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Joel Laslett Pott (born 20 January 1979 in
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,
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, England) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the
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band Athlete between 2000 and their split in 2013 and a songwriter.


Biography

While a child, he was bought some drums by his parents. These ultimately "didn't work out" and he was then given a nylon string guitar at the age of six. In his teenage years, he listened to British bands such as Blur, Radiohead and Oasis. He has cited Blur guitarist
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as an influence on his own playing of the instrument. Pott went to Trinity school in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester and then to Hillcrest School in Bellingham, near
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in London, later studying graphic design,
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and
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for his A levels at the Brit School of Performing Arts and Technology. He considered attending the
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, but decided to move to
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,
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, where he formed Athlete with childhood friends Carey Willetts, Steve Roberts and Tim Wanstall in 1999. Pott appeared on the
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panel gameshow ''
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'' on 15 November 2007. Pott and his band Athlete have to date released four studio albums. These are ''
Vehicles and Animals ''Vehicles & Animals'' is the debut studio album by British rock band Athlete. It was released on 7 April 2003 through Parlophone. After changing their music style from Britpop, Athlete released a self-titled extended play (EP) in early 2002; ...
'' in 2003, which was nominated for a
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award, ''
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'' in 2005, which reached number one in the
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in its first week and included the band's highest charting song " Wires" at number four, '' Beyond the Neighbourhood'' in 2007 and '' Black Swan'' in 2009. The band also have released three EPs which are titled '' Athlete'', ''
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'' and '' The Getaway''. The band have also released two live albums which includes a live recording from the band's show at Union Chapel performing their main hits stripped back to acoustic and more mellow titled Live at Union Chapel. The band's other live release was a ten-year anniversary live version of their debut album Vehicles and Animals Live recorded during a tour across the country. The band continue to play occasional dates and small festivals whilst Pott has also been working with artists including
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and
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in writing songs. Athlete have stated that at this moment they do not intend to create a new album but have not ruled it out in the future.


Personal life

Pott married in 2000. From the relationship he has three children including a daughter called Myla. Although now healthy, she was born prematurely and is the subject of the Athlete song " Wires". Pott also wrote "
Black Swan Song ''Black Swan'' is the fourth and final studio album by English rock band Athlete, released on 24 August 2009 through Fiction Records. After leaving their former label Parlophone, the band members were in a period of financial uncertainty. Foll ...
" after his grandfather, who fought in
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, died in 2005.


Songwriting and production credits

Since 2011, Pott has co-written and produced tracks with a number of artists including
George Ezra George Ezra Barnett (born 7 June 1993) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. After releasing two EPs, '' Did You Hear the Rain?'' (2013) and '' Cassy O (2014), Ezra rose to prominence with the release of his hit single, "Budapest", ...
,
London Grammar London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major. Their debut extended play, '' Metal & Dust'', was released in February 2013 by Metal & Dust R ...
,
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,
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, Tom Walker and
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. He was nominated for the 2015 Ivor Novello Awards as co-writer of the hit single "Budapest" by George Ezra.


References


External links


Spotify Playlist

Discography - Jax Management
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