Jamie XX begins to 'Bloom' (Created May 1, 2013)

Scrolling Jamie XX's official website offers just a glimpse of the talent of this English music producer and remix artist, whose resume features everything from Alica Keys' "When It's All Over" to a rework of Radiohead's "Bloom."

In order to understand the man behind the alter ego, lets go back in time. Jamie Smith's musical career began in 2007 when he joined the XX, hooking up with old school chums Romy Madley Croft, Baria Auereshi and Oliver Sim. Two years later, Jamie adopted the "XX" moniker as a surname as the band released a promotional mix for their debut album "xx" released on the FACT mix series of the FACT magazine. It not only went on to become platinum in the UK, but spark Jamie to work with artists like Adele, Florience + The Machine and more.

As 2010 dawned, Jamie began working with Gil Scott-Heron on his album "I'm New Here." The first remix single, "NY is Killing Me," was followed the "I'll Take Care Of U." Both songs prompted an outcry by critics and fans, but ultimately the project as a whole received critical acclaim and was called a "masterpiece in its own right" by the BBC.

Jamie's single, "Far Nearer"/"Beat For" was released in the summer of 2011 and selected as Best New Track by Pitchfork Media. Later that year, he produced the title track of Drake's second album, "Take Care," and later did several reworks for the Radiohead song "Bloom."