Maya Jane Coles (born 1988) is a British music producer, audio engineer and DJ, born in London. Under her real name, she mostly composes and plays house and techno music, while her alias Nocturnal Sunshine creates darker, more bass-driven productions with a heavy hip-hop and dub influence.Nocturnal Sunshine. , IMO Records Retrieved on 25 June 2012. She was previously part of an electronic dub duo called She Is Danger with Lena Cullen.
Biography Debut Coles began making music as a teenager, learning to produce music using the Cubase software program when she was 15. She first produced hip-hop and trip hop. A few years later, she released her first two records on Dogmatik Records, in 2008 and 2009, which were more house music-based.
Career Having already remixed acts such as Massive Attack and Gorillaz with her duo She Is Danger, Coles gained breakthrough exposure in 2010, when she released a four-track EP on Franck Roger's label, Real Tone Records. She was then named by DJ Mag as one of the best newcomers that year, as her track "What They Say", taken from her eponymous EP, was also one of the most playlisted by DJs on Resident Advisor.
In 2011, she featured in many specialised magazines, such as Mixmag. BBC Radio 1 invited her to record an Essential Mix of her own, which was later nominated for Essential Mix of the Year 2011. Later on that year, she was voted 'Best Newcomer 2011' at the Ibiza DJ Awards 2011 and came ninth place in Resident Advisor's annual DJ ranking.
In 2012, she won 'Best House/Garage/Deep House' track at the Miami Winter Music Conference 2012, 'Staff Pick: Artist of the year 2011' at the Beatport Awards, DJ Mags 'Producer of the Year 2011', Mixmag's 'Best Breakthrough DJ 2011', FACT's 'Female Artist 2011', and Symphonic Distribution's 'Artist of the Year 2012'
Later in the year, Coles was invited to record a mix for the DJ Kicks collection. The volume she produced was released in April, and obtained a favourable reception from specialised media. In November, Rolling Stone placed Coles at number 15 on its list of the world's 25 most influential DJs.
Maya was later invited back to record a second BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix in 2013.
Coles' début album Comfort was on her own I/AM/ME label and Kobalt Label Services internationally in summer 2013. It featured guest appearances from artists such as Tricky, Miss Kittin, Nadine Shah, Alpines, Thomas Knights and Karin Park.
She also produced Fabric 75 (released April 2014), the 75th edition of London nightclub Fabric's monthly compilation album.
In late 2014, the title track of Coles' 2010 EP What They Say was sampled in the Nicki Minaj song "Truffle Butter", a collaborative track with Drake and Lil Wayne from her album The Pinkprint.
In 2017, Coles released her second album, Take Flight, on her own label, I/AM/ME. The 24-track album peaked at number 37 in the overall UK albums chart during the week of release, number 26 in the Independent label chart and number 15 in the Billboard Dance and Electronic Album Sales Chart. The album received immense support, receiving a 72% score on Metacritic, gaining coverage from a number of high tier publications including Mixmag, Pitchfork and Billboard, as well as receiving DSP support such as a banner on the iTunes Electronic page, a spot in Spotify New Releases, Apple Music New Releases and was named Beatport Artist of the Week. Maya gained 2 'Essential New Tunes' from Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 for two of her singles from the album, "Cherry Bomb" and "Trails" and to top of her year, she won Best Album and Best Producer at the DJ Mag Best of British Awards 2017 off the back of her Take Flight album.
2017 also saw Maya gain a number of selected mix placements such as her Essential Mix, which was shortlisted for Essential Mix of the Year, Annie Mac's Mini Mix, Channel 4 Best Before, Beats1 Mix as well as Radio 1 Live in Ibiza. Going into 2018 she also secured a British Airways exclusive mix with her full album also added in flight.
In May 2020, the title track of Coles' 2010 EP What They Say was sampled in the Lady Gaga song "Sour Candy", a collaborative track with Blackpink from her album Chromatica.
In 2021, she co-produced one of the songs, "Loving You" on Sting's album, The Bridge.
In 2025, she formed the electronic music supergroup MAJ!C with fellow DJs Alex Jones, Jammer and Chloe Robinson, with their first shows including Glastonbury Festival and fabric.
Discography
As Maya Jane Coles Studio albums 2013: Comfort 2017: Take Flight 2021: Night Creature
Compilation albums
Singles and extended plays YearTitleLabelReviews2008Sick PandaDogmatik Records2009Monochrome EPDogmatik Records2009The Dazed EP1TRAX2009Not in My House EP1TRAX2010No SympathyElite Records2010Bubbler EPLoco Records Supreme2010What They SayReal Tone RecordsResident Advisor 2010Cool Down EPDogmatik Records2010Humming Bird EPHypercolour2011Beat FasterMobilee 2011Focus Now20:20 VisionResident Advisor 2011The RemixesReal Tone Records2011Dont Put Me in Your Box EPHypercolourResident Advisor 2012Not ListeningK72012WatcherDogmatik2012Getting FreakyHeidi presents... Jackathon Jams2012Easier To HideI/AM/ME2013ComfortI/Am/Me, Kobalt2014From the DarkMobilee Records 2017Won't Let You Down EP I/Am/MeTrailsWeak / Werk 2018Keep Me Warm (featuring Gaps)Don't LeaveOther Side 2020Run To You (featuring Claudia Kane) Would You Kill (4 Me)? EP 2021Night CreatureTrue Love to the Grave (featuring Claudia Kane)Got Me (featuring Julia Stone)
Remixes YearTitleArtistLabel2008 New System (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Chris Ibbot Dogmatik2008 Fuck Me Pumps (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Amy Winehouse Island2008 Uncle Tech (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Todd Terry 1TRAX2009 Romanov's Boogie (Maya Jane Coles Remix) The Sun Paulo Wisdom Records2010Time To Dance (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Tricky Domino2011 Cicadas (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Tom Middleton Lo:Rise2011 Crash (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Fritz & Lang feat. Lizokot Airdrop Records2011 Your Style (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Maceo Plex Crosstown Rebels2011 O' So (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Inxec & Mark Chambers Leftroom Records2011 Next To You (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Marvin Zeyss Brown Eyed Boyz2011 City Life (Maya Jane Coles Remix) DJ T Get Physical2011 Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Little Dragon Peacefrog2011 Time To Dance (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Tricky Domino2011 Creeping (Maya Jane Coles Remix) 2:54 Fiction2012 Bring It Back (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Franck Rodger Real Tone2012 Lost and Found (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Lianne La Havas Warners2012 She's on Fire (Maya Jane Coles Remix) Bo Saris Bo Rush2012Spectrum (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Florence & The MachineIsland Records2013Fiction (Maya Jane Coles Remix)The xxYoung Turks2013So High (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Big Dope PMoveltraxx2013Free (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Rudimental feat. Emeli SandéAsylum Records2013Blue Skies (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Ella FitzgeraldVerve Records2013First Fires (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Bonobo feat. Grey ReverendNinja Tune2013Love Drug (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Booka Shade feat. Fritz HelderBlaufield2014Pray For Love (Maya Jane Coles Remix)KwabsAtlantic Records2015Hurricane (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Karin Park feat. Pandora Drive State of the Eye2015Lay Me Down (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Sam Smith Capitol Records2017Going Backwards (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Depeche ModeColumbia Records2019Movement (Maya Jane Coles Remix)HozierColumbia Records2019Cocoon (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Gold FieldsHaven Sounds2020I Wanna Know (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Jetta3 Beat Productions2021Come Back Around (Maya Jane Coles Remix)Eli & FurAnjunadeep2023Live Again ft. Halo Maud (Maya Jane Coles Remix)The Chemical BrothersEMI/Virgin2025Say Tell Me (Maya Jane Coles Remix)TokimonstaYoung Art
As Nocturnal Sunshine
Studio albums 2015: Nocturnal SunshineThe Debut Album from Nocturnal Sunshine (aka Maya Jane Coles) Nocturnalsunshine.co.uk. 01. Intro (Holding On) 02. Believe feat. Chelou 03. It's Alright 04. Take Me There 05. Drive 06. Footsteps 07. Down by the River feat. Catnapp 08. Bass Bin 09. Can't Hide The Way I Feel 10. Intergalactic 11. Skipper 12. Hotel
2019: Full Circle
01. Wildfire feat. Catnapp 02. Gravity feat. Ry X 03. Possessed feat. Peaches 04. Pull Up feat. Gangsta Boo & Young M.A 05. I'm Ready 06. Ridin' Solo feat. Gangsta Boo 07. Lessons of Life 08. Dash feat. CHA$EY JON£S 09. To the Ground 10. Fuck Fame feat. CHA$EY JON£S 11. U&ME 12. Foundation 13. Tied Up 14. Closed Eyes feat. Thomas Knights 15. Something About the Drama feat. Chelou
Originals
YearTitleLabelReviews2010Can't Hide the Way I FeelLMD SkunkWorksResident Advisor 2010Meant To Be!K7
Remixes
YearTitleArtistLabel2010 Not Your Teddy Bear (Nocturnal Sunshine Remix) Backwords Elastica2011 Ms Cooper (Nocturnal Sunshine Remix) Floyd Lavine feat. MeyPolydor2011 Cocoon (Nocturnal Sunshine Remix)AlpinesPolydor2012 Pixellated People (Nocturnal Sunshine Remix) Jess Mills Island2016Close Up (Nocturnal Sunshine Remix)Peaches feat. Kim GordonI U She
As She Is Danger
Remixes
YearTitleArtistLabel2009Under the Sheets (She Is Danger Remix) Ellie Goulding Polydor2010Girl I Love You (She Is Danger Remix) Massive AttackVirgin Records2010Gangster (She Is Danger Remix) DreadzoneDubwiser2010On Melancholy Hill (She Is Danger Remix) Gorillaz Parlophone2010Doubt (She Is Danger Remix) Delphic Polydor
Music videos
YearTitleDirector(s)2014Comfort Jonas K Lord2014Come Home Jonas K Lord2015BelieveThe Fashtons
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