songs, co-run a dance school and throw a successful pyjama party for his 25th Birthday. But Mikey J, (the J standing for jester), is all of these things and more. And although he’s yet to be a name on the lips of the many, he’s fast establishing himself as a secret weapon for any record company looking to combine underground vibes with crossover appeal. It was his engineering work on street anthems like Sadie Ama’s ‘So Sure’ and production on Kano’s ‘Mic Check’ that had people sitting up to this raw yet honed sound. With his mixes coming fatter than a Weight Watchers meeting, further work on Kano’s gold selling album, ‘Home Sweet Home’, including said title track, ‘Sometimes’ and ‘9-5’, went on to define his potential. Ultimately It saw Mikey J promoted to the UK’s production premiership, securing publishing with Blue Mountain in the process. An integral wheel in the project, Mikey’s currently currently hard at work on Kano’s second album. “My favourite piece of work is ‘Take A Look’ from the Beats & Bars mixtape. Kano and I enjoy working together which helps the creative side. We’re not constraining ourselves and I hope it will always be like that”, Mikey explains. With the tastemakers hot on his heels, other work past and present includes original tracks and remixing for Shawn Emanuel (EMI), Akala (Illastate Records), The Mitchell Broth
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