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Kwesi Sey, professionally known as Kwes (; sometimes stylised as kwes, kwes., Kwes. or o=o. ) is a British music producer, composer and artist from London, England. Kwes is also currently signed to Warp Records as a solo artist and released his debut album, ilp, in October 2013. He has since gone on to produce music for the likes of Damon Albarn, Bobby Womack, Solange Knowles, Sampha, Loyle Carner, Black Coffee, Nubya Garcia, Mica Levi, Tirzah, Lucy Rose and numerous others.(February 2023). [1]. IMDB. Retrieved 23 February 2023. He also composed his debut feature length score for 2023 British rom-com film Rye Lane, directed by Raine Allen-Miller. It won a BIFA in 2023 for Best Original Music.(March 2024). [2]. BIFA. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
In an interview in 2012, Kwes said he has synesthesia. His earliest synaesthetic experiences occurred around the age of 4 and he attempted to colour paper with the particular colours he was seeing when listening to music. These colours have been set since he first discovered his condition: "any form of a G-chord would have orange in it, and the other notes which are not G accompanying that G-chord would have an effect on the type of orange it is. Majors tend to be slightly brighter.Dickins, Kieren (December 2008). Kwes. – A Tribe Called Next. A Tribe Called Next. Retrieved 2011-06-15. Same applies for D which is always – yellow/green, E which is Yellow/gold, F which is violet/blue, C – Blue, A – light blue, B – yellow/gold/green."Wright, Scott (17 June 2010). Dollars to Pounds: Kwes « The FADER. The FADER. Retrieved 15 June 2010. His synaesthetic impressions of his own music are translated in the artwork to his solo releases, including "Hearts in Home" and "No Need to Run".Erkas, Sinem (December 2008). SINEM ERKAS illustrator & graphic designer – Kwes record sleeve series . Sinem Erkas. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
| 2024 | Nubya Garcia | All tracks | Odyssey (LP) | Concord Jazz | Co-production, mixing |
| Lucy Rose | All tracks | This Ain't The Way You Go Out (LP) | Communion Music | Co-production | |
| Nubya Garcia | "Fortify" | "Fortify" (Single) | Concord Jazz | Co-production, mixing | |
| 2023 | Kwes | Original Score | Rye Lane | Searchlight Pictures | Composition |
| Valentina | All tracks | All Are Lost (EP) | Tocca Te | Additional production, mixing | |
| Nadiah | "Draw The Line" | "Draw The Line" (Single) | NNN Recordings | Co-production, co-write, mixing | |
| Sampha | "Can't Go Back" | Lahai (LP) | Young | Additional production | |
| Ragz Originale | "Flashbacks" Ft. Sampha, July ft. Tiana Major9 & Venna | Bare Sugar (LP) | Mini Kingz | Co-Production, mixing | |
| Brother May | All tracks | Pattern With Force (EP) | Self released | Mixing | |
| 2022 | Loyle Carner | All tracks except "Georgetown" | hugo (LP) | Universal Music | Executive production, co-production, co-write |
| Hudson Mohawke | "Ingle Nook" | Cry Sugar (LP) | Warp Records | co-write | |
| Lil Silva | "Be Cool" (ft. Little Dragon), Backwards (ft. Sampha), Colours, Still (ft. Sampha & Ghetts) | Yesterday Is Heavy (LP) | Nowhere / Platoon | Co-production, co-write | |
| Loyle Carner | "Hate" | Hate (single) | Universal Music | Co-production, co-write | |
| Auclair | All Tracks | Giramata (EP) | Amorphous Sounds | Mixing | |
| Selah Sue | "Twice A Day", "Full of Life" | Persona (LP) | Because Music | Co-production, mixing | |
| 2021 | Elan Tamara | All Tracks | We Can Fall (LP) | BOKKLE | Production, mixing |
| Tirzah | "Ribs" | Ribs (single) | Domino | Mixing | |
| Zola | All music | Zola | A24 | Mixing | |
| Tirzah | All Tracks | Colourgrade (LP) | Domino | A&R (all tracks), mixing on "Sink In", "Recipe" | |
| Brodka | All Tracks | BRUT (LP) | Kayax/PIAS | Co-mixing | |
| Black Coffee | "Never Gonna Forget" with Diplo ft. Elderbrook | Never Gonna Forget (single) | Ultra Records | Co-production, co-write | |
| Virgil Abloh | "Delicate Limbs" ft. serpentwithfeet | Delicate Limbs (single) | Columbia Records | Co-production, co-write | |
| 2020 | Landshapes | All tracks | Contact (LP) | Bella Union | Production, mixing |
| Loyle Carner | "Yesterday" | Yesterday (single) | Universal Music | Vocal engineer | |
| Duval Timothy | "Fall Again" | Help (LP) | Carrying Colour | OP-1 | |
| Nubya Garcia | All tracks | Source (LP) | Concord Jazz | Co-production, mixing | |
| otta | All tracks | Songbook (EP) | BOKKLE/PIAS | Add prod, mixing, a&r | |
| Elan Tamara | "My Eyes" | My Eyes (single) | BOKKLE/PIAS | prod, mixing, a&r | |
| Denai Moore | "Hail" | Modern Dread (LP) | Because Music | Co-production, co-write | |
| Daniel Merriweather | "Paradise" | Paradise (single) | Self released | Add prod, mixing | |
| Nubya Garcia | "Pace" | Pace (single) | Concord Jazz | Co-production, mixing | |
| Selah Sue | All tracks | Bedroom EP (EP) | Because Music | Co-production, mixing | |
| otta | All tracks | after it all blew over (EP) | BOKKLE/PIAS | Add prod, mixing, a&r | |
| 2019 | LA Timpa | All tracks | Equal Amounts Afraid (LP) | O___O | Mixing |
| Daniel Merriweather | "Everything I Need" | Everything I Need (single) | Self released | Mixing | |
| Camelia | All tracks | Everytime / Sometimes (single) | Self released | Mixing | |
| Little Miss Sumo | All tracks | Little Miss Sumo (OST) | Walks of Life Films, Netflix | Composition, mixing | |
| Nérija | All tracks | Blume (LP) | Domino | Production, mixing, a&r, artwork | |
| Loyle Carner | "Still", "Desoleil", "Krispy", "Carluccio", "Ice Water" | Not Waving, But Drowning (LP) | Virgin EMI | Production, co-write on "Still", "Desoleil", "Krispy", "Carluccio". Additional production on "Ice Water" | |
| Arlo Day | All tracks | Bad Timing (EP) | Domino | Mixing, a&r | |
| Nérija | All tracks | NÉRIJA EP (EP) | Domino | Mixing, a&r | |
| 2018 | Ragz Originale | All tracks | Nature (LP) | Mini Kingz | Executive Production |
| Hilang Child | All tracks | Years (LP) | Bella Union | Mixing | |
| Tirzah | All tracks | Devotion (LP) | Domino | A&R, co-mixing | |
| Kwes. | All tracks | songs for Midi (EP) | Warp Records | Production, write, mixing, primary artist | |
| 2017 | Kelela | All tracks | Take Me Apart (LP) | Warp Records | Mixing |
| "Waitin", "Take Me Apart", "Enough", "Better", "LMK", "Truth or Dare", "Turn To Dust", "Altadena" | Take Me Apart (LP) | Warp Records | Additional production w/ various | ||
| All We Are | All tracks | Sunny Hills (LP) | Domino | Co-production, mixing, a&r | |
| Eliza Caird | "Wide Eyed Fool" | "Wide Eyed Fool" (single) | Eliza Caird | Mixing | |
| Loyle Carner | "Florence", "Mrs C" and "Sun of Jean" | Yesterday's Gone (LP) | Virgin EMI | Production, co-write (on all tracks); Production, co-write and mixing (on "Florence") | |
| Coby Sey | "Petals Have Fallen" | Petals Have Fallen (single) | self-release | Add. production; mixing | |
| BILA | "Didn't Lose" | Didn't Lose (single) | self-release | Production, co-write | |
| Coby Sey | All tracks | Whities 010: Transport for Lewisham (EP) | AD 93 (Whities) | Co-mixing w/ Coby Sey | |
| Elan Tamara | "Long Walks" | "Long Walks" (single) | self-release | Production | |
| 2016 | Solange Knowles | "Don't You Wait", "Where Do We Go", "Don't Wish Me Well", "Scales" | A Seat at the Table (LP) | Solange Knowles, Columbia Records | Co-production, co-write w/ various |
| Pauli Lovejoy | All tracks | The Idea of Tomorrow (EP) | Pauli Lovejoy | Co-production | |
| Kano | "My Sound" | Made in the Manor (LP) | BPM, Parlophone | Additional production, co-write w/ Blue May and Jodi Milliner | |
| Hudson Mohawke | "Indian Steps" | Lantern (LP) | Warp Records | Additional production w/ Hudson Mohawke | |
| Samuel | All tracks | Luv Cry (EP) | Big Dada | Production, co-production | |
| Nao | "It's You" | 15 February (EP) | Little Tokyo, Sony Records | Production, co-write | |
| Rosie Lowe | "Right Thing" | Control (LP) | Paul Epworth, Polydor Records | Production, co-write w/ Dave Okumu and Rosie Lowe | |
| Samuel | "These Days" | These Days (single) | Big Dada | Production | |
| 2015 | George Maple | "Gripp" ft. Kilo Kish | Vacant Space | Future Classic Pty, Virgin EMI | Production, co-write |
| 2014 | DELS | All tracks | Petals Have Fallen (LP) | Big Dada | Production, co-write w/ various |
| Kwes. | All tracks | ilpix (EP) | Warp Records | Production, write, primary artist | |
| Moko | "Missing Love" | Gold (EP) | MTA Records, Virgin EMI | Production, co-write | |
| Shivum Sharma | All tracks | Flicker/Only You (single) | National Anthem | Production | |
| Rosie Lowe | All tracks | Right Thing (EP) | 37 Adventures | Production, co-write w/ Dave Okumu and Rosie Lowe | |
| Pusha T | "Who I Am" ft. 2 Chainz and Big Sean | My Name Is My Name (LP) | GOOD Music, Def Jam | Sampled | |
| Eliza Caird | "Don't Call It Love" | In Your Hands (LP) | Parlophone | Production, co-write | |
| 2013 | Kwes. | All tracks | ilp (LP) | Warp | Production, write, primary artist |
| Valentina | All tracks | Wolves (EP) | Greco Roman | Production w/ various | |
| 2012 | Bobby Womack | "Whatever Happened to the Times" | The Bravest Man in the Universe (LP) | XL Recordings | Pitchfork. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012. |
| Kwesachu (Kwes & Micachu) | All tracks | Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.2 (mixtape) | self-release | Production w/ Micachu | |
| Kwes. | All tracks | Meantime | Warp | Production, write, mixing, primary artist | |
| Speech Debelle | All tracks | Freedom of Speech | Big Dada | Murray, Robin (10 November 2011). Speech Debelle Returns – 10 Nov 2011 >Clash Music Latest Breaking Music News. Clash Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2011. | |
| Edward Eke | All tracks | Making Waves (EP) | XL Recordings | ProductionRecommender, The (13 October 2011). SUNLESS '97 – The Recommender . therecommender.net. Retrieved 18 November 2011. | |
| Valentina | All tracks | Weights (EP) | Little Chaos | Production w/ Blue May » Interview: Valentina DRUNKENWEREWOLF . Drunkenwerewolf.com (30 November 2011). Retrieved 9 December 2011. | |
| 2011 | Elan Tamara | All tracks | Organ (EP) | Big Dada | Production |
| DRC Music | "Customs", "Three Piece Sweet Part 1 & 2", "If You Wish to Stay Awake", "Departure", "Three Piece Sweet Part 3 (bonus track)" | Kinshasa One Two (LP) | Warp Records | guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2011. | |
| DELS | "Hydronenberg", "Moonshing", "Eating Clouds", "Violina/Bread Before Bed", "DLR", "Droogs", "GOB" | GOB (LP) | Big Dada | Production, co-write | |
| 2010 | Dog Bite | All tracks | Machino Machino/Take Your Time (single) | Young Turks | Production Machino Machino, the Kwes produced debut single from Dog Bite. Fuckyeahyoungturks.tumblr.com, Retrieved 18 November 2011. |
| Elan Tamara | All tracks | Shadows (EP) | self-release | Saxelby, Ruth (28 October 2010). Elan Tamara interview: "Go with your gut instinct." >Dummy » Features . Ddummymag.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011. | |
| Kwes. | All tracks | No Need To Run (EP) | Young Turks | Production, mixing, write, primary artist | |
| 2009 | Elan Tamara | All tracks | Gold Fishes (EP) | self-release | Production |
| Kwesachu (Kwes. & Micachu) | All tracks | Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1 (mixtape) | self-release | Production w/ Micachu | |
| Kwes. | All tracks | Hearts in Home/Tissues (single) | Salvia/XL | Production, write, primary artist | |
| Micachu | "Outro" | Filthy Friends: Volume 1 (mixtape) | self-release | Production | |
| 2007 | Jack Peñate | "A Good Weapon" | Second, Minute or Hour (single) | XL | Keyboards |
| "Run For Your Life" | Matinée (LP) | XL | Keyboards | ||
| 2013 | ilp.
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| 2010 | No Need To RunHokley-Smith, Sam (10 June 2010). Stream: Kwes, "No Need to Run" « The FADER. The FADER. Retrieved 15 June 2010.Young Turks Records (28 June 2010). Young Turks — YT045: Kwes – No Need To Run. Young. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
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| 2012 | Meantime
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| 2018 | Songs for Midi
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| 2014 | ilpix
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| 2010 | Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1 with Micachu
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| 2012 | Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.2 with Micachu
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