James Yuill

James Yuill (born 1981) is an English folktronica musician from London, signed to the Moshi Moshi record label.

Education

Yuill was privately educated at Eastbourne College.

Career Yuill released his first album, The Vanilla Disc, on his own Happy Biscuit Club label in 2005. He has been described as "a one-man band armed with a laptop, mixing decks and an acoustic guitar". His popularity grew internationally and he was signed by the Nettwerk Music Group in the United States in 2008. He has also collaborated with Charlie Westropp under the pseudonym Hunger/Thirst.

In 2010, he produced a version of "Jingle Bells" for a Guinness commercial, using pint glasses containing varying levels of Guinness to create the tune.

In 2013, after a successful campaign on PledgeMusic, he released his fourth studio album called "These Spirits" on his Happy Biscuit Club label. Yuill's fifth album A Change In State was released in July 2017.

Discography Albums The Vanilla Disc (2005), Happy Biscuit Club Turning Down Water for Air (February 2007), Happy Biscuit Club Turning Down Water for Air (January 2009), Moshi Moshi Earth EP/Fire EP (2009), Moshi Moshi Movement In A Storm (2010), Moshi Moshi These Spirits (2013), Happy Biscuit Club A Change In State (2017), Happy Biscuit Club

Singles "This Sweet Love" (2008), Moshi Moshi "No Pins Allowed" (2008), Moshi Moshi "No Surprise" (2009), Moshi Moshi "Over The Hills" (2009), Moshi Moshi "On Your Own" (2010), Moshi Moshi "First In Line" (2010), Moshi Moshi "Crying For Hollywood" (2011), Moshi Moshi "Turn Yourself Around" (2013), The Happy Biscuit Club