Michael Gray (DJ)

Michael Anthony Shefford Gray is a British DJ and house music producer. He is also half of the dance music production and remixing duo Full Intention.

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Biography

In 1989, Michael Gray worked at a club in Croydon called East Street when he met Jon Pearn. He created a megamix entitled "The Brits 1990 " for that year's awards ceremony which peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2002, he released the single "So Fly" for Defected Records under the name M, which peaked at number 96 on the UK charts. In 2004, he began issuing records under his own name, the first being "The Weekend", a worldwide hit in late that year. It peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart when licensed through UMTV on Eye Industries, and also notched up over 20,000 plays on the radio. In the United States, "The Weekend" was a top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2005, where it was released on Ultra Records. It featured in a Honda commercial and also in an Ugly Betty episode, "Sofia's Choice", in 2007.
The follow-up to "The Weekend" was "Borderline" featuring vocals from Shelly Poole, formerly of Alisha's Attic, released on 24 July 2006. The track peaked at #3 on the ARIA Club Chart and at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2007, an album, Analog Is On, was released briefly only in Japan. A third single, "Somewhere Beyond", peaked at #5 on the Australian ARIA Club Chart.
Gray's 2000s productions include: Full Intention's "I Believe in You", Miami Ice's "Better Than Perfect", "Whatcha Gonna Do" as Hi Fashion featuring Maria Lawson, and "Ready for This" as Robot Man . In 2009, with his new label Full Intention Records, he released new versions of Full Intention's "Once in a Lifetime", "I Will Follow" and "Forever".
His early 2010s productions include: Michael Gray, Paul Harris, Kid Massive & Sam Obernik's "Home", Michael Gray, Paul Harris & Jon Pearn feat. Amanda Wilson's "Caught Up" and Michael Gray, Jon Pearn, Rob Roar & Cassandra Fox's "Lights Down Low". In 2010, Gray appeared at Belgrade Arena DJing alongside David Guetta. In late 2010, Gray made a remix of the song "It's OK" by Cee Lo Green. In 2011, he released a single titled "Remember" with Marco Lys. In 2013, he released another single with Marco Lys titled "The Underground". In 2013, he released under the name MGNY the single "My World" featuring the vocalist NY.
With Full Intention, the most popular tracks he released were "Keep Pushing" in 2016 and "I Miss You" in 2017. In 2016, Michael Gray released new versions of his hit "Walk Into The Sun", notably with a Full Intention remix. In 2018, Full Intention made a remix of a David Penn's song featuring Lisa Millett entitled "Join Us". In 2018, Michael Gray released a single entitled "Keep Moving On", featuring the vocalists Kimberley Brown and Shirley Marie Graham. In 2019, he released the tracks "24 7 People", "Take Me Back" and "Brother Brother". The same year, his remix of Sylvester's hit "You Make Me Feel " was real success on the charts and was played by many DJs in clubs and concerts.
In 2020, Gray released a new "Sultra Mix" of his song "The Weekend". The same year, he worked with vocalist RoRoe to produce a track titled "The One", released on Sultra Records. In September 2020, he released a track titled "The Sun" with the Melody Men. Gray was ranked #1 on the "Top Artists of 2020" by Traxsource. The same year he released a few remixes with DJ Mark Knight. Since 2020, Gray's club tracks were often real DJ hits, and often in the top 10 of Traxsource's charts.
From 2021 to 2023, Gray collaborated with Australian DJ and producer Dr. Packer to release several remixes of tracks by famous house and disco artists like Brenda Taylor and Siege for example.
2023 saw Gray release his educational music production course Making a Modern Disco Classic.
In April 2024, nearly 30 years after its original mix, Gray released an official remix of Jamiroquai's "Space Cowboy". In May 2024, Gray released an album titled "Optimism" on Sultra Records. Moreover, Gray was ranked #1 at the "Top Artists Of 2024" by Traxsource.
In January 2025, Gray released a new remix of a track by Change & Tanya Michelle Smith titled "Sunrise Forever". The same month, he released a single called "Over You" featuring RoRoe. In April 2025, Gray released a remix of a track titled "If I'm Gonna Be With You" by Gwen Dickey.
Gray played DJ sets in many countries, notably in England, Spain, Poland, Germany, the Philippines, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Croatia, Georgia and the Netherlands.

Early and personal life

Gray was born and raised in Croydon, London, England. He started getting into music when he was around 5–6 years old, with his family buying records. He was inspired by his 4 older sisters who were into various kinds of music, including soul and pop. He was inspired to become a musician after one of his sisters’ boyfriends, a DJ, would bring his equipment for Christmas and his family would party. His father, who played keyboard, often organized under-16 disco dances.
Gray currently lives in Surrey, England. He has a son.
He got engaged to long term girlfriend Melanie Lee on 01 January 2026

Discography

Studio albums

Analog Is On

''Optimism''

Selected remixes

2004 Scape featuring D´Empress – Be My Friend
2005 Yanou – Sun Is Shining
2007 Splittr – All Alone
2008 Seamus Haji, Lords Of Flatbush – 24 Hours
2008 Cicada – Beautiful
2008 Priors – What You Need
2008 Danism – Strike
2009 Kläder & Vapen Featuring Anna Ternheim – What Have I Done
2009 Gary Go – Open Arms
2009 Visage – Fade to Grey
2010 Izzy Stardust and Dumb Dan – Looking Out For A Bigger Love
2010 Valeriya – All That I Want
2010 Cee Lo Green – It's OK
2011 Sterling Void – Runaway Girl
2012 Tara McDonald – Give Me More
2013 Kamaliya – Love Me Like
2015 Electronic Youth – Be Right There
2019 Advance – Take Me To The Top
2019 Sylvester – You Make Me Feel
2019 Alton Edwards – I Just Wanna
2019 Mahogany – Ride On The Rhythm
2019 Raw Silk – Just In Time
2019 Billy Porter – Love Yourself
2019 Husky, Brazen – Only One Way
2019 Karen Harding and Who – I Don't Need Love
2020 Bobby D'Ambrosio featuring Lasala – Runaway Love
2020 Jasper Street Co. – Paradise
2020 Glen Horsborough & IDA fLO – Switched On
2020 Chevals – Thank You For The Ride
2020 World Premiere – Share The Night
2020 Vicky D – The Beat Is Mine
2020 Homero Espinosa feat. Tobirus Mozelle – Love Is The Cure
2020 Serious Intentions – You Don't Know
2020 Chanelle, Eric Kupper – One Man
2020 Anané – Get On The Funk Train
2020 Lou Casablanca – Move With The Beat
2020 Kelli Sae – Good Love
2020 Hi Voltage – Let's Get Horny
2021 Supakings – Back and Forth
2021 Raze – Break 4 Love
2021 Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bey
2021 Brian Power – Optimistic
2021 The S.O.S Band – Just Get Ready
2021 Ingram – D.J.'s Delight
2021 Risqué Connection - Saturday
2021 Junior Jack presents Glory feat. Jocelyn Brown - Hold Me Up
2021 World Premiere - Share The Night
2022 Rick Assessment - Dance With Me
2022 Komiko - Feel Alright
2022 BB&Q Band - Dreamer
2022 Robin S - I Believe
2023 Mystic Merlin - Just Can't Give You Up
2023 Donna Allen - Serious
2023 Spiritchaser feat. Dyanna Fearon - Tonight
2023 B. B. & Q. Band - Genie
2023 Central Line - Don't Tell Me
2023 Artful & Ridney ft Terri Walker - Missing You
2023 Ten City - That's The Way Love Is
2024 Raw Silk - Do It To The Music
2024 Jamiroquai – Space Cowboy
2024 Unlimited Touch - I Hear Music In The Streets
2024 Fred Kingdom - Lost In The Rythmn
2024 Inner Life & Jocelyn Brown - I Like It Like That
2025 Voyage - From East to West
2025 Light of the World - Time
2025 The B.B. & Q. Band - On the Beat
2025 Change, Tanya Michelle Smith - Sunrise Forever
2025 Gwen Dickey, Michael Gray - If I'm Gonna Be With You