James Blake (musician)

James Blake ( * 1988 in Deptford, London ) is an English musician. He makes as a singer-songwriter electronic pop music. In many of his works he processed stylistic device of dubstep. He is also known under the pseudonym Harmonimix and founding member of the music label 1-800 Dinosaur.

• 3.1 Studio albums
• 3.2 EPs
• 3.3 Singles

Life

Blake is the son of British guitarist James Litherland and went in Winchmore Hill primary school, then attended The Latymer School in Edmonton further. He studied popular music at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he attended classes with singer Katy B.

Work

In July 2009 he published his first EP Air & Lack Thereof. 2010 published a further three EPs, with the song CMYK was released as the first single and was played on the BBC.

His recent on R & S Records in February 2011 debut album James Blake received positive feedback. The NZZ called his live performance in April 2011 in Zurich "trend -setting ".

His second studio album Overgrown appeared in April 2013.

Awards

• 2013 Mercury Music Prize for Overgrown

Nominations

• 2011 James Blake BBC Sound of 2011: Second Place
• For the Mercury Music Prize
• For the Critics Choice BRIT Award of

• With The Wilhelm Scream for Best Contemporary Song of the Ivor Novello Awards
• With James Blake for British Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards
• With Limit to Your Love for Best New Artist & Best Dance Video of the MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Discography

Studio albums

• 2011: James Blake
• 2013: Overgrown

EPs

• 2010: The Bells Sketch
• 2010: CMYK
• 2010: Piano Works
• 2011: Enough Thunder
• 2011: Love What Happened Here

Singles

• 2009: Air & Lack Thereof
• 2010: Limit to Your Love ( Feist Leslie Cover)
• 2011: The Wilhelm Scream
• 2011: Lindisfarne / Unluck
• 2011: Order / Pan
• 2011: Fall Creek Boys Choir ( with Bon Iver )
• 2011: A Case of You
• 2013: Retrograde
• 2013: Overgrown
• 2014: Life Round Here