Jakwob

James Edward Jacob (born 28 March 1989), also known by his stage name Jakwob, is a British music producer, songwriter, DJ and composer.

Early life 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.

2009present: Mainstream success as Jakwob In 2009, Jacob won acclaim in the blog world for his bootleg of Ellie Goulding's "Starry Eyed". 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".) He released his debut single "Here with Me" on his own label, Boom Ting Recordings on 13 September 2010.

Film scores Jacob's 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.

Production and songwriting

Remix discography Artist Name Track title Label Alan Pownall A Life Worth Living Mercury Records Audio Bullys Only Man Face Piece Records Banfi June Universal Music Group Bring Me the Horizon Can You Feel My Heart Epitaph Records Chiddy Bang Ray Charles Virgin Records Culture Shock City Lights RAM Records Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip Get Better Sunday Best Recordings Ellie Goulding Starry Eyed Polydor Ellie Goulding Under the Sheets Neon Gold Records Escape the Fate Issues Epitaph Records Etherwood Light My Way Home Hospital Records Frankmusik Confusion Girl Island Records Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Collapsing Cities Atlantic Records Hybrid Minds Mountains Hybrid Music I Blame Coco Self Machine Island Records Icona Pop (feat. Charli XCX) I Love It TEN Music Group Jessie J Do It Like a Dude Universal Music Group Katie Melua The Flood Dramatico Records Killa Kela Everyday 100% Records Kimberly Anne Lair Universal Music Group Kid Sister Day Dreaming Universal Music Group Klarkarussell Sun Don't Shine Universal Music Group Lana Del Rey Video Games Polydor Linden Jay (feat. Shola Ama) Lose Again Universal Music Group Lily Allen The Fear Regal Recordings Melissa Steel You Love Me? Atlantic Records M.I.A. Pull Up the People XL Recordings Matisyahu (feat. Akon) One Day Epic Records Mr Fogg Moving Parts Kicking Ink Recordings Penguin Prison Animal Downtown Records Robyn Dancing on My Own Konichiwa Records Sigma Nobody to Love 3 Beat Records Sinead Harnett Paradise Rinse FM Smiler (feat. Professor Green & Tawiah) Top of the World Ministry of Sound Tiësto vs Diplo (feat. Busta Rhymes) Catch 'Em By Surprise Ultra Music The Temper Trap Fader Infectious Music The Two Bears Angel Southern Fried Records Usher Numb LaFace Records Wilkinson Take You Higher RAM Records William Orbit Nimrod Sanctuary Records

Artist discography As Jakwob YearSingle/EP Peak chart positionsLabel UK UK Dance UK Indie BEL 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

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Turn To Stone Slaves Ft 14th Sailing Ft Roses Gabor Stay Islands Ft Ghostpoet Please Ft Kano Erupt Ft Youngman Feeling The Desire Let It Fall Ft Rocky Nti The Prize Ft Mr Hudson — 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