Matthew Puffett is a British electronic music producer, composer and recording artist best known as Future Beat Alliance (FBA). Originally from Oxford, England, Puffett has been creating and releasing electronic music since the mid-1990s.
As Future Beat Alliance, his work has developed across techno, electro, ambient and more cinematic forms of electronic music. Over the years, FBA releases have appeared on labels including Tresor, Delsin, R&S, Versatile and Ferox, alongside music released independently through Puffett’s own FBA Recordings and Reward System imprints.
His catalogue includes albums such as Hidden Emotion, Disconnected, Lumière, Machines Can Help, Never Forever, Beginner’s Mind and Lower The Anchor, as well as an extensive collection of singles, EPs and remixes spanning almost three decades.
Alongside his work as Future Beat Alliance, Puffett worked extensively with James Lavelle and UNKLE between 2012 and 2021, contributing songwriting, programming and additional production to a wide range of projects. His credits include UNKLE’s The Road: Part I and The Road: Part II (Lost Highway), as well as remix and reconstruction projects for artists including London Grammar, Queens of the Stone Age, Mark Lanegan and Trentemøller.
Puffett’s music and collaborative work has also appeared across film, television, fashion and advertising, with placements and commissions connected to projects for Netflix, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, H&M and numerous international film and television productions.
Today, he continues to release music as Future Beat Alliance while developing new recording, composition and collaborative projects through his independent studio and labels.