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James Thomas Smith (born 28 October 1988), known professionally as Jamie xx, is an English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer. He is known for both his solo work and as a member of the English
indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and s ...
band
The xx The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), an ...
. He has been described as a "driving force" behind The xx, contributing to the group's significant commercial and critical success. As a solo artist, he has been recognised with a 2015
Mercury Prize The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the ...
nomination, and a 2016
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — to recording artists for quality albums in the dance music and electronica genres. Honors in several cate ...
nomination for his sophmore album '' In Colour''.


Career


2005–2009

Smith's musical career began in 2005 when he joined
The xx The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), an ...
accompanying old schoolmates Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Baria Qureshi of the Elliott School in London, notable for alumni including
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, Burial and
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. He first used the stage name Jamie xx in July 2009 in a promotional mix for the band's debut album '' xx'' released on the '' FACT'' magazine mix series. The mixtape was compiled by Jamie Smith and featured, amongst others, four tracks credited to Jamie xx – one self-production and three remixes. The ''xx'' album went on to become
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in the UK. Afterward, Jamie Smith went on to do more remix work for artists like Florence + The Machine, Adele, Jack Peñate and Glasser.


2010–present

In late 2010, a Jamie xx remix of the song "NY Is Killing Me" from Gil Scott-Heron's last album '' I'm New Here'' aired on radio stations across the UK and Europe. The remix of "I'll Take Care of U" followed in January 2011. Both singles drew the attention of the general public and the critics. They set the way for a 13-track remix album entitled ''
We're New Here ''We're New Here'' is a remix album by American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron and English music producer Jamie xx, released on February 21, 2011, by Young Turks and XL Recordings. A longtime fan of Scott-Heron, Jamie xx was approached by XL ...
'', produced entirely by Jamie xx and credited to "Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx". The album was released on 21 February 2011 on the
XL Recordings XL Recordings is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes. It has been ran and co-owned by Richard Russell since 1996. It forms part of the Beggars Group. Although only releasing an average of six albu ...
label, but a full-album preview could be streamed on the website of ''
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'' as early as 14 February. ''We're New Here'' received critical acclaim and was named "a cohesive, considered masterpiece in its own right" by BBC's Ele Beattie. On 6 June 2011 the two-track self-produced single " Far Nearer / Beat For" was released. The song "Far Nearer" was selected Best New Track by '' Pitchfork'', and the double A-side single charted at number 128 on the
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. Later the same year, Smith produced the title track off
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's second album, '' Take Care'', which features
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. In addition, Smith helped create several reworks for Radiohead's song "Bloom" which were released on a remix album entitled '' TKOL RMX 1234567''. He also co-produced the song "When It's All Over" with
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on her '' Girl on Fire'' album. In 2014, he announced an upcoming collaboration with
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on Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space online radio show. In 2014 he released the singles "Girl/Sleep Sound" and "All Under One Roof Raving". On 27 March 2015 he released two singles. "
Loud Places "Loud Places" is a song by English electronic music producer Jamie xx, with featured vocals from Romy Madley Croft of the xx. It was released as a single on 27 March 2015. A music video for the song was released on the same day through YouTube. The ...
", featuring
the xx The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), an ...
's Romy Madley Croft, and " Gosh". On the same day he also announced that his debut album, '' In Colour'', would be out on 1 June 2015. Ahead of its release, ''In Colour'' was streamed on iTunes as a preview with album-spanning visuals that 'reacted' to each sound. Jamie xx composed the score for a ballet, ''Tree of Codes'', commissioned by
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for its 2015 edition. Based on a novel of the same name by
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, the ballet was choreographed by
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and had a set created by Olafur Eliasson. In 2020, he released his first single in 5 years, "Idontknow", which received positive to lukewarm reception from critics. He was credited on Tyler, The Creator's 2021 album '' Call Me If You Get Lost'' as a co-producer on the track "RISE!". In 2022, Jamie xx was enlisted to produce fellow bandmate Oliver Sim's debut album, ''Hideous Bastard.''


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


Other charting songs


Other tracks


Remixes


Awards and nominations

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References

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