Jungle
Producer Duo
The pair had been friends since they were nine years old, where they lived next door to each other in Shepherds Bush, London. They went on to form Jungle at the beginning of 2013, choosing to put an aesthetic emphasis on the music’s surrounding artwork and videos, and not on the pairs' own identity, (McFarland and Lloyd-Watson came to be known as T and J).
Throughout the following year Jungle developed its nature as a collective by working with different artists across diverse disciplines. To perform the music live, Jungle expanded to a seven-piece band, fronted by J and T. The pair wished to challenge themselves, resisting the temptation to simply re-produce their music from their laptops, and instead translated their songs into a full and organic live experience. J and T have explained that Jungle stemmed from a desire for ‘honesty… true connection and friendship. It’s about being in a collective and collective energy... team spirit.’
With over 700,000 records sold worldwide, Jungle have been at the forefront of the UK music scene since their Mercury Prize nominated and certified gold debut album in 2014.
Since 2014’s self-titled debut album, they have gone on to release critically-acclaimed followup ‘Forever’, racking up 200 million streams on Spotify and multiple sync placements. This is flanked by an impressive 130 million views of their striking avant-garde music videos on YouTube, all directed by Josh Lloyd-Watson of Jungle and long-time collaborator Charlie Di Placido.
Six sold out UK tours, two coveted Glastonbury appearances, slots at countless international festivals including Coachella, Roskilde and Primavera, and a headline Alexandra Palace show in 2019 (which sold out months in advance) cemented Jungle’s reputation as one of the world’s most formidable live acts, with a devoted and widespread fanbase established worldwide.