Work 

Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante is Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Boy Blue, founded in 2001 with Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy.

As a music producer, Asante has a diverse catalogue of discography; creating music for films Street Dance 3D and All Stars, enjoying session work and production for major label artists including Delilah, Raleigh Ritchie, Estelle, George the Poet and Kano.

Asante mentors and delivers master classes in directing, choreography and music and is a Professor of Electronic Music at Guildhall School of Music from where he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship (HonFGS) in 2018.

Theatre

For the National: The Effect

Other productions include: Tree at the Young Vic

TV 

Collaboration with Brian Eno for the soundtrack on Top Boy

Awards

In 2022, Asante was awarded an MBE for services to Hip-Hop Dance and Music in the Queen’s New Years Honours list.

(Published July 2023)