Matt Anniss

Matt Anniss (sometimes credited as Matthew Anniss) is a non-fiction author with experience of writing for children, young people and adults. Originally a music journalist specialising in electronic music, DJing and club culture, the Bristol-based author published his first book in 2009. Since then, he has written countless titles on a wide range of topics.

He is arguably best-known (by adults, at least) for his 2019 title Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music (Velocity Press), which was named as one of Rough Trade's Books of the Year and received glowing reviews in Mojo, the Wire and DJ Magazine. Some may also know him for 2017's The Vinyl Manual, a title in the iconic Haynes Manuals series, which he co-authored with Patrick Fuller.

Before these high-profile breakthroughs, Matt contributed titles for a number of highly regarded educational publishing brands, including Raintree, Capstone Global Library, Franklin Watts, Gareth Stevens Publishing, Brittanica and Rosen Educational Service. These include a series on the history of 20th century music, numerous science biographies for reluctant readers, and a swathe of titles on computing and technology.

Matt lives in Bristol. When not authoring books, he writes on historic aspects of dance music culture for Red Bull Music Academy, DJ magazine and Resident Advisor and spends far too much time tending to his 8,000-strong record collection.