Jamie Woon

So fortunately enough for me, I was provided with a chance to speak to and watch, the great talent that is Jamie Woon, a creative British singer/songwriter with his innovative yet original sounding music, described to be “dubstep infused soul” (particularly a track titled Night Air, co-produced by Burial) whilst having an extremely enjoyable and informative chat with him beforehand.

His unique and acoustically pleasing music lead to him reaching a top 5 on the BBC's sound of 2011, so this guy is certainly one to watch, and with an album “Mirrorwriting” due in April, the results should be emerging shortly.

As I was so intrigued into how he creates his music, I asked what instruments and equipment were used in the production of his new album. I was to be astounded by his level of family and close friend support on his new album, particularly his mother, who apparently appears frequently as a backup vocalist, along with his use of vocal modification in the studio to have multiple layers accumulate to a beautiful soul voice that is prevalent in many of his tracks.

Not only this, I also gained some insightful information into a very mysterious artist Jai Paul, who is set to release an album this year according to Mr Woon, which with a similarly amazing electronic based sound may have been an influence or an insight for Jamie as he was cultivating the absolute hit “Night Air”, proven to be an online and live sensation.

Jamie’s performance had a subtle crowd pleasing blend of his newest tracks, such as Lady Luck, with his older yet equally irresistible material such as Wayfaring Stranger but for me, the track that stood out with sheer transcendence was the absolutely huge Night Air, which when enhanced by Jamie’s live bands drum patterns and perpetual guitar resulted in an enthralled audience..

Aaron