Jack Beats Explained

Jack Beats
Origin:London, England
Genre:Fidget house, electro house, Dubstep, deep house,
Years Active:2007–present
Current Members:Ben Geffin (Beni G)
Past Members:Niall Dailly (Plus One)

Jack Beats is an English electronic music project from London, originally formed in 2007 by DJ Plus One (from the Scratch Perverts) and Beni G (from The Mixologists), both of which are multiple DJ champions and award-winning DJs.[1] The Jack Beats sound is known for wobbly basslines, big breakdowns and edgy a capellas which are cut, copied, and pasted together.[2]

History

Jack Beats has been heavily championed on the electro scene by British disc jockeys Kissy Sell Out and Hervé. They perform regularly at club nights throughout the world, as well as at many popular festivals, including Coachella, Fuji Rock Festival, Glastonbury, EDC, and Sónar.[3] Additionally, they have released music on labels including Owsla, Rinse, Night Bass, and Columbia Records.[4]

Members

Beni G (Ben Geffin) is a British DJ. He is one-half member of The Mixologists.

DJ Plus One (Niall Dailly) is a Scottish DJ. He won the DMC World DJ Championships in 2001. He is a former DJ on London's Kiss radio station. Dailly tours regularly with the Scratch Perverts.

Starting in 2015, Jack Beats no longer performs as a duo. Dially is no longer present at performances. Geffin will frequently have collaborators on stage, such as AC Slater (Head of the Night Bass label that Jack Beats frequently releases on) or Dillon Nathaniel. Additionally, new Jack Beats music appears to be produced by only one member of the duo (likely Geffin, as other first-person social posts reference him exclusively).[5] No formal announcement regarding why has been made by either member.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

YearTitleLabel
2006"Golddigga" (vs. Deekline and Wizard)Rat Records
2007"Keep It Ringing" (vs. Fallacy)Ahead of the Game
2009"What" (vs. Dynamite MC)Cheap Thrills Records
2010"Revolution / Out of Body"
2011"All Night" (featuring John B)
"End of Love"Deconstruction Records
2012"You Should Know" (featuring Donae'o)
2015"One Love"Owsla
"Zone" (featuring Riko Dan)Rinse
2019"Mind Sensation" (vs. Dillon Nathaniel)Dancing Astronaut[8]

Promotional songs

YearTitleRelease dateNotes
2011Make the People20 December 2011Dubs for Clubs: Part 1
2012Deeper1 March 2012Dubs for Clubs: Part 2
2016Cold18 February 2016Dubs for Clubs: Part 3

Mixtapes

YearTitleRelease date
2012Evolution13 July 2012
Progressions24 October 2012

Mixes

YearTitleTrack(s) featuredLabel
2009Keep Watch Vol. XIV - Mishka
2010Essential Mix"Labyrinth", "U.F.O", "Get Down"BBC Radio 1
2011Bass-Bin Bombs!"Revolution (VIP)"Mixmag
2018AC Slater & Jack Beats – CRSSD Mix[9] "Raise it Up"Complex

Remixes

YearArtistTitle
2007Example"I Don't Want To"
Trip"Who's That?"
2008Boy 8-Bit"Fogbank"
The Black Ghosts"I Want Nothing"
Does It Offend You, Yeah?"Epic Last Song"
AC Slater"Jack Got Jacked"
Project Bassline"Drop the Pressure"
Leon Jean-Marie"Bring It On"
Deekline & Ed Solo"Handz Up!"
2009Lady Sovereign"Got You Dancing"
Kidda"Feel Too Good"
TC"Where's My Money" (re-work of Caspa remix)
TC"Deep" (released under the name "Deeper")
Kissy Sell Out"This Kiss"
Diplo and Blaqstarr"Get Off"
Hockey"Song Away"
Patrick Wolf"Hard Times"
Florence and the Machine"Drumming Song"
La Roux"I'm Not Your Toy"
Fake Blood"Mars"
Passion Pit"Little Secrets"
Scratch Perverts"This Kiss"
DJ Zinc"Super Sharp Shooter"
2010Big Boi"Shutterbugg"
2011Skream (featuring Sam Frank)"Where You Should Be"
Aloe Blacc"Green Lights"
Beyoncé"Countdown"
2012Flux Pavilion (featuring Example)"Daydreamer"
2013Major Lazer & Flux Pavilion"Jah No Partial"
A-Trak (featuring GTA)"Landline"
Foxes"Beauty Queen"
Example"All the Wrong Places"
Rudimental (featuring Emeli Sandé)"Free"
Brillz & Cory Enemy"Pump the Beat"
Jack Beats "Knock You Down"
2014Oliver Heldens (featuring Becky Hill)"Gecko (Overdrive)"
Danny Brown"Smokin' & Drinkin'"
DJ Fresh (featuring Ellie Goulding)"Flashlight"
Destructo (featuring Problem)"Dare You 2 Move"
Skrillex & Diplo (featuring G-Dragon and CL)"Dirty Vibe"
2015Tiga (featuring Pusha T)"Bugatti" (Jack Beats 'Golden Veyron' Refix)
Watermät, Becky Hill and TAI"All My Love"
Sigma and Diztortion (featuring Jacob Banks)"Redemption"
The Kooks"Creatures of Habit"

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: DMC Champions page . 5 September 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090523075622/http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/worldchamps.asp . 23 May 2009 .
  2. News: l . Jack Beats Biography . 16 March 2013 .
  3. Web site: Annie Mac, Brodinski vs Gessafelstein, Jack Beats and Simian Mobile Disco from the Sonar festival . BBC.Co.UK. BBC Radio 1. 14 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Sikorski. David. Jack Beats release a mix of bangers to kick off US tour. Earmilk. 13 May 2016 . Earmilk Media Inc.. 29 August 2016.
  5. Web site: my EP on Insomniac Records is out NOW Catch The Spirit. Facebook. 7 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Premiere: Jack Beats Links With Sir Michael Rocks for Club Rockin' New Single "Vibrate". Complex.
  7. Web site: The Remedy – EP by Jack Beats. 12 October 2018 . iTunes Store.
  8. Web site: Dillon Nathaniel and Jack Beats create house lover's paradise, 'Mind Sensation'. Dancing Astronaut. 5 August 2019 .
  9. Web site: Premiere: AC Slater and Jack Beats Drop Massive Mix Ahead of CRSSD Festival. Complex.