Crossey started his career as a promoter of punk shows in Belfast before moving to Liverpool to complete his training at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He remained in Liverpool, operating out of the Motor Museum, until 2012. During that period he produced some of the most critically acclaimed British indie acts.
After studying the sonic nature of BBC Radio One's transmissions, frequency and compression, Mike has developed a solid reputation of creating separate radio mixes specifically suited for the channel. He has done so for acts such as The Black Keys.
2012–2015: Mixing for The 1975, Twenty One Pilots, Jake Bugg, Wolf Alice
Working with a young Nottingham songwriter Jake Bugg, Crossey produced and mixed the singer's eponymous debut album Jake Bugg, which was certified platinum in the UK. The album was a commercial and critical success – receiving a 9/10 in NME[2] and 81/100 on metacritic.[3]
In 2018, he continued his relationship with The 1975 - mixing the album while the band took over production detail. He produced LANY's second album, Malibu Nights, as well as an album for Billy Raffoul and mixed songs for Hozier. Crossey produced LAUV and LANY's collaborative track, "Mean It", which was released on 14 November 2019.[14] He produced four songs on the 2019 Half Alive album, Now, Not Yet.
2020–2022: Producing for YUNGBLUD, Noah Cyrus, Jake Wesley Rodgers, The Killers
Crossey continued to revisit productions or mixing with LANY and The 1975 on their albums in 2020.
In 2022, he completed production and mixing of Noah Cyrus' debut solo album.[17] He produced two tracks on Louis Tomlinson's second studio album including the single "Bigger Than Me".
2023 - current: LANY, Chelsea Cutler
In mid 2023, Crossey completed production on LANY's album, while undertaking mixing on Chelsea Cutler's album.
