Jake Bugg

Jake Bugg, whose real name is Jake Edwin Kennedy ( born February 28, 1994, Nottingham ) is a British singer-songwriter. His music shows influences from Oasis, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Everly Brothers, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Buddy Holly.

Career

Jake Bugg is from the Nottingham district of Clifton. Clifton is known for its social housing and the ruins of a burned down in the 80s school. Jake's parents were musically interested and both had made ​​in their early years recordings, but could not believe as a professional musician foot. They parted when Jake was still a child. As a musician, Jake took the surname of his father, Bugg, as a stage name. He began at the age of 12 years to play the guitar, learned from his uncle a few chords and then played in the band of his cousin.

At age 17 he joined in 2011 on the stage of the BBC at the Glastonbury Festival. The radio station BBC took some of his songs into their programs. In August 2011, Bugg signed a record deal ( four albums) under the label Mercury Records (Universal Music).

2012

2012 used the Greene King Brewery his country song for a commercial. On May 22, 2012, he was in the BBC's Later with Jools Holland as a guest. During the Olympic Games in London, his music was repeatedly used. While preparing for the finals of the 100-meter run of the Men 's Single Lightning Bolt was played as a tribute to the gold medalist Usain Bolt. On August 6, he was support for the Stone Roses with its surprise appearance in Adidas Underground, near the Olympic venues. In the audience, not only the Olympic champion Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins, but also Jimmy Page, Paul Weller, Example and Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream ) were located. Although his first four singles reached the advanced British charts, but only with Two Fingers landed Jake Bugg beginning of October 2012 in the Top 75

First album

The debut album with his name as the title was also released in October, and was from 21 to 27 October at the top of the British album charts. In September 2013, the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

2013

In January 2013, the album Jake Bugg came outside of the United Kingdom on the market in the United States, it was released only in April. This was followed by numerous concerts worldwide, television and radio appearances, first in Europe, where during his tour moved through Germany appointments and had to be sought larger venues, then in the U.S., and later in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In between, there have been appearances in his native England, where he was nominated for BRIT Awards in 2013 for Best Breakthrough Act. In June, Jake Bugg produced by Rick Rubin, a new version of Broken, which was released as a single. In the summer Bugg performed at numerous festivals including the Isle of Wight Festival, Reading and Leeds Festivals, the Frequency in Austria and the New Pop Festival in Baden -Baden. At Glastonbury Festival, he played in front of thousands of fans and was the first musician who made ​​it at the festival directly from the BBC junior stage to the main stage. In September, Jake Bugg toured the major cities of USA like New York, Washington and Chicago. In October, its largest tour began in the British Isles. On October 21, he won the Q Award in the Best New Act category.

Second album

During his tours, he turned again and again with new songs he had composed for his second album. The studio recordings to have been largely completed in August, partly with Rick Rubin in Malibu (California ) and with the support of drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The British singer-songwriter Iain Archer, who was responsible at the first album with many songs for lyrics and production, Jake Bugg also accompanied this time. The second album Shangri La was released on 15 November 2013.

Discography

  • 2012: Jake Bugg
  • 2013: Shangri La
  • 2012: Trouble Town
  • 2012: Country Song
  • 2012: Lightning Bolt
  • 2012: Taste It
  • 2012: Two Fingers
  • 2013: Seen It All
  • 2013: Broken
  • 2013: What Does not Kill You
  • 2013: Slumville Sunrise
  • 2014: A Song About Love

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