Jess Jackson (record producer)
| Jess Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jess Reed Jackson |
| Born |
15 July 1980 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Rock, Pop, Soul, Dubstep, Grime |
| Occupation(s) | record producer, songwriter, disc jockey |
| Instruments | Keyboards, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Jess Jackson Productions, JSKN, Last Kings |
| Associated acts | Active Minds, Tyga |
| Website | www |
Jess Reed Jackson (born 15 July 1980), is a British record producer, songwriter, and disc jockey from Hammersmith, London. In addition to establishing his own production companies, Jess Jackson Productions and JSKN Music, Jackson secured a publishing deal with Last Kings Entertainment through fellow rapper Tyga —with whom he has worked closely. He is one half of the production duo, Active Minds with DJ Redz. Jackson has produced for artists such as Chris Brown, The Wanted, Esty, Nicki Minaj, Lil Twist, Busta Rhymes, and more.
Jess Reed was born on 15 July 1980 in Hammersmith, London to David Reed and Lis Parrish. In the 1970s, David managed a book store called Equinox Bookshop, that was owned by Led Zeppelin's guitarist Jimmy Page.
In 1994, Jess acquired his step father's last name "Jackson" and started producing music in his bedroom, with his neighbor Simon Franks. In 1997, at the age of seventeen, he had released his third UK garage record, "Hobson's Choice", with DJ Redz as Active Minds. The song was an inspiration to the beginning of a new genre, "UK Garage". In 1999, Jackson got in a studio with singer Andrew Roachford released the single "24-7-365" to Sony Music. In 2001, Jackson was the resident DJ for the band, Patrick Alan and performed on stage every Monday night at London's exclusive celebrity night club, 10 Room. Jackson performed alongside Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, Sean Paul, Nas, Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Angie Stone, Lionel Richie, Estelle, plus many more. That same year, when Jackson was twenty-one, he was signed to Pure Milk Records. That's where he met up with an old classmate from ADT College, a guy named AC Burrell, who signed to Pure Milk as well. In 2003, Pure Milk Records closed down due to poor management. Months later, Jackson started songwriting when Pete Townshend lead guitarist of The Who signed Jackson to his publishing company Eel Pie Publishing as a record producer.
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