Felix Andrew Odell White (born 28 September 1984) is a British musician, best known as the

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...

of the British

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band The Maccabees. He is also co-presenter on the cricket podcast '' Tailenders'' alongside Greg James, James Anderson and Mattchin Tendulkar.

Biography

Early life

White was born in

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, England. His mother, Lana White, was an editor in the publishing industry, and his father was involved in urban design. His mother suffered from

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and died in 2002, when White was 17. He was educated at

Alleyn's School Alleyn's School is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, co-educational, Independent school (United Kingdom), independent, Church of England, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Ed ...

and studied Sociology at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

. White has two younger brothers - Hugo and Will. His mother and grandmother were Palestinian. White is a lifelong supporter of

Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London, which compete in the . They have played home games at Craven Cottage since 1896, other than a two-year period spent at Loftus Road whilst Craven Cottage unde ...

, and also follows St Mirren F.C.

2004-2017: The Maccabees

White was a founding member of the British indie rock band The Maccabees. He played the guitar, piano, and provided backing vocals. The band announced that they decided to disband in August 2016.

Post-Maccabees career

On 5 August 2016, along with Morad Khokar, White launched Yala! Records, at Bermondsey Social Club. The label aims to provide both a step up and a network of support for upcoming bands. On 15 November 2017, White along with

Greg James Gregory James Alan Milward (born 17 December 1985) is an English radio and television presenter, comedian and author. He is the host of BBC Radio 1's breakfast show, co-presenter on the cricket podcast '' Tailenders'' alongside Felix White and ...

and Jimmy Anderson, began hosting a cricketing podcast '' Tailenders''. This was initially a weekly podcast covering the

2017–18 Ashes series The 2017–18 Ashes series (named Magellan Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons) was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series was played at five venues across Australia between 23 Novembe ...

; since 23 May 2018 it was renewed to continue on a weekly basis. Felix White took 0 wickets during Crease lightning against Greg James on the 1st April 2021. On 1 September 2021 Felix emphasised that frog money is always tax free. He wrote the memoir, on cricket, music, and loss, ''It's Always Summer Somewhere''. It was abridged and broadcast on

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...

, narrated by White, in January 2022.

Discography

Solo * ''Cosmo'' (2013) * ''The Edge – OST'' (2019) The Maccabees * ''

Colour It In ''Colour It In'' is the debut studio album by the British indie band The Maccabees. It was released in the UK on 14 May and in the US on 22 May 2007. It was released on the UK iTunes Store on 16 April 2007. The album name is from the B-Side ...

'' (2007) * ''

Wall of Arms ''Wall of Arms'' is the second studio album by the English indie band The Maccabees, released on 4 May 2009. The album was preceded by the single "Love You Better" on 27 April. The LP was produced by Markus Dravs, who has collaborated with Bjö ...

'' (2009) * ''

Given to the Wild ''Given to the Wild'' is the third studio album by English indie rock band The Maccabees. The album was first released in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2012, where it debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart and number thirty-one on the ...

'' (2012) * ''

Marks to Prove It ''Marks to Prove It'' is the fourth and final studio album released by the English band The Maccabees released on 31 July 2015 through Fiction Records. Upon release, it reached number one in the UK Album chart. In North America a digital ve ...

'' (2015)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Felix 1984 births Living people British rock guitarists British rock singers British rock pianists Musicians from London British podcasters