Son of a Malaysian Chinese father and Scottish mother, he was born in 1983 and grew up in a London suburb. He picked up the acoustic guitar at 15 and started writing songs inspired by Britpop guitar bands before DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing… It led him to discover the soul music that remains his strongest influence.

The new sound fuses his future pop songs with '80s reverb, ultra-tight beats and acres of bass. "I love atmosphere," he says. "I'm a fan of really deep sub bass that isn't swamped by other sounds. There's always enough room for some twinkly stuff on top and this big cavern, for the voice."

Woon's influences are similarly colourful. He's a fan of '90s R'n'B as well as the folk and soul stuff and Cajun blues master JJ Cale. And Woon likes to take the soul lineage back to its roots: "I like people who find different ways of doing the blues. It's at the root of all popular music."

It’s been almost five years since the release of Jamie’s acclaimed debut, Mirrorwriting, when he was proclaimed the most talented British artist of his generation. With the release of Making Time in last November, he fixed his position in the music industry.

Singer, songwriter and self-taught producer Woon made his name by playing live. He's got hundreds and hundreds of gigs under his belt, from endless spots in front of the microphone with just his guitar, an effects box and that unmistakable voice.

Jamie Woon is a returning visitor of Hungary: he had a sold-out show in Budapest as well as triumphant festival performances in the last few years, and he also filmed one of his most popular videos, Lady Luck, in Budapest.

Within his brand new spring tour he stops again in Budapest, on April 20th at Akvarium Club he'll give a gig that is expected to be sold-out and marvelous, to prove that "he has made some of the most danceable music to date."

Tickets for the Budapest show are available via www.livenation.hu. A limited number of VIP tickets are also available for the show.

Further info: www.livenation.hu

Photo: Dan Wilton