Max Cooper

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 19 May 1980, electro/techno/ambient producer and DJ Max Cooper is best known for his remixes of artists like Au Revoir Simone and Michael Nyman & David McAlmont as well as his own releases. When he was younger, he was inspired to become a geneticist after reading science books including titles written by Stephen Hawking. He earned a doctorate in computational biology from Nottingham University. Working as a geneticist, he also dabbled in music on the side, using scientific ideas to create a unique electronic style. His early EPs – including One Is None, Tamperine and Ergo – were released in 2007. After a handful of independently released singles, he decided to focus entirely on music in 2010. His series of singles continued to earn acclaim, which attracted the attention of other artists. He was recruited to mix tracks by Andrew K, Hot Chip, Sasha, Au Revoir Simone, and Michael Nyman & David McAlmont. He released his debut album, Human, in 2014. The album was praised by fans of minimalist techno and electronica. His second album, Emergence, followed in 2016. Two years later, he released a remix album, Balance 030, and his third proper album One Hundred Billion Sparks. Cooper’s fourth album, Yearning for the Infinite, was issued in 2019. For his 2025 album On Being, he peered through the lens of social media to create a meditative album that explores what it is "truly like to be human right now".

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