Jake Williams

Jake Williams
Birth name	Jake Williams
Also known as	Rex the Dog, Mekka, Planet Perfecto, JX
Origin	Brighton, England
Genres	Eurodance trance
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Kompakt, Hundehaus, Mute, FFRR, Hooj Choons
Website	rexthedog.net

Jake Williams (born 1974) is a British electronic music producer and remixer, who currently records as Rex the Dog.[1] Rex the Dog currently releases on Kompakt Records. As Rex the Dog, Williams is a proponent of DIY electronics and performs live with a self-built modular synthesizer. Williams first came to public attention as JX in 1994 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, a United Kingdom dance independent record label. Williams has also recorded as Mekka[2] and wrote the song "Bullet in the Gun" as part of Paul Oakenfold's collective Planet Perfecto.

Chart success

JX achieved two top 10 singles in the UK;[3] and Australia.[4] "There's Nothing I Won't Do" (1996) was the highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 4.[3] Williams also charted in the UK as writer and producer on Planet Perfecto's "Bullet in the Gun", reaching number 7 in 2000.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK Dance [6]
The Rex the Dog Show	Release date: 29 August 2008 Label: Hundehaus Records Formats: CD	38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As JX

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	AUS [4]	IRE [7]	NED [8]	SPA [9]
1994	"Son of a Gun"	13	6	—	38	—	AUS: Gold[10]	Singles only
1995	"You Belong to Me"	17	4	15	15	1	AUS: Gold[11]
	"Son of a Gun" (1995 re-issue)	6	—	15	—	—
1996	"There's Nothing I Won't Do"	4	26	14	—	—	UK: Silver[12]
1997	"Close to Your Heart"	18	90	—	—	—
2004	"Restless"	22	—	—	68	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

As Rex the Dog

Year	Single	Album
2004	"Prototype"	Singles only
	"Frequency"
2006	"Maximize"
2007	"Circulate"	The Rex the Dog Show
2008	"Bubblicious"
	"I Can See You, Can You See Me?"
2011	"POW!"	Rex the Dog & Kris Menace
2013	"Do You Feel What I Feel" (feat. Jamie McDermott)	Rex the Dog
2015	"Sicko"	Singles only
2016	"You Are a Blade"
2016	"Teufelsberg"
2018	"Crasher"
2019	"Vortex"
2019	"Experimental Housing"
2020	"Transmitter" (with DJ Haus)
2023	"Change This Pain For Ecstasy"

References

1. "Rex The Dog". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
2. "Mekka - Diamondback". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
3. "Official Charts > JX". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
4. Australian (ARIA) peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography JX". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
   • Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 150.
   • "Close to Your Heart": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
5. "Official Charts > Planet Perfecto". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
6. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 - 14 September 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
7. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for JX (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
8. "dutchcharts.nl > JX in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
9. Billboard: Hits of the World, 6 May 1995
10. "1994 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
11. "1995 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
12. "British certifications – JX – There's Nothing I Won't Do". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Discogs biography
• Rex the Dog homepage