Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante MBE, is a London born producer, composer and DJ, who forged his sound as a pioneer in the UK hip hop and grime scenes, producing and writing with artists including Kano, George The Poet and Estelle.  
 
In 2001 he co-founded the world renowned hip-hop dance company Boy Blue, who are Olivier Award-winning associate artists at iconic London arts venue, the Barbican.  He is also a fellow and Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Drawing on his ever present cinematic instinct, Mikey’s original scores blend the worlds of hip-hop, classical and electronic.

His most recent credit is creating the original score, in collaboration with Brian Eno, for the groundbreaking Netflix Original series Top Boy. Other recent work include the original scores for the Sky / BBC Studios feature documentary Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw, the National Geographic feature documentary, Clotilda: Last Amercian Slave Ship, and the docu-drama series African Queens for Nutopia and Netflix.

Mikey has recently completed the score, co-composing with Neil Davidge, for the forthcoming Apple TV+ drama series Criminal Record, starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo.

Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante MBE, is a London born producer, composer and DJ, who forged his sound as a pioneer in the UK hip hop and grime scenes, producing and writing with artists including Kano, George The Poet and Estelle.  
 
In 2001 he co-founded the world renowned hip-hop dance company Boy Blue, who are Olivier Award-winning associate artists at iconic London arts venue, the Barbican.  He is also a fellow and Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Drawing on his ever present cinematic instinct, Mikey’s original scores blend the worlds of hip-hop, classical and electronic.

His most recent credit is creating the original score, in collaboration with Brian Eno, for the groundbreaking Netflix Original series Top Boy. Other recent work include the original scores for the Sky / BBC Studios feature documentary Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw, the National Geographic feature documentary, Clotilda: Last Amercian Slave Ship, and the docu-drama series African Queens for Nutopia and Netflix.

Mikey has recently completed the score, co-composing with Neil Davidge, for the forthcoming Apple TV+ drama series Criminal Record, starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo.

TV

2023 – Criminal Record [forthcoming]
STV / Tod Productions / Apple TV+

2023 – African Queens (Seasons 1 & 2)
Nutopia / Netflix

2023 – The Good Fight Club
Century Films

2019-2022 – Top Boy (Seasons 3 & 4)
[Additional Composer]
Cowboy Films / Netflix

2022 – Clotilda
National Geographic

2021  – Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw
Sky Studios / BBC Studios

2014 – YOMO: You Only Marry Once
Created by Yonah Odoom & Moshana Khan
Ment2Excel Digital

2011 – One Man Walking
Directed by Margaret Williams
MJW Productions

Film

2019 – Good Dog [short film]
Directed by Andrew Gillman & Natalie Ibu
Artemisia Films

2013 – All Stars
Directed by Ben Gregor
Vertigo Films

2011 – Intervention [short film]
Directed by Arno Hazebroek
Falcon Features

2010 – Street Dance
Directed by Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini
Vertigo Films / BBC Films

Stage & Dance

2023 (forthcoming) – Free Your Mind
Directed by Danny Boyle
Boy Blue / Factory International Manchester

2023 – The Effect
Directed by Lucy Prebble
National Theatre

2019 – REDD
Choreographed by Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy
Boy Blue / Barbican

2019 – Tree
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Young Vic / Manchester International Festival / Green Door Pictures

2018 – Outliers
Directed by Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante
Boy Blue / Barbican

2017 – BlakWhyteGray
Choreographed by Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy
Boy Blue / Barbican