Jacob Banks (musician)

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Jacob Banks
Born Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Genres Soul, R&B, hip-hop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Associated acts Wretch 32, Chase & Status

Jacob Banks is a 22 year old singer-songwriter from Birmingham.[1] Jacob became the first unsigned act to ever appear on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. He supported Emeli Sande on her April 2013 UK tour.[2] Jacob Banks won the 2012 MOBO UnSung regional competition in Birmingham[3] and the Adidas ‘Are You In’ music competition.[4] His music is influenced by a range of genres including soul, R&B and hip-hop.[5] Jacob is currently working with artists such as Chase & Status, Bondax, Jake Gosling, Knox Brown, Plan B and Wretch 32.[4] In April 2013, Jacob played his first headline show at the London St. Pancras Old Church.[6] In 2013, one of his songs, Worthy, was played in the American TV series Suits in Season 3 Episode 9.

Music career

2012-present: Breakthrough

In August 2012 he recorded his debut EP titled 'The Monologue' which was released in January 2013.[7] The second release from Jacob's EP 'The Monologue', titled 'Worthy', was played by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe as his 'Next Hype' record on his Radio 1 show and received additional plays on 1Xtra, XFM, 6Music and Annie Nightingale.[8] Banks features on Wretch 32's song "Doing OK", the second single from Wretch's forthcoming third studio album. Banks features on Chase and Status' Alive from their new album, Brand New Machine. He also supported them, on their Brand New Machine 2013 UK tour. Jacob Banks announced he will release a joint EP featuring himself, Wretch 32 and George The Poet titled 'Gambling Man' sometime in 2013.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title EP details
The Monologue
  • Released: April 26, 2013
  • Label: Full + Bless, Renowned Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

"Worthy" Released March 21, 2013

As lead artist

Year Title Album
2013 "Worthy" The Monologue

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[10]		 UK Dance
[11]		 UK Indie
[12]		 UK R&B
[13]		 SCO
[14]
2013 "Doing OK"
(Wretch 32 featuring Jacob Banks)		 60 — 8 12 — Growing Over Life
"Alive"
(Chase & Status featuring Jacob Banks)		 26 4 — — 26 Brand New Machine
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Banks - Liverpool Sound City". Liverpool Sound City. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  2. ↑ Hunger TV. "Jacob Banks: Worthy". Hunger Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ Cofie, Bibi. "MOBO UnSung 2012: Artist Catchup". MOBO. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hawkins, Shane. "New Noise: Jacob Banks". Wonderland. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  5. ↑ Morris, Matt. "Jacob Banks - The Monologue (Full EP Stream)". Hypetrak. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  6. ↑ Maz, Maz. "Jacob Banks Announces Headline Show". MTV The Wrap Up. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  7. ↑ Cochrane, Greg. "BBC Newsbeat - Introducing - Jacob Banks". BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  8. ↑ Collins, Hattie. "i-N Session: Jacob Banks". i-D Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  9. ↑ Alya, Alya. "Music: Jacob Banks Interview". Live Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  10. ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
  11. ↑ Peak positions for the dance singles in the UK:
  12. ↑ Peak positions for the indie singles in the UK:
  13. ↑ Peak positions for the R&B singles in the UK:
  14. ↑ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
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