| Culprit 1 | |
| Birth Name: | James Hannam |
| Alias: | Culprit 1, Culprit One, Culp |
| Origin: | Newport, Wales |
| Instrument: | Keyboards |
| Genre: | Electronica |
| Occupation: | DJ |
| Years Active: | 2003 - present |
| Label: | Exceptional Records |
| Associated Acts: | The Automatic The Martini Henry Rifles Paul Hartnoll Melanie C Kaiser Chiefs |
| Website: | Official Site MySpace page |
Culprit 1 a.k.a. Culprit One (born James Hannam) is a British DJ, remixer and electronica producer.
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.
Hannam's 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 the American 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |