Jakwob
James Edward Jacob (born 28 March 1989), better known by his stage name Jakwob, is a British music producer, songwriter and DJ.
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Edward Jacob[1] |
Born | 28 March 1989 |
Origin | Hereford, England |
Genres | Electronica, house, trip hop, dubstep, UK garage, drum and bass |
Years active | 2009-present |
Associated acts | Aurora, Charli XCX, Ellie Goulding, Little Simz, Etherwood, Kyla La Grange |
Early life
As a multi-instrumentalist, Jacob 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 notable for transcending genres, particularly dubstep.[3] His original work, remixes and productions combine elements of syncopated organic percussion, classical piano, sub bass and cinematic orchestral soundscapes.
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".[4] 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".)[5]
Jakwob released his debut single "Here with Me" on his own label, Boom Ting Recordings on 13 September 2010.[6]
Production and songwriting
Year | Artist | Song Title | Label | Credit |
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2012 | Charli XCX | Forgiveness | Self-released | Producer |
2013 | Laura Welsh | Betrayal | Polydor | |
2014 | Kyla La Grange | Cut Your Teeth | Epic | |
Maia | ||||
Cannibals | ||||
I Don't Hate You | ||||
White Doves | ||||
The Knife | ||||
Fly | ||||
Never That Young | ||||
Get It | ||||
George The Poet | Its Yours | Which? | ||
Sakima | Energy | Boom Ting Recordings | ||
2015 | Little Simz | Time Capsule | Producer/Co-writer | |
Devour | ||||
2016 | Meridian Dan | Don't Feed The Animals | Universal Music Group | |
Tender Central | Wake Me Up | Boom Ting Recordings | ||
Burn Bright | Communion Records | |||
Riz MC | Englistan | Riz Mc | ||
2017 | Celeste | Chocolate | Bank Holiday Records | |
2018 | Aurora | Queendom
Gentle Earthquakes Soft Universe |
Decca Records | |
Jaykae | Honey Dew | Ministry of Sound | ||
Ryan Ashley | Shame | Ryan Ashley | ||
Joseph J Jones | Mercy | Communion Records | ||
2019 | Barney Fletcher | Christ Flow | TaP Records | |
T.Williams & James Jacob | The Remedy | Strictly Rhythm | ||
2020 | Tender Central | Body | Hello Friendly | |
Prelude | ||||
Of The Sea | ||||
Ashes | ||||
Human | ||||
I'm Here | ||||
Morning | ||||
Interlude | ||||
Tender Central | ||||
Hands And Limbs | ||||
Lion | ||||
The Garden | ||||
Louis Dunford | London's Requiem | Sony RCA | Producer | |
When We Were Hooligans | ||||
Ballad Of Benjamin | ||||
Regretamine | ||||
Hello Depression |
Artist discography
As Jakwob | ||||||
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Year | Single/EP | Peak chart positions | Label | |||
UK [7] |
UK Dance [8] |
UK Indie [9] |
BEL [10] | |||
2010 | "Here With Me" | — | — | — | — | Boom Ting Recordings |
2011 | "Right Beside You" (featuring Smiler) |
— | — | — | 18 | |
2012 | "Electrify" (featuring Jetta) |
130 | 27 | — | — | |
"Blinding" (featuring Rocky Nti) |
— | — | 26 | — | ||
The Prize
(Mixtape) |
— | |||||
2013 | "Fade" (featuring Maiday) |
35 | 6 | 5 | 66 | |
2014 | "Somebody New" (featuring Tiffani Juno) |
47 | 16 | 2 | — | Digital Sound Boy |
"No Place Like Home"
(featuring Rational) |
— | |||||
2015 | "Spaced" | — | Boom Ting Recordings | |||
"Footwork" | ||||||
"Deeper" | ||||||
2016 | "Work It Out EP" | |||||
"Feel So Good EP" | Turbo Recordings | |||||
"Bring The Heat EP" | Boom Ting Recordings | |||||
"Inside"
(featuring Hife) |
Do Not Sleep | |||||
"Balance" | This Ain't Bristol | |||||
2017 | "Lifted" | Boom Ting Recordings | ||||
Year | Single/EP | Label |
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2014 | Drugs | Lucky Number Music |
Party | ||
2015 | Fight | |
2018 | TBA | Last Gang Records |
Year | Single/EP | Label |
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2015 | Killa | MTA |
2016 | Kill With Kindness | Clans |
2017 | Jungle Sound | Clans |
Year | Single/EP | Label |
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2016 | The Point | Strictly Rhythm |
2017 | Together | Madhouse |
Flow | Food Music | |
2018 | The Learning Process | Strictly Rhythm |
2019 | Cargo | TTR White |
The Remedy | Strictly Rhythm |
Remix discography
References
- Patterson, Joseph (24 August 2010). "Jakwob: The Interview!". MTV. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- "Who is Jakwob???". 122live.com. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Music - Jakwob". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Underage Festivals - Lineup - Jakwob". 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "UNLIMITED | CMU | Approved: Jakwob". Wayback.vefsafn.is. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- Peak positions in the UK:
- For "Electrify": "New Chart Entries > March 17, 2012". Zobbel.de. 17 March 2012.
- Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK:
- For "Electrify": "Chart Archive > 17th March 2012 >". Official Charts Company. 17 March 2012.
- Peak positions for Indie singles in the UK:
- For "Blinding": "Chart Archive > 1st December 2012 >". Official Charts Company. 1 December 2012.
- For "Fade": "Chart Archive > 30th March 2013 >". Official Charts Company. 30 March 2013.
- "Discografie Jakwob". Hung Medien. ultratop.be/nl/.