Just Jack
Background information
Birth name	Jack Allsopp
Born	1976
Origin	North London, England
Genre(s)	garage Rap / Hip hop
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	RGR Records (2002-2003) Mercury (2006–present)
Website	JustJack.co.uk Old official website

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Biography

Born in North London, England, Allsopp started DJing at the age of fifteen and he soon became submerged in DJ culture and US garage. North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... New York house, also known as New York garage, US garage or just garage, is a style of house music born in the Paradise Garage nightclub in New York City, USA in the early 1980s. ...

Allsopp initially earned a degree in Furniture Design, however, through a community music production course, he developed his interest in sampling. This turned him towards perfecting his technique while working in a series of day jobs. The artist is quoted as saying: "I've been a washer-upper, a flower arranger, a runner for a TV post-production company... I even worked at Gap for a while. That made me all the more determined to work at the music. I would get this down time in a studio and be recording all night, and working at Gap all day. It was knackering but it was very inspiring time." Sampling may refer to: Digital sampling of audio Sampling (information theory) Sampling (music) Sampling (signal processing) Sampling (statistics) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Gap, Incorporated (NYSE: GPS) is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher. ...

His musical influences are mainly reported as breakdance, Electro hip hop and house. A boy hitting (holding) a pike Breakdance (media coined phrase), also known as breaking, b-girling or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early... Electro, short for electro funk (also known as robot hip hop and Electro hop) is an electronic style of hip hop directly influenced by Kraftwerk and funk records (unlike earlier rap records which were closer to disco). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Career

According to the artist, his debut album, The Outer Marker is about modern life, relationships and the pressures of social situations. Originally released by the RGR Records, the album received favourable reviews from publications such as The Independent, Q , NME, The Big Issue, and others, despite some criticism of his lyrics. The Outer Marker was later re-released, with extra tracks. The Outer Marker is the debut album for British Hip Hop artist Just Jack. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... Q is a music and entertainment magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... Founded by John Bird, Dave Bulldog and Gordon Roddick in September 1991, The Big Issue is a magazine in the United Kingdom that is edited by professional journalists and sold by homeless people. ...

Allsopp and his band have played his third gig to the Glastonbury Dance Tent, the Speak Easy Arena at Snowbombing in Mayrhofen, Austria, and plans to perform at the V Festivals in the summer of 2007. Look up Gig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Gig may be: A slang term for a musical engagement A contraction for gigabyte An archaic term for a type of light carriage A type of spear A similarly designed type of fishing tackle A contraction for Captains Gig, a type... Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry spot on the Somerset Levels, 50km (31 miles) south of Bristol. ... For the North American spin-off of the rock festival, see Virgin Festival For the Australian spin-off, see V Festival (Australia) The V Festival is an annual rock festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park...

Although his big break was in 2002, he didn't gain fame until 2007. Following his TV debut on BBC2's Later with Jools Holland, then on the Channel 4 show The Friday Night Project, where he performed the single Starz in Their Eyes, this reached #2 in the UK charts. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Later with Jools Holland is a contemporary music show hosted by Jools Holland. ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ... Starz in their eyes is a garage Song performed by Just Jack. ...

His second album, Overtones, released in 2007, made #6 in the UK charts. Overtones is the second album for British Hip Hop artist Just Jack. ...

Discography

Albums

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Singles

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References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• Official website
• Review at The Times