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Jack Allsopp (born 1 January 1975), known by the stage name Just Jack, is an England|English stage musician.
Background
Born in North London, Allsopp grew up on a diet of dance music including breakdance, electro music|electro hip hop and house music|house. A wannabe breakdancer at eight, his love of dance music led him to start DJing at the age of 15 and he soon became submerged in DJ culture and US garage. After completing a degree in Furniture Design at Kingston University, Jack enrolled on a community music production course, which heightened his awareness to the potential of sampling. This inspired Jack to concentrate on perfecting his sound by night and to take on a series of unfulfilling jobs by day.
Spotlight
Jack's debut album, titled ''The Outer Marker'' and released in 2002, was a collection of songs about modern life, relationships and the pressures of social situations. Originally released by the independent label RGR Records, the album received fantastic reviews despite criticism of his lyrics{{Fact|date=March 2008.
Although his big break was in 2002, he did not gain fame until 2007, following his TV debut on BBC Two|BBC2's ''Later with Jools Holland'', and then on the Channel 4 show ''The Friday Night Project'', where he performed the single "Starz In Their Eyes"; this reached No.2 in the UK Singles Chart, the following three s... read all