Much has changed in Jamie Woon’s world since the BRIT School graduate released his debut EP Wayfaring Stranger back in 2007.

His take on the traditional folk song was sung largely acapella, showcasing his spectacularly strong voice – possibly inherited from his session-singer mother.

But the artist that has resurfaced three years later – to be lauded by the likes of the BBC Sound Of 2011 – is a very different beast.

Woon has now immersed himself in the world of dubstep, with the deep bass and syncopated beats perfectly complementing his voice and atmospheric songs.

“I guess I always knew I wanted to make records since I was at college,” he says. “I didn’t feel like I wanted to rush anything out – I wanted to write enough songs to be in control of my own destiny.”

He ended up writing enough songs for his album, Mirrorwriting, which will be released in April – but then the search began for getting the right sound, coinciding with the release of the EP.

“That was the time where I became aware of dubstep,” says Woon. “Prior to that I had been into sample-based music, with Ninja Tunes, Mo’ Wax and DJ Shadow and the hip-hop scene.

“There was definitely an excitement about the music coming out of the UK. I had friends involved in the scene. There was a liberation about being able to produce your own records that could be played on the radio. The equipment is so affordable, so you could make it out of your bedroom.”

The album itself was recorded by Woon on a laptop, following a couple of sessions of “angsty hibernation” in Cornwall and the Cotswolds.

A constant throughout his work is his towering voice, which he has worked hard to bring to the fore in his music.

“My mum was a session singer who specialised in multi-layered vocals, so that was a big sound growing up,” he admits.

He used to create that sound live on stage as a solo performer with a loop station and a sampled guitar track – an act which saw him get invited to provide support slots for the likes of Amy Winehouse and Vashti Bunyan.

Mirrorwriting not only features contributions from his mother (she adds vocals to the recent single Night Air) but also his new touring band.

“I still want to do solo shows,” he says. “I’m not going to pack that in – I love those intimate shows. But now I have brought in a band, because I was feeling like I wanted to make more noise.

“This tour is going to be the first opportunity for people to hear the whole record.”

Although Night Air is an atmospheric groove-based track his next release Lady Luck, which comes out in February, is set to show another side of Woon.

“It’s more of an old school R&B track,” he says. “There are varied tempos on this record, from hip-hop to garage.”

One thing that is constant though is his love of a good groove.

“When a song hits its groove I don’t like to get out of it,” he says. “It’s a great musical device.

“I wanted to make this record a calming, relaxing record for myself, to express my own emotions, but also for other people listening to it – that was my only benchmark. Hopefully I have achieved that.”

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