Josh Baker (musician)
British DJ and producer
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Josh Baker is a British musician, DJ and record producer from Manchester, England.[1][2] In 2024, he was named Breakthrough Producer at the DJ Mag Best of British awards, and several of his singles have charted on the UK Singles Chart.[3][1][4] He is a co-founder of the record label and events series You&Me and of the Hide & Seek festival, and the founder of the electronic music-production education platform Syntho.[5][6][2]
Josh Baker | |
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| Origin | Manchester, England |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | You&Me, Baker's Dozen |
| Website | joshbakermusic |
Career
Baker is from Manchester and specialises in house music. He was named Breakthrough Producer at the 2024 DJ Mag Best of British awards.[3] Several of his singles have entered the UK Singles Chart, among them "Come Closer" (with Sienna Sophia), which reached number 48, and "Back It Up", which reached number 58.[4] He has performed at festivals including Parklife,[7] and in April 2026 appeared at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California in a back-to-back set with Kettama and Prospa.[8]
Baker has presented on BBC Radio 1 Dance on several occasions, including editions of The Residency, and in August 2025 he stood in for Pete Tong.[9][10][11]
In 2026, Baker headlined a season-long residency at Amnesia, Ibiza, under his You&Me brand.[5][12] and he released the single "My Place", a collaboration with the vocalist Poppy Baskcomb.[13]
Other ventures
Baker co-founded You&Me in 2015, initially as a student club night in Manchester, later developing it into a record label and events brand.[1][14] In September 2025, You&Me marked its tenth anniversary with a takeover of The Warehouse Project in Manchester.[14] In 2026, the brand held its first residency at Amnesia, Ibiza.[5][12]
In 2019, Baker co-founded the Hide & Seek festival, a house and techno event that grew out of his You&Me parties in Manchester.[6][15] Held annually, it has moved to larger venues, with the 2026 event taking place at Weston Park in Shropshire.[16]
He is the founder of Syntho, a subscription-based online music-production education platform and community for electronic-music producers. It offers online courses and tutorials on electronic music production, along with personalised monthly feedback.[2][7] As of 2025, the platform hosted more than 560 tutorials and courses and had users in over 73 countries[7]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK Sales [4] |
NZ Hot [17] | ||
| "Bass Up to the Top"[18] | 2024 | — | 33 | — |
| "Misleading"[19] | — | 29 | — | |
| "Jam Is Pumping"[20] | — | 46 | — | |
| "Back It Up" (with Omar+)[21] |
2025 | 58 | — | — |
| "You Don't Own Me" (with Prospa and RAHH)[22] |
94 | — | — | |
| "Dr Feel Right" (with the Egyptian Lover and Rome Fortune)[23] |
61 | — | — | |
| "Come Closer" (with Sienna Sophia)[24] |
48 | — | — | |
| "Subsonic"[24] | 59 | — | — | |
| "Feel This Way" (with Silva Bumpa and Paige Cavell)[25] |
2026 | 84 | — | — |
| "My Place" (with Poppy Baskcomb)[26] |
52 | 35 | 28 | |
| "Breaking Point"[27] | 25 | |||