Louis Maxwell Cole is an American multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, best known as the co-founder of the electronic/avant-pop/jazz-funk duo Knower, along with Genevieve Artadi. He is also a solo artist and has released seven solo albums: Louis Cole (2010), Album 2 (2011), Time (2018), Live Sesh (2019), LIVE 2019 (2020), Quality Over Opinion (2022), and Some Unused Songs (2023). It is speculated that he is a member of the avant-garde musical duo Clown Core.

Knower, also stylized as KNOWER, is an American independent electronic jazz-funk duo. The group primarily consists of Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi ; their full band includes saxophone, bass and keyboard players. They have gained success releasing music online.