Jinnwoo

Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo, is an English musician, artist, and writer based in Brighton.

Music career After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014, as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth. This led to him being listed as one of The Independent'''s "10 faces to watch for 2015". The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent and Songwriting magazine. Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite". He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly.

In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.

On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via :Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records. The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK, and listed as one of the tracks of the week on God Is in the TV.

Art career Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today, and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails, Kami Thompson and Lisa Knapp.

Writing Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood'', was published in January 2020. Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.

Discography

Solo albums

Title Album details Strangers Bring Me No Light Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Cargo / GFM dreamcreatures. Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Cargo / GFM/ Square Leg

Solo EPs

Title Album details Your Baby EP Released: 14 June 2014 Self-released Ozzy Wood EP Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Cargo / GFM

Features and appearances

Title Album details "Never That Young" – Kyla La Grange ft. JinnwooCut Your Teeth by Kyla La Grange Released: 2 June 2014 Label: Sony Music "Catfish" – LUUDUS ft. JinnwooCatfish/Bella by LUUDUS Released: 1 September 2017 Label: GunHaver "Waiting For 'P' to Have a Vision"Sonic Blooms: Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising Released: 27 November 2017 Label: Folk and Honey "How Stands the Glass Around" – Ben Walker ft. JinnwooEcho by Ben Walker Released: 5 July 2019 Label: Folk Room "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" – as part of The Rolling Ramshackle Revue The Rolling Ramshackle Revue Released: June 2020 Label: Charity Single "Cats of Coven Lawn" and "Marcy's Guest House" – as songwriter and backing vocalist The Cats of Coven Lawn by Frankie Armstrong Released: January 2021 Label: Pirate Jenny

Albums with Bird in the Belly

Title Album details Folk Albums Top 40 :UK Albums Chart The Crowing Released: 23 March 2018 Label: Proper Music Distribution / GFM- Neighbours and Sisters Released: 18 October 2019 Label: Cargo / GFM- After the City Released: 25 February 2022 Label: Cargo / GFM36

Albums with Green Ribbons

Title Album details Green Ribbons Released: July 2019 Label: Matiere Memoire

Publications

Picture books

Title Book details Little Hollywood Released: January 2020 Publisher: 11:11

Novels

Title Book details POLO Released: November 2022 Publisher: Expat Press