Cole M.G.N.

Cole M.G.N.
Birth name	Cole Marsden Greif-Neill
Also known as	Cole M.G.N. Cole MGN
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Occupations	Record producer songwriter mixer
Labels	Gloriette Records
Spouse	Ramona Gonzalez ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2018)​
Partner(s)	Carly Rae Jepsen (2022–present; engaged)

Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, known professionally as Cole M.G.N., is an American musician, record producer, songwriter and mixer. He is a former member of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. Cole has worked with Beck, Julia Holter, Christine and the Queens, DāM-FunK, Ariel Pink, Real Estate, The Vaccines, Thurston Moore, Snoop Dogg, NxWorries, Kossisko, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Blood Orange and Nite Jewel. In 2016, Cole M.G.N. released his self-titled debut extended play.

As of 2021, he has won six Grammy Awards for his work with Beck.[1]

Biography

He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2007.[2][3]

Career

He was a member of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti[4] before becoming Beck's engineer and his current work with Stones Throw. In recent years he has been involved in producing and mixing on records for the likes of Julia Holter, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Snoop Dogg, and Dam-Funk's collaborative project, 7 Days Of Funk.

He won three Grammy Awards for his work on Beck's 2014 album Morning Phase, two Grammy Awards for his work on Beck's 2018 album Colors and one Grammy Award for his work on Beck's 2019 album Hyperspace.[1]

Cole is published by Kobalt Music Group for the world.

Personal life

In January 2006, he married Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel.[5] The couple split in 2018 after twelve years of marriage.[6]

In November 2022, Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen announced that the two were in a relationship.[7] On September 23, 2024, the two announced their engagement on her Instagram page.[8]

Discography

EPs

• Cole M.G.N. (2016)[9][10]

Singles

• "If U Let Me" (2016)[11][12]

Credits

Albums

Year	Artist	Title	Credits
2008	Nite Jewel	Good Evening	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[13]
2011	The Lonely Island	Turtleneck & Chain	Songwriter[14]
2011	Thurston Moore	Demolished Thoughts	Engineer[15]
2011	Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks	Mirror Traffic	Bonus engineer[16]
2011	Charlotte Gainsbourg	Stage Whisper	Engineer, drum programming[17]
2012	Nite Jewel	One Second of Love	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[18]
2012	Julia Holter	Ekstasis	Mixing, additional engineering[19]
2012	Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti	Mature Themes	Instrumentation, additional production, additional engineering, mixing, editing, drum programming[20][21]
2012	Dwight Yoakam	3 Pears	Instrumentation, recording, mixing[22]
2012	Bat for Lashes	The Haunted Man	Additional engineering[23]
2013	Julia Holter	Loud City Song	Producer, arranger, mixing[24]
2013	7 Days of Funk	7 Days of Funk	Mixing[25]
2014	Devonté Hynes	Palo Alto: Original Motion Picture Score	Mixing[26]
2014	Ariel Pink	Pom Pom	Instrumentation, drum programming, Ableton, Logic[27]
2014	Beck	Morning Phase	Engineer[28]
2014	Jenny Lewis	The Voyager	Additional recording[29]
2015	The Vaccines	English Graffiti	Songwriter, co-producer[30]
2015	Julia Holter	Have You in My Wilderness	Producer, arranger, mixing[31]
2016	Seth Bogart	Seth Bogart	Producer, songwriter, recording[32]
2016	Nicholas Krgovich	The Hills	Mixing[33]
2016	Nite Jewel	Liquid Cool	Co-producer, songwriter, assistant[34]
2016	Inc. No World	As Light as Light	Producer, mixing, recording[35]
2016	NxWorries	Yes Lawd!	Mixing[36]
2017	Electric Guest	Plural	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[37]
2017	Real Estate	In Mind	Producer[38][39]
2017	Nite Jewel	Real High	Producer, songwriter, mixing[40]
2017	Laurel Halo	Dust	Mixing[41]
2017	Washed Out	Mister Mellow	Additional production, mixing, recording[42]
2017	Beck	Colors	Songwriter, co-producer, engineer[43][44]
2018	The Vaccines	Combat Sports	Songwriter[45]
2018	Christine and the Queens	Chris	Instrumentation, co-producer, vocal production[46]
2018	Empress Of	Us	Songwriter, co-producer[47]
2018	Julia Holter	Aviary	Executive producer[48][49]
2019	DAWN	New Breed	Co-producer[50]
2019	Kossisko	LOW	Producer[51]
2019	!!!	Wallop	Co-producer[52]
2019	Beck	Hyperspace	Instrumentation, songwriter, co-producer[53]
2020	G-Eazy	Everything's Strange Here	Producer, songwriter, instrumentation
	Terror Jr	Rancho Catastrophe	Producer[54]
2021	Your Grandparents	Thru My Window	Producer, songwriter
	The Vaccines	Back in Love City	Songwriter
	G-Eazy	These Things Happen Too	Producer, songwriter
	Mads Langer	Where Oceans Meet	Producer, songwriter
2022	Kossisko	World of Trouble	Producer, songwriter
	Paul Cherry	Back on the Music!	Producer, songwriter
	Wallows	Tell Me That It's Over	Songwriter
	The Regrettes	Further Joy	Producer, songwriter
2023	Carly Rae Jepsen	The Loveliest Time	Producer, songwriter
2024	Brooke Candy	Spiral	Producer, songwriter

EPs

Year	Artist	Title	Credits
2009	Nite Jewel	Want You Back	Instrumentation, producer[55]
2009	Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti	Reminiscences	Instrumentation[56]
2010	The Samps	The Samps	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[57]
2010	Nite Jewel	Am I Real?	Instrumentation, songwriter, producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing, drum programming[58]
2010	The Samps	The Samps	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[59]
2015	NxWorries	Link Up & Suede	Mixing
2016	Cole M.G.N.	Cole M.G.N.	Songwriter, producer, mixing
2016	Nite-Funk	Nite-Funk	Instrumentation, drum programming, mixing[60]
2019	Terror Jr	Come Outside and Break Your Heart	Producer[61]
2020	Wallows	Remote	Songwriter
2020	Upsahl	Young Life Crisis	Producer, songwriter
2022	Harper Finn	Newcomer	Producer, songwriter

Singles

Year	Artist	Title	Credits
2008	Haunted Graffiti	"Can't Hear My Eyes" / "Evolution's a Lie"	Instrumentation[62]
2009	Nite Jewel	"Falling Far" / "Spiritual Nite Life"	Instrumentation, producer[63]
2009	Nite Funk	"Am I Gonna Make It"	Instrumentation, producer
2010	Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti	"Round and Round" / "Mistaken Wedding"	Instrumentation, co-producer, songwriter[64]
2011	Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti	"Fright Night"	Instrumentation, co-producer, songwriter
2011	Nite Jewel	"It Goes Through Your Head" / "Natural Causes"	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[65]
2011	The White Stripes	"The Hardest Button to Button" (Beck Remix)	Instrumentation, engineer, programming[66]
2013	The Samps	"Plans" / "Twice High"	Instrumentation, producer, songwriter[67]
2013	Beck	"I Won't Be Long"	Engineer, mixing[68]
2013	Beck	"Gimme"	Instrumentation, additional engineering, mixing[69]
2014	Julia Holter	"Don't Make Me Over" / "Hello Stranger"	Producer, arranger, mixing[70][71]
2015	Nite-Funk	"Can U Read Me?"	Mixing[72]
2020	Harper Finn	"Dance Away These Days"	Producer
2020	Kossisko	"World of Trouble"	Producer, songwriter
2020	Kossisko	"The End" (feat. G-Eazy)	Producer, songwriter
2020	DeathbyRomy	"Beautiful Mayhem"	Producer, songwriter
2021	G-Eazy	"Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2) (feat. Kossisko)"	Instrumentation
2022	Grag Queen	"You Betta"	Producer, songwriter
2023	Brooke Candy	"FMUATW"	Producer, songwriter
2024	Erika Jayne	"Bounce"	Producer, songwriter

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