Jakesdrum and bass artist
Jakes is many things to many people, to some he is the voice of TC’s smash hits ‘Deep’, ‘Drink’ and ‘Mindkiller’, to others he is the Daddy of Bristolian Dubstep crew H.E.N.C.H and to musical historians he is one of the most interesting vocalists that underground British music can lay claim to. Never afraid to break from tradition and roll with his own flow, Jakes’ voice has become one of the most recognisable in the game and his energetic live performances see him travelling across the globe and smacking down raves from Bristol to Boston with his inimitable style. Starting out his journey as a raver before getting his chance to pick up the mic as part of the now infamous Bristol based ‘Ledge’ crew; Jakes quickly became their resident MC at the seminal Ruffneck Ting alongside local heroes Megatron and DJ Dazee. Soon the word of Jakes’ microphonic prowess began to spread and it wasn’t long before he was making the dance panic at huge raves such as Helter Skelter, Dreamscape and One Nation, kick starting his global career and seeing him take gigs not only on home soil, but at events around the world. The natural progression to start making moves in the studio came and working with a local producer Markee Substance (who later went on to form Kosheen), Jakes’ laid down vocals for several tracks including ‘Streetlife’ which appeared on Ruffneck Ting’s own label and ‘Dialect’ that dropped on another Bristol imprint, Breakbeat Culture. While all this was happening, Jakes began…
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