Jax Jones

Jax Jones is a London-based DJ and producer whose sunny, uplifting house tracks incorporate a wide range of musical influences, from pop and R&B to hip-hop and funk. He broke through with “I Got U,” a 2014 collaboration with Duke Dumont that hit number one on the U.K. charts. He then released a lengthy string of hits featuring stars like Demi Lovato, Years & Years, and Tove Lo, collected on the 2019 full-length Snacks (Supersize). Jones formed the duo Europa with Martin Solveig, and continued issuing solo material, including the 2021 EP Deep Joy, and Top 40 U.K. singles with “Out Out,” with Joel Corry, Charli XCX, and Saweetie and “Where Did You Go?,” featuring MNEK. He collaborated with Calum Scott for 2023′s “Whistle.”
Born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo in 1987, he grew up listening to rap, gospel, Afrobeat, and numerous other genres, and began making beats as a teenager, initially as a hip-hop producer. He got into house music after meeting Duke Dumont, and the two collaborated on the song “I Got U,” which became an immediate hit when it was released in early 2014, topping the U.K. singles chart. Jones released his debut single, “Yeah Yeah Yeah,” in 2015, and co-wrote Dumont’s summer hit “Ocean Drive.” In 2016, Jones released the single “House Work,” featuring British vocalist MNEK and Chicago house veteran Mike Dunn. Featuring vocals from U.K. singer RAYE, Jones’ next single, “You Don’t Know Me,” became another major hit, reaching the Top Ten on numerous charts around the world.
He followed up in 2017 with the Demi Lovato- and Stefflon Don-assisted “Instruction.” Another single, “Ring Ring,” featuring Mabel and Rich the Kid, appeared in 2018, with “Play,” featuring Years and Years, arriving in early 2019. All of these singles were compiled on Jones’ 2018 EP Snacks, before it was expanded into his debut full-length, Snacks (Supersize). The album, released in September 2019, additionally featured collaborations with Bebe Rexha, Martin Solveig, and Tove Lo, among others. An additional remix EP, Midnight Snacks 001, appeared at the end of the year.
Jones and Solveig formed the duo Europa and released the singles “All Day and Night” (included on Jones’ album) and “Tequila,” which was released in 2020 and was certified gold in the U.K. “I Miss U,” with Au/Ra, also became a hit that year. In 2021, Jax remixed “Prisoner” by Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa, and released the four-song EP Deep Joy. He also cracked the Top Ten in the U.K. with “Out Out,” a collabortion with Joel Corry featuring Charli XCX and Saweetie. He again hit the U.K. Top 40 in 2022 with “Where Did You Go?,” featuring MNEK. “Good Luck” (with Mabel and Galantis) and “Lonely Heart” (with Martin Solveig and Gracey) also charted. “Whistle” (with Calum Scott) followed in 2023. ~ Paul Simpson