Jodie Abacus

Jodie Abacus
Origin Lewisham, South East London
Genres R&B, soul, electronic, funk
Years active 2015-present
Labels Household Records
Website www.jodieabacus.co.uk

Jodie Abacus is a British musician from Lewisham in South East London.[1] His musical styles include R&B, soul, electronic and funk.

Career

Jodie wrote "I’ll Be That Friend" in 2013 and uploaded it to his Soundcloud channel where it topped the Hyped Machine charts and amassed over 100,000 plays.[2] He was subsequently signed to Household Records in early 2015. It was written while Jodie was in a self-proclaimed dark point in his life, having caught life-threatening pneumonia and breaking up with his long-term girlfriend at the same time [3]

First single "Good Feeling" was premiered by Mista Jam on BBC Radio 1xtra on 28 July and released on the same day. It was made Best of British Record of the Week on the BBC Radio 1xtra Breakfast Show.[4] It also received plays from Clara Amfo and DJ Target on BBC Radio 1, Tom Ravenscroft on BBC 6 Music and Trevor Nelson BBC Radio 2.

The "For Real Life And Not Pretend" EP was released on 26 February 2016.

Third single "She’s In Love With The Weekend" was released on 11 April 2016 and made it to the A-List on BBC Radio 2 [5]

Abacus supported Jamie Woon on his European tour in April 2016 and Laura Mvula on three dates of her UK tour in May 2016.[6]

He performed at a run of UK summer festivals in 2016 including The Great Escape, Y Not, Parklife, Lovebox, Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and V Festival.[7] His performance at The Great Escape was filmed by Vevo for their Vevo dscvr series. He also performed at Roots Picnic in Philadelphia alongside The Roots, Anderson Paak and Usher.

The video for I’ll Be That Friend was released 6 July 2016. It was shot in LA and was inspired by the video "People React To Being Called Beautiful" by Shea Glover Films.[8]

On 4 September, Jodie Abacus appeared as the musical guest on the Channel 4 show Sunday Brunch.

Discography

Extended plays

Year Title Format Released Tracks Label
2016 For Real Life and Not Pretend Digital 26 February 2016 "I'll Be That Friend" (radio edit)
"Hot Kitchen"
"Good Feeling" (edit)
"Halfway to Mexico"		 Household Records

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Davies, Natalie (6 October 2015). "Next: Jodie Abacus". Dummy. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Let South London's Jodie Abacus Bring That "Good Feeling" With A Heavy Dosage of Funk". Noisey. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Bartleet, Larry (7 September 2016). "Under The Radar: How Jodie Abacus Launched His Career By Needing A Hug". NME. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jodie Abacus – Good Feeling Video". Tirade Magazine. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Vincent, Alan (23 July 2016). "Tom Jones Concert to top off all day festival". IOM Today. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Bartleet, Larry (7 September 2016). "Under The Radar: How Jodie Abacus Launched His Career By Needing A Hug". NME. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Playlist: Jodie Abacus". Wonderland. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Playlist: Jodie Abacus". Wonderland. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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