Jax Jones

Jax Jones
Birth name Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo[1]
Born (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987
London, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • remixer
Labels Polydor
Associated acts
Website www.jaxjones.co.uk

Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo (born 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter and remixer. He is best known for featuring on Duke Dumont's 2014 single "I Got U", peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and his 2016 single "You Don't Know Me" featuring Raye, which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Early life

The son of two teachers, Jax grew up in a multi-ethnic household and was exposed to a wealth of influences.[2] After his Nigerian stepfather introduced him to afrobeat via Fela Kuti and rap with a tape of the Biggie Smalls album, Jax listened to hip hop, R&B, gospel and traditional African music.[3] Producers like The Neptunes, Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins shaped his musical horizons and his fascination with the anatomy of a rhythm section. Having initially studied classical guitar from a young age, Jax took up beat-making at 15 after discovering Cubase on his friend's Atari.[4]

Music career

Early beginnings

Performing at open mic clubs around London, Jax eventually came together with Ripperman, a grime producer from Mitcham, at Brixton's Raw Materials Studio, and worked on releases for Big Narstie and Roadside Gs, among others in the scene. His parents encouraged him to go to university at 18. Opting to stay closer to Raw Materials, he declined an interview at Oxford to attend Brunel.[4] Despite a two hour trip, Jax went from lectures to the studio daily to work on his craft, posting beats regularly on Myspace.[5] After graduation, Jax rented a studio in Sydenham after not being allowed back in the family home, bought a Mac tower from Gumtree and worked daily to hone his craft.[4]

2014: Breakthrough

After meeting Duke Dumont, he developed an interest in house music and together they co-wrote and produced "I Got U", "Won't Look Back" and "Ocean Drive".[6] Jones features on the single "I Got U", the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 2014.[7]

2015–present

On 24 July 2015, he released the single "Yeah Yeah Yeah".[8] In July 2016, he released the single "House Work".[9][10] Jax says of the track, "At the end of the day, I started making beats on a four-track, so it feels right to put that DIY energy into my music".[2] In December 2016, he released the single "You Don't Know Me" based on the sampling of the bassline of M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade's 2005 hit "Body Language". The song became his biggest success so far, reaching number three in the UK and top five status in several European countries, including Germany, Ireland, Belgium and Norway.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11]		 AUS
[12]		 AUT
[13]		 BEL
[14]		 DEN
[15]		 GER
[16]		 IRE
[17]		 ITA
[18]		 SWE
[19]		 SWI
[20]
"Go Deep" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Yeah Yeah Yeah" 2015 — — — — — — — — — —
"House Work"
(featuring Mike Dunn and MNEK)		 2016 85 — — — — — 92
[21] 		— — —
"You Don't Know Me"
(featuring Raye)		 3 12 7 2 6 3 3 9 6
[22] 		5
"Instruction"
(featuring Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don)		 2017 16 72 — 48 — 57 32
[28] 		— — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11]		 AUS
[12]		 AUT
[13]		 BEL (Fl)
[14]		 DEN
[15]		 FRA
[29]		 GER
[16]		 IRE
[17]		 NZ
[30]		 SWI
[20]
"I Got U"
(Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones)		 2014 1 17 19 14 36 35 22 1 29 23 EP1

Production and songwriting credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits
"Dumb" 2013 Tich What I'm Meant to Say
  • Co-writer
  • producer
"Can We Dance" The Vamps Meet the Vamps Co-writer
"Won't Look Back" 2014 Duke Dumont EP1
  • Co-writer
  • producer
"Ocean Drive" 2015 Duke Dumont Blasé Boys Club Part 1 Co-writer
"The Valley" 2016 Clare Maguire Stranger Things Have Happened Co-writer
"Text from Your Ex"
(featuring Tinashe)		 2017 Tinie Tempah Youth
  • Co-writer
  • producer

Remixes

Title Year Artist(s)
"Won't Look Back" 2014 Duke Dumont
"If You Wait" London Grammar
"Ready for the Good Life" Paloma Faith
"Talking Body" 2015 Tove Lo
"Shine" Years & Years
"Impossible" Lion Babe
"On My Mind" Ellie Goulding
"WTF (Where They From)" 2016 Missy Elliott
"House Work" (Carnival VIP) Jax Jones
"After the Afterparty" Charli XCX

References

  1. ↑ "ACE Repertory | Writers: ALUO TIMUCIN FABIAN KWONG WAH, Performers: Jax Jones feat. Selena Gomez". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Jax Jones". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "jax jones: the boy that's anything but blasé". skiddle.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "EarMilk Interview with Jax Jones". earmilk.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jax Jones MySpace". MySpace.com. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones – I Got U". hypetrak.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Duke Dumont scores second Number 1 single with I Got U". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeah (Radio Edit) - Single by Jax Jones on Apple Music".
  9. ↑ "House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK) - Single by Jax Jones on Apple Music".
  10. ↑ "Jax Jones does the ‘House Work’". datatransmission.co.uk. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  12. 1 2 Peak positions in Australia:
  13. 1 2 "Discographie Jax Jones". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. 1 2 "Discografie Jax Jones". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. 1 2 "Discography Jax Jones". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  16. 1 2 "Discographie Jax Jones" (enter "Jax Jones" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  17. 1 2 "Discography Jax Jones". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Discography Jax Jones". ITalian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Discography Jax Jones". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  20. 1 2 "Discographie Jax Jones". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  22. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan -Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Certified Awards" (To access, enter the search parameter "Jax Jones" and select "Search by: Artist"). British Phonographic Industry.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #430". auspOp. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Goud en Platina - Singles 2017". Ultratop Belgian Charts. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  26. 1 2 "FIMI - Certificazioni". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "Jax Jone feat. Raye "You Don't Know Me"". IFPI Denmark. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  28. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart: 4 August 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  29. ↑ "Discographie Jax Jones". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  30. ↑ "Discography Jax Jones". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  31. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  32. ↑ "Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones "I Got U"". ifpi.dk. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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