One of the drum and bass scene’s most respected record labels and a firm Zane Lowe favourite, AudioPorn, snapped up James Marvel in 2013 and signed him exclusively thanks to his fresh take on the genre.

Having remixed both Dub FX and Xilent to huge effect recently, causing riots on 170+ bpm dancefloors across the globe, he went on to deliver hit single after hit single with titles like Way Of The Warrior, Trump and Dominator, the latter being produced in collaboration with one of Drum and Bass’ modern era legends June Miller and being released on the renowned RAM Records. James Marvel pushes further with 3 nominations in 2015’s Drum and Bass Arena Awards in the categories Best Newcomer Producer, Best Track for Way Of The Warrior and Best Remix for his remix of Dub FX’s Back To Basics in collaboration with Hypoxia.

James Marvel’s musical background benefits from broad musical and cultural influences spanning back to his early childhood when he learned guitar and saxophone, and later studied piano at the Ghent & Brussels Conservatories. Before making the switch to electronic music, James Marvel aka Jens Blaute, played keyboard with several bands in Belgium and Holland. Taking influence from drum and bass producers such as Ed Rush & Optical and Bad Company, Marvel launched his production career under the moniker James Marvel in 2011 and quickly caught the attention of tastemakers in the scene, gaining support from labels and promotional channels such as Ammunition Recordings, Titan Recordings, Liquicity, Neurofunkgrid and Skanknbass before the release of his AudioPorn debut ‘I Am The Robot’ EP in 2013.

Remixing Xilent's "Bosswave" to great effect gained him a lot of follow up attention that eventually led to the creation of big tracks mentioned above. With bookings at world renowned music events like Tomorrowland, Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter, Dour Festival, Rampage, Laundry Day, Star Warz, Let It Roll and UKF @ Fabric just to name a few, James Marvel has developed a solid reputation for delivering technically apt, highly energetic and memorable performances wherever you'll find him delivering his widely varied taste of fast breakbeat music.