Billboard 20 Questions With Maya Jane Coles

The Producer on Her Career Highlights, Love of Hip-Hop & Current Hair Colour

17 Jan 2020

I remember the first record I ever asked my parents to buy me. I think I was five and heard this track at the fairground by our house playing on one of the rides. I persistently asked my parents for the track, luckily they knew what it was and bought the 7” so I would finally shut up about it! It was SL2, “On A Ragga Tip.”

With a dozen years of releases to her name, Maya Jane Coles has become one of the most consistent dance music producers in the scene. Her music, nor her brand, are flashy, with Coles instead settling into a career marked by sophisticated, sensual and inventive electronic music that allures whether heard in a sweaty club, a major festival or simply through your headphones.

Here, Coles discusses growing up in London, her career high points, her current hair color and more.

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