Betamax

Drummer and producer Betamax (aka Maxwell Hallett) is best known as a founder member and producer of the London based trio The Comet Is Coming, featuring saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and astral synth master Danalogue. The production duo of Betamax and Danalogue is also known as Soccer96. Betamax cut his producer's teeth on three LPs (one Mercury prize-nominated) and three EPs with The Comet. Along side the dark grooves of Coma World feat Pete Bennie, Champagne Dub is Betamax's infamous live space-dub outfit. Betamax is also a member of the two revered bands Super Best Friends Club and Hot Head Show. Recently Max has been collaborating with his own mother - the Betamax vs Sylvia Hallett cassette came out in jan 2026 (Picot label). This in the wake of Betamax's production of Betamax vs Clive Bell, an album he completed in 2021 with his dad (on the Byrd Out label). The extensive list of Betamax's collaborators includes Sons Of Kemet, Theon Cross, Tom Skinner, Seb Rochford, Nubiyan Twist, Alabaster DePlume, Nick Walters, Rozi Plain, Salami Rose Joe Lewis, The Zawose Queens from Tanzania, MAST, New Regency Orchestra, Nightports, Joshua Idehen, Shri, Melt Yourself Down, A Record Of Living Beings, Dan Nicholls, Dirar Kalash, Robyn Rocket, Nuha Ruby Ra, Charles Hayward, and Sandunes. [email protected]