Josh Baker (musician)

Josh Baker
OriginManchester, England
Genres
Occupations
Years active2015–present
LabelsYou&Me, Baker's Dozen
Websitejoshbakermusic.co.uk

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]

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

List of singles, with selected chart positions
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—28

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Josh Baker: next in line". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Josh Baker on why workflow, AI tools and delegation are as important as the music". MusicTech. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "These are the winners of DJ Mag's Best of British awards 2024". DJ Mag. December 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Josh Baker". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Josh Baker lands debut You&Me residency at Amnesia Ibiza 2026". Ibiza Rocks. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Josh Baker on Hide & Seek: A kaleidoscope of house and techno". Manchester's Finest. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Start Me Up: Syntho". Music Week. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "KETTAMA, Prospa, and Josh Baker to Go b3b at Coachella Weekend 2 Day Zero Party". Beatportal. April 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Josh Baker – old school v new school with Marsolo". BBC Radio 1 Dance. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Josh Baker – You&Me". BBC Radio 1 Dance. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Pete Tong – Josh Baker sits in". BBC Radio 1. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Josh Baker pres. You&Me". Amnesia Ibiza. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Josh Baker liberates anticipated ID "My Place" featuring Poppy Baskcomb". Beatportal. 3 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Live review: You&Me turns ten at The Warehouse Project". The Mancunion. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "New festival Hide&Seek has announced its line-up". Mixmag. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Hide & Seek Festival". Hide & Seek Festival. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Bass Up to the Top". Spotify. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Misleading". Beatport. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Jam Is Pumping EP". Beatport. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Back It Up". Beatport. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "You Don't Own Me (feat. RAHH)". Beatport. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Josh Baker Drops House Groover 'Dr Feel Right'". EDMTunes. September 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  24. 1 2 "Come Closer EP". Beatport. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Josh Baker, Silva Bumpa and Paige Cavell link up for new single, 'Feel This Way'". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "My Place". Beatport. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
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