Crafting homemade electronic rhythms into soulful ballads, James Blake was
dubbed the boy wonder of dubstep and acclaimed as one of the most innovative
young producers around. He was born on September 26, 1988, in London, England. A
classically trained pianist, he studied popular music at the University of
London and worked as a DJ before his track "Air & Lack Thereof" became a hit on
BBC radio. The song was followed by his cover of Feist's "Limit to Your Love," a
tear-jerking anthem that earned him a second-place finish on the BBC's Sound of
2011 poll. His Mercury Music Prize-no...