About Matt Black
Matt Black was a British record producer and television producer.
Matthew Cohn, known by the stage name Matt Black, is a British DJ and one half of music duo Coldcut (along with Jonathan More), who founded the Ninja Tune record label.
As a student at New College, Oxford, he was a member of a band called The Jazz Insects, whose first single was played by John Peel in his radio show.
Black is one of the inventors of the VJamm software used in the Coldcut live shows and also co-developed a "granular video synthesizer" titled Granul8. He is also a founding member of the (now defunct) VJ group Hex, and of the VJ group The VJamm Allstars with whom he continues to perform shows and has also worked alongside Crass Agenda as part of the Savage Utopia project.
Cohn is the grandson of the architect and designer Wells Coats.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Frequently asked questions
Who was Matt Black?
British DJ
What was Matt Black's occupation?
Matt Black was a record producer and television producer.
What nationality was Matt Black?
Matt Black was British.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Matt Black. https://biography.guide/matt-black/
MLA: "Matt Black." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/matt-black/.
Chicago: "Matt Black." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/matt-black/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-26 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:14 UTC