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Culprit 1 Birth name James Hannam Also known as Culprit 1, Culprit One, Culp Born 1980 Origin Newport, Wales Genres Electronica Occupations DJ Instruments Keyboards Years active 2003–present Labels Exceptional Records Associated acts The Automatic
The Martini Henry Rifles
Paul Hartnoll
Melanie C
Kaiser ChiefsWebsite Official Site
MySpace pageCulprit 1 aka Culprit One (born James Hannam) is a London-based DJ, remixer and electronica producer. He is considered 'The DJ Shadow of Wales' by BBC Radio 1 and 'The Bastard Son of Orbital and RJD2' by XFM.
Hannam holds a degree in music from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and attended Crosskeys College in the Welsh valleys, where the Manic Street Preachers also studied. His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 1 by Steve Lamacq, Zane Lowe, Bethan Elfyn, Annie Mac, Annie Nightingale, Colin Murray and Huw Stephens (who contributed sleeve notes to first album 'Running in Order'). Eddy Temple-Morris, Adam Walton and Radio 101 (Croatia) have also supported Culprit 1 releases.
'What I Use', the first recording made under the Culprit 1 moniker, was released in July 2003 on Boobytrap. Hannam went on to perform at America’s legendary South by Southwest event and subsequently signed to Exceptional Records.
Following popular events with a string quartet early in 2007 (two members of which also performed with Kanye West on his 2006 UK tour), he found favour in the classical music world, earning the support of influential UK radio station Classic FM.
In November 2010, Exceptional released Hannam's second album 'Theme 2', featuring vocal contributions from Smiler, Polarbear and Iko.
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Discography
Title Format Label Year What I Use CD single Boobytrap Records 2003 Aqoon Guud CD EP My Kung Fu 2004 Jarred/What I Use 12 “ vinyl single My Kung Fu 2004 No Need to Ask CD single My Kung Fu 2005 Sway 12” vinyl single Exceptional Records 2006 Hollow Download single Exceptional Records 2006 Tricks 12” vinyl single Exceptional Records 2007 Running in Order CD album Exceptional Records 2007 No Need To Ask (reissue & remixes) 12" vinyl single Exceptional Records 2007 Screamer Download single Exceptional Records 2010 Distraction (feat. Smiler) Download single Exceptional Records 2010 Theme 2 Download album Exceptional Records 2010 Remix discography
Artist Release Label Year The Messiah Complex Fever We Are Your Friends 2004 The Martini Henry Rifles Slash the Seats My Kung Fu 2005 Melanie C Next Best Superstar Red Girl Records 2005 Jo and Danny Dying Kiss Double Snazzy 2006 The Automatic Monster B-Unique / Polydor 2006 The Automatic Recover B-Unique / Polydor 2006 The Automatic Raoul B-Unique / Polydor 2007 Paul Hartnoll feat. Robert Smith Please Kids 2007 Kaiser Chiefs The Angry Mob B-Unique / Polydor (promo only) 2007 John Hardy & BBC National Orchestra of Wales Letters Ffin Records 2010 Trivia
- Unusually for a producer in a traditionally serious and publicity-shy genre, Hannam maintains an amusing, tongue-in-cheek journal and Facebook group in which he regularly describes his studio experiments, vegetarian recipes and journeys back to Wales.
- A couple that met at the debut Culprit 1 performance in October 2003 married in 2008.
- The name Culprit 1 was influenced by a graffiti scrawling at Newport bus station.
- At Bettws High School in Newport, Hannam won the 1992 Eisteddfod keyboard solo competition with a rendition of 2 Unlimited's European hit 'No Limits'.
- Hannam's first job after graduating from university was a club reviewer for the UK dance magazine Muzik. The editor at the time was Conor McNicholas, who later became editor of leading indie magazine NME.
External links
- Culprit 1 Official website
- Culprit 1 Official MySpace page
- Culprit 1 biography from BBC Wales
- Beatportal interview, May 2007
- Western Mail interview, June 2007
References
Categories:- British record producers
- 1980 births
- Living people
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