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.
After meeting Duke Dumont, he developed his passion for house music and co-wrote and produced ‘I Got U’ and ‘Ocean Drive’, both huge global smashes. His latest single ‘House Work’ fuses together those early hip-hop influences with Neptunes-style funk and soul
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