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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Edward Jacob [1] |
| Born | 28 March 1989 |
| Origin | Hereford, England |
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| Years active | 2009-present |
James Edward Jacob (born 28 March 1989), better known by his stage name Jakwob, is a British music producer, songwriter, DJ and composer.
Jacob was born in Hereford and grew up in Lincoln. His parents are Anglo Indian and Scottish. As a multi-instrumentalist, in his early teenage years, he was involved in many local bands – starting out in jazz but soon moving on to death metal and folk. [2]
In 2009, Jacob won acclaim in the blog world for his bootleg of Ellie Goulding's "Starry Eyed". [3] 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 was also given to "Electrify" and "Please Ft. Kano".) [4] He released his debut single "Here with Me" on his own label, Boom Ting Recordings on 13 September 2010. [5]
Jacob has scored a number of independent short films, documentaries and adverts. His first feature film score was for Molly Manning Walker's 2023 How to Have Sex . The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes film festival and won the Un Certain Regard prize. In 2024 it was nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards.
| Year | Artist | Song Title | Label | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Charli XCX | Forgiveness | Charli XCX | Producer/Co-writer |
| 2013 | Laura Welsh | Betrayal | Polydor | Producer/Co-writer |
| 2014 | Kyla La Grange | Cut Your Teeth | Epic | Producer |
| Maia | ||||
| Cannibals | ||||
| I Don't Hate You | ||||
| White Doves | ||||
| The Knife | ||||
| Fly | ||||
| Never That Young | ||||
| Get It | ||||
| George the Poet | Its Yours | Which? | Producer/Co-writer | |
| Sakima | Energy | Boom Ting Recordings | ||
| 2015 | Little Simz | Time Capsule | ||
| 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 | |
| Better Than You | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2021 | Deyah | Jericho | High Mileage, Low Life | Producer/Mixer |
| Room 21 | ||||
| Hush | ||||
| Little Simz | Rollin Stone | AWAL | Producer/Co-writer | |
| Emma Bradley | Over And Out | Twrk | ||
| Lucy Tun | Monarchy | Hello Friendly | ||
| Shygirl | Cleo | Because Music | ||
| 2022 | Nia Archives | Ode 2 Maya | Island Records | |
| Forbidden Feelings | ||||
| 18 & Over | ||||
| Luv Like | ||||
| Part of Me | ||||
| Gud Gubyez | ||||
| Louis Dunford | Summer in the Manor | Sony RCA | Producer | |
| Henry The Brave | ||||
| Bossman | ||||
| Erin Lecount | Killing Time | Good As Gold | ||
| Meyy | Blush | Unity Records | Producer/Co-writer | |
| Kam-BU | Eton Mess | Off Grid | ||
| Nia Archives | Baiana | Island Records | ||
| So Tell Me... | ||||
| 2023 | That's Tha Way Life Goes | |||
| No Need 2 Be Sorry, Call Me? | ||||
| Conveniency | ||||
| Sunrise Bang Your Head Against Tha Wall | Producer | |||
| Yunè Pinku | Sports | Yunè Pinku | Producer/Co-writer | |
| Nia Archives | Off Wiv Ya Headz | Island Records | Producer | |
| Erin Lecount | Heartbreak Hotel | Good As Gold | Co-Producer | |
| Bday Blues | ||||
| p-rallel | I Know | Black Butter | ||
| CLIP | Can U Feel Meh | CLIP | Producer/Co-writer | |
| Truman | Charley Boy | Rank Records | ||
| Betty | Mum Says | EYC Records | ||
| P-rallel | It's A Lundun Thing | Black Butter | Producer/Co-producer | |
| I Know | ||||
| Superstylin | ||||
| Destination Unknown | ||||
| Go | ||||
| Walk Away | ||||
| By My Side | ||||
| Charlotte Plank | Redline | Mixer | ||
| Let You Down | ||||
| 2024 | Jakwob | Best Holiday Ever | How To Have Sex (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Composer/Producer/Mixer |
| Are chips vegetables? | ||||
| I thought you were the fun one? | ||||
| Are you on your ones? | ||||
| TARA TARA TARA | ||||
| Two coats any bags? Yeah that's 4 pounds | ||||
| I'm asleep | ||||
| Fuck the beach | ||||
| He lives on my street | ||||
| Oh ah malia | ||||
| We got this | ||||
| Little Simz | Mood Swings | Forever Living Originals | Producer | |
| Fever | ||||
| Torch | ||||
| SOS | ||||
| I Aint Feeling It | ||||
| Power | ||||
| Far Away | ||||
| Lapsley | 4AM Ascension Day | Believe UK | Producer/Co Writer | |
| Shygirl | Making The Beast | Fabric Records |
| As Jakwob | ||||||
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| Year | Single/EP | Peak chart positions | Label | |||
| UK [6] | UK Dance [7] | UK Indie [8] | BEL [9] | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Killa | MTA |
| 2016 | Kill With Kindness | Clans |
| 2017 | Jungle Sound | Clans |
| Year | Single/EP | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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