Neil Amin-Smith

Neil Amin-Smith
Amin-Smith performing in 2013
Born
Milan Neil Amin-Smith

(1989-11-01) 1 November 1989
London, England
Other namesNeil Milan
EducationWestminster School
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge (BA, MPhil)
OccupationsSpecial Adviser, economist
Musical career
OriginLondon, England
Genres
InstrumentsViolin, piano
Years active2008–2016
Formerly ofClean Bandit

Milan Neil Amin-Smith (born 1 November 1989), also known as Neil Milan, is a British political adviser, economist and musician who currently serves as a senior Special Adviser to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves.

Amin-Smith co-founded pop group Clean Bandit in 2008 with Grace Chatto, Luke and Jack Patterson; he featured on the band's debut album New Eyes (2014), including the Grammy Award-winning single "Rather Be", which spent four weeks at number one in the UK and sold over 1.1 million copies, before departing the band in 2016.