13 Things You Didn't Know About Joel Compass
Fresh off the singles 'Run' and 'Back To Me', Joel Compass is setting himself up for a big 2014. This is everything you need to know about him.
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1. 1) Meet 20-year-old Joel Compass.
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3. 3) You may have heard one of his tracks before; 'Run,' 'Back To Me' and 'Astronaut'.
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4. Joel Compass Back To Me
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5. 5) With his five videos combined, he's now had over 1.5 million YouTube hits.
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6. 6) A singer and producer, Joel has written music for Rita Ora and produced for John Legend.
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7. 7) He described his music as '"along the same kind of lines as Frank Ocean and The Weeknd".
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8. 8) But says his favourite producer is Kanye West, claiming "his album is just ridiculous".
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9. 9) Joel says he makes music with the idea in his mind that a girl is listening to it.
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10. 10) This year has seen Joel support both Rudimental and J Cole in London.
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11. 11) He recently performed a Drake, Ne-Yo and Radiohead mash-up in Max's Weekend Sessions.
Watch Joel Compass' performance on Capitalxtra.com
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12. 12) And he was crowned the Best Beat Boxer In London when he was 15.
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13. 13) Joel Compass is one of Capital XTRA's One To Watch In 2014.
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