Just Jack

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Just Jack


Img_capt = Just Jack at Rock en Seine 2007
Background = solo_singer/rapper
Birth_name = Jack Allsopp
Born = 1975 (age 33)
Died =
Origin = North London, England
Genre = Dance Pop
Garage (older material)
Hip-Hop
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = RGR Records (2002-2003)
Mercury (2006–present)
URL = [http://www.justjack.co.uk JustJack.co.uk]
[http://www.justjackmusic.com Old official website]

Jack Allsopp (born 1 January 1975), known by the stage name Just Jack, is an English stage musician.

Background

Born in North London, Allsopp grew up on a diet of dance music including breakdance, electro hip hop and house. A wannabe breakdancer at eight, his love of dance music led him to start DJing at the age of 15 and he soon became submerged in DJ culture and US garage. After completing a degree in Furniture Design at Kingston University, Jack enrolled on a community music production course, which heightened his awareness to the potential of sampling. This inspired Jack to concentrate on perfecting his sound by night and to take on a series of unfulfilling jobs by day.

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Jack's debut album, titled "The Outer Marker" and released in 2002, was a collection of songs about modern life, relationships and the pressures of social situations. Originally released by the independent label RGR Records, the album received fantastic reviews despite criticism of his lyricsFact|date=March 2008.

Although his big break was in 2002, he did not gain fame until 2007, following his TV debut on BBC2's "Later with Jools Holland", and then on the Channel 4 show "The Friday Night Project", where he performed the single "Starz In Their Eyes"; this reached No.2 in the UK Singles Chart, the following three singles didn't make the top thirty. The song "Starz In Their Eyes" was also featured in the Dolce Gabbana Summer 2008 fashion show. Kylie Minogue also did a collaboration with him, "I Talk Too Much", for the American release of his new album.

He is set to release his third album, titled "Off", in August 2008.

Discography

Albums

*"The Outer Marker" (2002)
*"Overtones" (2007) # 6 UK

ingles

*"Snowflakes" #164 UK
*"Paradise (Lost & Found)"
*"Triple Tone Eyes"
*"Starz in Their Eyes" (2007) #2 UK
*"Glory Days" (2007) #32 UK
*"Writer's Block" (2007) #74 UK
*"No Time" (2007) #76 UK

Trivia

* He was the first guest on Nuts TV.
* He covered "Lovefool", originally by The Cardigans, for the album "Radio 1 Established 1967".

External links

* [http://www.justjack.co.uk/ Just Jack official website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/music/people/jack_allsop.shtml BBC Blast interview with Just Jack]
* [http://www.myspace.com/justjackuk JJ @ MySpace]