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'''Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo''' (born 25 July 1987), known professionally as '''Jax Jones''', is an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and DJ. He is best known for featuring on [[Duke Dumont]]'s 2014 single "[[I Got U]]", peaking to number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
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'''Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo''' (born 25 July 1987), known professionally as '''Jax Jones''', is an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and DJ.


==Early life & music career==
==Early life & music career==
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==Music career==
==Music career==
===2014: Breakthrough===
After meeting [[Duke Dumont]], he developed an interest in house music and together they co-wrote and produced ‘[[I Got U]]’ and [[Ocean Drive (Duke Dumont song)|'Ocean Drive']].<ref name="hypetrak">{{cite web|url=http://hypetrak.com/2014/02/duke-dumont-featuring-jax-jones-i-got-u/ |title=Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones – I Got U |publisher=hypetrak.com |date= |accessdate= December 10, 2014}}</ref> 'I Got U' reached #1 on the Official UK Singles Charts in March 2014.<ref name="Official Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/duke-dumont-scores-second-number-1-single-with-i-got-u__3881/ |title=Duke Dumont scores second Number 1 single with I Got U |publisher=officialcharts.com |date= |accessdate= March 23, 2014}}</ref> His latest single ‘House Work’ was released in July 2016. The track fuses together his early hip-hop influences with Neptunes-style funk and soul, Jax’s live, kinetic energy, the Chicago house flavour of [[Mike Dunn]] and vocal hooks from London artist [[MNEK]].<ref name="DataTransmission">{{cite web|url=http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/news/jax-jones-house-work/ |title=Jax Jones does the ‘House Work’ |publisher=datatransmission.co.uk |date= |accessdate= July 5, 2016}}</ref> Jax says of the track, “At the end of the day i started making beats on a 4 track so it feels right to put that DIY energy into my music".<ref name="BBC" />
After meeting [[Duke Dumont]], he developed an interest in house music and together they co-wrote and produced "[[I Got U]]" and "[[Ocean Drive (Duke Dumont song)|Ocean Drive]]".<ref name="hypetrak">{{cite web|url=http://hypetrak.com/2014/02/duke-dumont-featuring-jax-jones-i-got-u/ |title=Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones – I Got U |publisher=hypetrak.com |date= |accessdate= December 10, 2014}}</ref> Jones features on the single "[[I Got U]]", the song peaked to number 1 on the [[UK Singles Charts]] in March 2014.<ref name="Official Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/duke-dumont-scores-second-number-1-single-with-i-got-u__3881/ |title=Duke Dumont scores second Number 1 single with I Got U |publisher=officialcharts.com |date= |accessdate= March 23, 2014}}</ref>

===2015–present===
On 24 July 2015 he released the single "Yeah Yeah Yeah".<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/yeah-yeah-yeah-radio-edit/id1003256882 Yeah Yeah Yeah (Radio Edit) - Single by Jax Jones on Apple Music]</ref> In July 2016 he released the single "House Work".<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/house-work-feat.-mike-dunn/id1125151184 House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK) - Single by Jax Jones on Apple Music]</ref> The song fuses together his early hip-hop influences with Neptunes-style funk and soul, Jax’s live, kinetic energy, the Chicago house flavour of [[Mike Dunn]] and vocal hooks from London artist [[MNEK]].<ref name="DataTransmission">{{cite web|url=http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/news/jax-jones-house-work/ |title=Jax Jones does the ‘House Work’ |publisher=datatransmission.co.uk |date= |accessdate= July 5, 2016}}</ref> Jax says of the track, “At the end of the day i started making beats on a 4 track so it feels right to put that DIY energy into my music".<ref name="BBC" />

==Discography==
===Singles===
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK">Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
* For "I Got U": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20140323/7501/|title=Chart Archive > 23 March 2014 - 29 March 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
* For "House Work": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/160903cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 3.09.2016 (wk35)|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|work=Zobbel.de/}}
</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Yeah Yeah Yeah"
| 2015
| —
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "House Work"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Mike Dunn]] & [[MNEK]])</span>
| 2016
| 178
|-
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|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jax+Jones|title=Discography Jax Jones|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jax+Jones|title=Discographie Jax Jones|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br/><ref name="DEN">{{cite web|url=http://www.danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jax+Jones|title=Discography Jax Jones|publisher=Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jax+Jones|title=Discographie Jax Jones|publisher=French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/|title=Discographie Jax Jones|format=enter "Jax Jones" into the "Suchen" box|publisher=German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br/><ref name="IRE">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jax+Jones|title=Discography Jax Jones|publisher=Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br/><ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jax+Jones|title=Discografie Jax Jones|publisher=Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br/><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showperson.asp?name=Jax+Jones|title=Discography Jax Jones|publisher=New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Scottish Singles Chart|SCO]]<br/><ref name="SCOSingles">Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
* For "I Got U": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20140323/41/|title=Chart Archive > 23 March 2014 - 29 March 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}
</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Got U]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Duke Dumont]] featuring Jax Jones)</span>
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| 1 || 17 || 19 || 36 || 35 || 22 || 1 || 47 || 29 || 2
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|title=Certified Awards|format=To access, enter the search parameter "Jax Jones" and select "Search by: Artist"|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Gold<ref name="ARIA14">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2014.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]}}</ref>
* [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]]: Platinum<ref name="FIMI">{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php|title=Certificazioni|format=Select Online in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Enter Jax Jones in the field Artista. Click Avvia la ricerca|publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]]}}</ref>
| ''EP1''
|-
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:43, 24 September 2016

Jax Jones
File:Jax Jones 2016.jpg
Background information
Birth nameTimucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo
Born (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36)
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • remixer
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitewww.jaxjones.co.uk

Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo (born 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and DJ. He is best known for featuring on Duke Dumont's 2014 single "I Got U", peaking to number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Early life & music career

The son of two teachers, Jax grew up in a multi-ethnic household and was exposed to a wealth of influences.[1] After his Nigerian stepfather introduced him to afrobeat via Fela Kuti and rap with a tape of the Biggie Smalls album, Jax’s musical diet developed to consist of Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel and traditional African music.[2] 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.[3]

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.[3] Despite a two hour trip, Jax went from lectures to the studio daily to work on his craft, posting beats regularly on MySpace.[4] 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.[3]

Music career

2014: Breakthrough

After meeting Duke Dumont, he developed an interest in house music and together they co-wrote and produced "I Got U" and "Ocean Drive".[5] Jones features on the single "I Got U", the song peaked to number 1 on the UK Singles Charts in March 2014.[6]

2015–present

On 24 July 2015 he released the single "Yeah Yeah Yeah".[7] In July 2016 he released the single "House Work".[8] The song fuses together his early hip-hop influences with Neptunes-style funk and soul, Jax’s live, kinetic energy, the Chicago house flavour of Mike Dunn and vocal hooks from London artist MNEK.[9] Jax says of the track, “At the end of the day i started making beats on a 4 track so it feels right to put that DIY energy into my music".[1]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[10]
"Yeah Yeah Yeah" 2015 — Non-album singles
"House Work"
(featuring Mike Dunn & MNEK) 		2016 178

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[10] 		AUS
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		DEN
[13] 		FRA
[14] 		GER
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		NL
[17] 		NZ
[18] 		SCO
[19]
"I Got U"
(Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones) 		2014 1 17 19 36 35 22 1 47 29 2 EP1

References

  1. ^ a b "Jax Jones". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "jax jones: the boy that's anything but blasé". skiddle.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "EarMilk Interview with Jax Jones". earmilk.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Jax Jones MySpace". MySpace.com. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones – I Got U". hypetrak.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Duke Dumont scores second Number 1 single with I Got U". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  7. ^ Yeah Yeah Yeah (Radio Edit) - Single by Jax Jones on Apple Music
  8. ^ House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK) - Single by Jax Jones on Apple Music
  9. ^ "Jax Jones does the 'House Work'". datatransmission.co.uk. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jax Jones". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jax Jones". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jax Jones". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jax Jones". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jax Jones" (enter "Jax Jones" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jax Jones". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Jax Jones". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jax Jones". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  19. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  20. ^ "Certified Awards" (To access, enter the search parameter "Jax Jones" and select "Search by: Artist"). British Phonographic Industry.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ^ "Certificazioni" (Select Online in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Enter Jax Jones in the field Artista. Click Avvia la ricerca). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
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