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JAKSPIN
JAKSPIN is a Greek/Lebanese producer, singer and DJ born and raised in Cologne, Germany, where he started writing rhymes at the age of 12, deejaying at age 14. He embarked on his musical career as a DJ in Cologne's legendary underground soul music club called Kauri Keller. His first official release was a party break 12“ vinyl winning the Club Bangaz Worldwide competition. After remixing R&B songs for the label Da Source Records he finally metamorphosed into the artist JAKSPIN with a new sound ranging from lofi hip hop beats to vintage 70s Jazz and R&B grooves. He began to gain recogintion with the release of his first beat tape „Beats From the Attic“. His projects „Voyage to Moonchild“ and „The Chillhop Era“ were successful in the Jazzhop and Lofi Hip Hop scene being supported by magazines and blogs worldwide.
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"JAKSPIN is a hip hop and R&B DJ and producer from Germany. From filthy lofi hip hop to jazzy neo soul, Jakspin always provides timeless grooves. " - STEREOFOX "Jakspin set himself a challenge recently: to sample the intro from one of his favorite albums and create an EP out of it, in just 24 hours. Here's the result, a downtempo and soul-infused rework in "Apparently You Are". " - INDIE SHUFFLE "When electronica meets jazz and fat beats trifft, this could be anything... but it sure is a good thing. JAKSPIN is producer of this beautiful type of bend." - ATOMLABOR (translated from German)
