Biography
Formed as school friends at the age of 14 and only now turning 20, Edinburgh five-piece Jakil have welded their wide and eclectic musical influences together to create a stunning supershiny mix of pop, rock and funk which is winning fans and turning influential heads across the country.
The guys were selected by BBC Radio One as Annie Mac's House Band. They were asked to write and perform a jingle for Annie, and were interviewed live on Radio One just minutes after the Christmas number one was announced. Debut single "Who Are Ya?" also picked up its first national radio play, and grabbed further airplay across the UK.
Jakil also held the title of Radio Forth's "One To Watch", winning a competition that ran throughout the Scottish capital and beyond. Jakil picked up their gong at the prestigious Radio Forth Awards in Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms alongside the likes of Gabrielle, David Gray, and many others.
Jakil have also provided support for the likes of Wheatus, Sandi Thom, The Twang, Orange Unsigned finalists Hip Parade and Amy Studt.
In the last few months, Jakil have recorded and released a new EP, featuring all new songs, and played in some of Scotland's most prestigious live music venues such as Glasgow's Barfly and The Picture House in Edinburgh. Since the turn of the year, they have released another new EP via iTunes, secured radio play on stations as far afield as Aberdeen and Penzance, launched a free monthly podcast for fans, become the first unsigned band to digitally "covermount" their music in a deal with a major newspaper (The Scotsman), and headlined three major gigs across Edinburgh and Glasgow. With a forthcoming session on BBC Radio Scotland, a return support slot with Hip Parade, and a tour of North East England lined up for the end of May, the future is looking very bright indeed for Jakil.
“This band will sell five million records” – Vic Galloway, BBC Radio 1
“The day of Jakil is coming” – The Sun
“Epic... they blew me away...” – Jim Gellatly, BBC Radio Scotland
“The best young band in Scotland... pounding-triumphant-rock-meets-white-boy-funk...” – The Scotsman
Instrumentation
Jamie Robertson Guitar / Backing Vocals
Mikay McTernan Drums
Kieran O’Brien Vocals
Tomoya Hoshino Bass
Liam Narrie Guitar / Backing Vocals
Discography
Who Are Ya? - single, iTunes, January 2008
Jakil - EP, iTunes, August 2008.
Tracks - Spin / Sorry / Lifeline / HMS Unknown (Live And Acoustic) / Who Are Ya?
Plan B - EP, iTunes, December 2008
Tracks - OK... I'm Ready / Change My Mind / It Is What It Is, It Was What It Was / Fool Stop / Around My Element
New single TBA and released June 2009
Links
| Jakil MySpace |
| Jakil Facebook |
| Jakil Bebo |
| Video - "Spin" |
| Video - "Change My Mind" |