Jamie xx is London-born producer and DJ James Thomas Smith, a founding member of the xx and the beatmaker behind all the band's records. His solo debut In Colour (2015) earned a Mercury Prize nomination and remains a modern UK dance landmark; In Waves (2024) marked his solo return. Shop Jamie xx vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
James Thomas Smith, performing as Jamie xx, was born in London on October 28, 1988. He is a founding member of the xx (alongside Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim) and produces all the band's material. His solo debut In Colour (2015) was expanded out of his work with Gil Scott-Heron on We're New Here (2011), the producer-driven companion to Scott-Heron's I'm New Here (which Scott-Heron approved before his 2011 death). In Colour was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2015 and earned three Grammy nominations. He continued releasing material with the xx alongside his solo work, with In Waves (2024) marking his return to solo output.
Jamie xx's sound combines electronic, UK garage, deep house, post-dubstep, ambient, and dance music with extensive use of vocal samples, dense rhythmic programming, and atmospheric production approaches drawing on classic UK dance music traditions alongside contemporary indie and dance music aesthetics.
Young Turks/XL Recordings pressings of the Jamie xx catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Jamie xx typically start with In Colour (2015) or In Waves (2024).
