Draft:Outside (Matt Cooper)

Matt Cooper (born 1970) is an English experimental jazz musician and record producer, releasing tracks under the alias Outside.

Formerly the keyboardist and Music Director for Incognito, Outside was particularly prolific in the 1990s, and has been described by Giles Peterson as “An incredible pianist, drummer, writer, producer and artist, he has been leading the way with British Jazz Funk for the last 30 years”.

Career
In 1993, Cooper signed with experimental label Dorado Records as Outside. He released his debut album ‘Almost In’ later that year. undefined Subsequent releases on the label were featured extensively on compilations at the time.

He has also worked as a touring and recording musical director and instrumentalist for notable artists including David Sylvian, Jocelyn Brown[9], Whitney Houston, Paul Weller[10], Anita Kelsey[11],  and Chaka Khan12].

As of 2021, Cooper continues to be signed to Dorado and is currently working alongside Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick on their STR4TA project.[13]

Singles
·       "Big City" (Dorado Records 1993)

·       "Movin’ On" (Dorado Records 1993)

·       "No Time For Change" (Dorado Records 1993)

·       "Kaleidoscope Summer" (Dorado Records 1994)

·       "The Plan" (Dorado Records 1995)

·       "The Twenty-Nine Eight Steps" (Dorado Records 1995)

·       "To Forgive But Not Forget" (Dorado Records 1996)

·       "The Moon After The Fall" (Dorado Records 1997)

·       "Finding ALH84001" (Dorado Records 1997)

·       "Blue Sky" (Dorado Records 1999)

·       "Savesham" (Dorado Records 2001)

·       "Goodnight" (Dorado Records 2008)

Albums
·       "Almost In" (Dorado Records 1993)

·       "The Rough And The Smooth" (Dorado Records 1993)

·       "Discoveries" (Dorado Records 1997)

·       "Su?picious" (Dorado Records 1998)

·       "Out Of The Dark" (Dorado Records 2001)

·       "Almost Out" (Dorado Records 2023)

Compilation Appearances
·       "London Underground, Volume II" (Boombastic Records 1993)

·       “A compilation: Dorado” (Dorado Records 1993)

·       “Movin’ On 3” (Rumour Records 1993)

·       “A compilation: Dorado” (Dali Records, 1993)

·       “Dorado: A New Jazz Compilation, Vol. 1” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1993)

·       “Dorado: A New Jazz Compilation, Vol. 2” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1993)

·       “The best of Jazz Not Jazz 1993” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1993)

·       “The best of Jazz Not Jazz 1993” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1993)

·       “NRG Express 1993” (Avex Trax)

·       "London Underground, Volume III" (Boombastic Records 1994)

·       "The Rebirth of Cool 1994" (4th & Broadway 1994)

·       "London Underground, Volume II" (Boombastic Records 1994)

·       “A compilation: III” (Dorado Records 1994)

·       “This is Acid Jazz Volume 4” (Instinct Records 1994)

·       “Dorado The Gold Sessions” (Instinct Records 1994)

·       “The best of Jazz Not Jazz 1994” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1994)

·       “Down to Earth: Acid Jazz Worldwide” (Planet Earth Recordings 1994)

·       “Get The Vibes Volume 1” (PIAS Benelux1994)

·       “Dorado: A New Jazz Compilation, Vol. 3” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1994)

·       “Border Dance Division” (Border Music 1995)

·       “Acid Jazz Vol. 2” (New Sounds Multimedia 1995)

·       “This Is Acid Jazz: The Jazz Of Boogie Back “(Instinct Records 1995)

·       “Future Soul” (Quango 1996)

·       “Fine Gold” (Dorado 1996)

·       "The Rebirth of Cool 6" (4th & Broadway 1996)

·       “The Acid Jazz Test” (Moonshine Media 1996)

·       “Yves Saint Laurent Jazz” (Polygram 1996)

·       “NRG Express 1996” (Avex Trax 1996)

·       “Baseline” (SPG Recordings 1996)

·       “The Acid Jazz Test Part 4” (Moonshine Media 1996)

·       “The Acid Jazz Test” (NMC 1996)

·       ”Future Groove: Sounds of the New Generation” (BMG 1996)

·       “Upfront Pinup 3:8” (Pinnacle Entertainment 1997)

·       “Hypnosis” (Edizioni Olis 1997)

·       “Acid Jazz Vol. 26” (New Sounds Multimedia 1997)

·       “Upfront 0028” (Pinnacle Entertainment 1997)

·       “Jazz Newbeats Vol.3” (New Beats Records 1998)

·       “Dorado: The Remixes” (Jazz Not Jazz Records 1998)

·       “Asian Travels II” (Six Degree Records 2002)

·       “Buddha Lounge” (Beechwood Music 2002)

·       “Lounge café Deluxe” (Park Lane Recordings 2006)

·       “Good Times 7” (Resist Records 2007)

·       “Toni Simonen – Café Del Mar Dreams 7” (Café del Mar Music 2014)

·       “Aquasky – Shadow Era Pt. 1” (Passenger Records 2015)

·       “Lyrical Abandonment” (Warner 2019)