KOATES
Writer / Artist
James Coates aka KOATES is a London based songwriter/artist/topliner. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA where he began his journey into songwriting.
Managers: Fergus Cooper, Alexa Coyle
DISCOGRAPHY
Hugo Cantarra
Single ‘Dream of You’ feat. KOATES (co-write, vocals, featured artist)
2025
Ultra Records
Nu Aspect
Single ‘Sweet Release’ (co-write)
2024
selected.
John Summit
Single ‘Undo’ ft KOATES (co-write, vocals, featured artist)
2024
Darkroom Records
Camden Cox
Single ’Take Me Back’ (co-write)
2024
Southern Fried Records
Indigo Eyes
Single ‘Till It’s All Too Much’ (co-write, vocals, featured artist)
2023
Beyond Records
Camden Cox
Single ‘Touching Me’ (co-write)
2023
RCA Records
Biscits & Camden Cox
Single ‘365’ (co-write and vocal production)
2023
Insomniac Records
Gamuel Sori, Lovespeake
Single ‘Us’ (co-write)
2023
Dance Differently
Suark, B4 Snlight, GL
Single ‘Why Don’t You Call’ (co-write)
2023
Smash Deep
Fickle Friends
Single ‘Are We Gonna Be Alright?’ (co-write)
2022
Cooking Vinyl
Bolier, Iceleak
Single ‘Last Love’ (co-write, vocals)
2022
FRCST RCRDS
KOATES
Single ‘Another Life’
2022
Dan Whitlam feat. KOATES
Single ‘Lights Down’ (co-write & feature)
2022
(Needwant)
KOATES
Single ‘Somebody New’
2021
KOATES
Single ‘Japanese Trees’
2021
Toxic Joy feat. KOATES
Single ‘Feel Again’ (co-write, vocals)
2022
Sirup Music
KOATES has also written with the likes of Mel C, Purple Disco Machine, Jack Garratt, Toby Scott, Lily Ahlberg (Polydor), Fickle Friends (Cooking Vinyl), Gary Go (Benni Benassi, Rhianna), Hudson Taylor, Dutchkid (Sony), Jalle (Warner), Dan D’Lion (Insanity), Edd Holloway (Lewis Capaldi, Dean Lewis). His music is regularly featured on BBC Radio 1, Apple Music 1 and TV Shows Love Island, Made in Chelsea.