Jakwob
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Edward Jacob[1] |
| Born | 28 March 1989 |
| Origin | Hereford, England |
| Genres | Electronica, house, trip hop, post-dubstep, UK garage, drum and bass |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Associated acts | Ellie Goulding, Kano, MistaJam, Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens, Etherwood, Kyla La Grange |
| Website |
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James Edward Jacob (born 28 March 1989), better known by his stage name Jakwob, is a British music producer and DJ.
Early life
Jakwob began making music aged 10. As a multi-instrumentalist he has been involved in many bands since his early teenage years - starting out in jazz but soon moving on to death metal and folk.[2] His style is now notable for transcending genres and its relative 'accessibility' given the dubstep genre.[3] Both his original work and remixes combine elements of dubstep, electro, classical piano, cinematic orchestral soundscapes, Indian fusion music and breakbeat. This eclecticism also manifests itself in Jakwob's DJ sets, which typically feature dub, hip-hop, drum and bass, dubstep and beyond.[4]
2009-present: Mainstream success
In 2009, he shot to fame after appreciation in the blog world for his bootleg of Ellie Goulding's "Starry Eyed".[5] In November 2009, he was given his first airplay on national radio when his remix of Ellie Goulding's "Under the Sheets" was played on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World'. (A title which has since been given to "Electrify" and "Please".)[6]
Jakwob released his debut single "Here with Me" on his own label, Boom Ting Recordings on 13 September 2010.[7]
He produced English singer-songwriter Kyla La Grange's 2013 second album "Cut Your Teeth". Is the drummer and co-producer of the band "Get Hot" who's debut single "Party" was released on Luck Number Music on 8th May 2014. Produced and remixed the single "Betrayal" by singer-songwriter Laura Welsh. Co-wrote and produced the debut single "Wake Me Up" by Tender Central released by Boom Ting Recordings on 7th June 2016.
Under the alias Kindred he released the debut single "Killa" on MTA Records "Seasons Autumn" compilation on 16th October 2015.
Collaborating with UK DJ and producer Tesfa Williams under his birth name he released his debut "The Point EP" on Strictly Rhythm on 9th December 2016.
Discography
| Year | Single/EP | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
UK Dance [9] |
UK Indie [10] |
BEL [11] | ||||||||||
| 2010 | "Here With Me" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| 2011 | "Right Beside You" (featuring Smiler) |
— | — | — | 18 | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Electrify" (featuring Jetta) |
130 | 27 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Blinding" (featuring Rocky Nti) |
— | — | 26 | — | |||||||||
| 2013 | "Fade" (featuring Maiday) |
35 | 6 | 5 | 66 | ||||||||
| 2014 | "Somebody New" (featuring Tiffani Juno) |
47 | 16 | 2 | — | ||||||||
| 2015 | "Space EP" | — | |||||||||||
| "Footwork" | |||||||||||||
| "Deeper" | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Work It Out EP" | ||||||||||||
| "Feel So Good EP" | |||||||||||||
| "Bring The Heat EP" | |||||||||||||
| "Inside"
(featuring Hife) | |||||||||||||
| "Balance" | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Remixes
- Ellie Goulding - "Starry Eyed"
- Ellie Goulding - "Under The Sheets"
- Killa Kella - "Everyday"
- Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - "Get Better"
- The Temper Trap - "Fader"
- Fabio Lendrum - "Trouble"
- Mr Fogg - "Moving Parts"
- Audio Bullys - "Only Man"
- Matisyahu - "One Day" (feat. Akon)
- Penguin Prison - "Animal"
- Alan Pownall - "A Life Worth Living"
- Lily Allen - "The Fear"
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll/Wobble"
- I Blame Coco - "Self Machine"
- Robyn - "Dancing On My Own"
- Katie Melua - "The Flood"
- Kid Sister - "Daydreaming"
- M.I.A - "Pull Up the People"
- Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - "Collapsing Cities"
- Frankmusik - "Confusion Girl"
- Escape The Fate - "Issues"
- William Orbit - "Nimrod"
- Jessie J - "Do It Like A Dude"
- Escape the Fate - "Issues"
- Lana Del Rey - "Video Games" (with Etherwood)
- Chiddy Bang - "Ray Charles"
- Smiler - "Top of the World" (feat. Professor Green & Tawiah)
- Usher - "Numb"
- Wilkinson - "Take You Higher"
- Sigma - "Nobody to Love"
- Hybrid Minds - "Mountains" (feat. Jasmine Spence)
- Etherwood - "Light My Way Home" (feat. Eva Lazarus)
- Bring Me The Horizon - "Can You Feel My Heart"
- Culture Shock - "City Lights"
- Breakage - "Treading Water" (feat. Detour City)
- Sinead Harnett - "Paradise"
- Kimberly Anne - "Liar"
- Melissa Steel - "You Love Me"
- Keys N Krates - "U Already Know"
B sides
- Jakwob - Rolla
- Jakwob - Wild Pitch
- Jakwob - Back and 4th
- Jakwob - Scare The Snare Ft Roxxan
References
- ↑ Patterson, Joseph (24 August 2010). "Jakwob: The Interview!". MTV. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Who is Jakwob???". 122live.com. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ "Music - Jakwob". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ "Jakwob's Biography – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100510072343/http://www.underagefestivals.com/lineup/jakwob. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010. Missing or empty
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- ↑
- ↑ Peak positions in the UK:
- For "Electrify": "New Chart Entries > March 17, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-03-17.
- ↑ Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK:
- For "Electrify": "Chart Archive > 17th March 2012 >". Official Charts Company. 2012-03-17.
- ↑ Peak positions for Indie singles in the UK:
- For "Blinding": "Chart Archive > 1st December 2012 >". Official Charts Company. 2012-12-01.
- For "Fade": "Chart Archive > 30th March 2013 >". Official Charts Company. 2013-03-30.
- ↑ "Discografie Jakwob". Hung Medien. ultratop.be/nl/.