Jax Jones at U Street Music Hall
10:30 PM / $10 / 18+
$12 at the door.
Tickets on sale Friday 7/28, 10 AM
https://soundcloud.com/jaxjones
http://www.jaxjones.co.uk/
http://instagram.com/jaxjones
Jax Jones – “Instruction” (featuring Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQXLpSl26q4
Live beat-maker and multi-instrumentalist Jax Jones is, at his roots, a solo act. Growing up in a multi-ethnic household, Jax was exposed to a wealth of influences. 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. 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. Cutting his teeth at open mic clubs around London, Jax eventually came together with Rippermann, an up-and-coming grime producer from Mitcham at Brixton’s Raw Materials Studio and worked on notable releases for Big Narstie and Roadside Gs, among others in the scene.
