Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum producer, Jax Jones, has leaned into the Afrobeats scene for its evergreen potentials, as he taps Fireboy DML on a vibrant autobiographical bop, dubbed, Me & My Guitar.
On his most personal release yet, the track explores Jones’ journey to discovering music and sees him sing for the very first time, showcasing his versatility as an artist, beyond the DJ decks.
Jax said: “This record is the first time I’m putting my own story in my music and also the first time I’m singing on a song as I want to find new ways to connect with my fans. Being an artist and having successful music for the last 10 years, it’s important to me to try and push myself creatively.
“I’ve been using classical guitar to write songs for 15 years and that’s what the song is about – a young Jax Jones trying to achieve my dreams. When I sent the song to Fireboy, he connected straight away and brought an amazing and authentic energy to it. My stepdad is Nigerian, so being able to connect with the song ethnically with Fireboy has been great.”
Jax, who is the second biggest dance music artist globally, after Calvin Harris, has come a long way since setting up in a friend’s garage and navigating the world through his love for making music. The generosity of a teacher gifting him a guitar at a council-funded weekend music school was the catalyst for everything that followed, inspiring him to write, record and release hit after hit, which would eventually cement him as a mainstay in modern British music.
Me & My Guitar follows Jax’s contagious high-energy single, Whistle, which is currently spending its 19th consecutive week in the UK Top 40 charts and boasts over 54 million song plays.
