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= Jackal (musician) =

Mikey Pennington (born 26 March 1990), better known by his stage name Jackal, is an English electronic music producer and DJ currently residing in Los Angeles.

Biography
Jackal is based in Los Angeles but was born in the market town of Fareham, Hampshire, England. He spent his formative years imitating the guitar solos of his favourite metal bands Pantera and Slipknot.

Studying music technology at Canterbury University, Jackal became absorbed by the sound of Australian drum and bass pioneers Pendulum and Nero, progressing to Baauer and TNGHT. It was their influence that cultivated an instinctual belief that he could formulate his own sound, later explaining: “I got heavily into drum and bass when I was 18 and went to Canterbury University to study music technology, which was a complete waste of time, but I managed to figure out some production basics while I was there with some of the other students. I spent three years there and when I graduated I needed to release some music so I just started going for it.”

Using a laptop and software sequencer Cubase, Jackal set about unlocking his creative potential, fusing influences to create his own, unique, bass-driven style. Early experiments were uploaded to SoundCloud and immediately shared to the public.

2013 "Shakedown" single success
Although his debut release was the single “Bumpin”, Jackal’s career erupted in 2013 with the success of “Shakedown”. An immediate hit with its low BPM blend of heavy hip-hop bass and dancehall vocals, the record got picked up by Loudpvck, whose up-tempo remix helped to hype its way towards being featured in the American musical documentary Under the Electric Sky.

Shakedown immediately branded Jackal as a trap mastermind and one of electronic music’s most dynamic producers. As This Song Slaps enthused: “Jackal has mastered [minimalist Trap music] with Shakedown”.

To date, “Shakedown” has over 1 million streams on SoundCloud. The track was the start of a journey that led to Jackal moving to LA and releasing tracks on Diplo’s Mad Decent label, Skrillex’s OWSLA and Yosef Asaf Borger’s Buygore. Jackal’s final release for 2013 was the double A-side “Trick/Machine” released on the High Intensity label.

2014-2016 "Chinchilla” and “Animal Style"
Jackal had further success with the single “Chinchilla” (2014), which garnered over 200,000 SoundCloud plays in one week, and “Animal Style” (2015), released on Mad Decent. By this time, his beats were frequently making it into the sets of EDM titans Skrillex and Diplo, and remixed by artists such as Loudpvck and Getter. Jackal was further supported by industry giants Tiësto and Justice. The single “Carbomb” was followed by a trio of vocal collaborations in 2016 such as “Anonymous (feat. Mister Blonde)”, “Dizzy (feat. Denny White)” and “Ice (feat. Kara)”.

Move to US
With the intention of making the US his career base, Jackal relocated to Canada. Following 12 months sleeping on a pile of his clothes in a basement apartment, Jackal reflects: “I remember feeling that I knew that these hard times would be part of my story. I would tell myself that narrative and embrace it – things are sh*t now, but I’m going somewhere.”

2017-2019
Amidst further single releases and collaborations, 2017 was notable for the release of Jackal’s “Endorphins EP” and, the following year, “Christ Person, Woman God” signed to bass-heavy DJ/producer RL Grime’s Sable Valley label. Specifically created to showcase the latest emerging talent, Jackal was the first artist to release on Sable Valley and he was later invited to join RL’s Sable Valley Tour (2019) playing support shows in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Education
Jackal studied music technology at Canterbury University.

Other music use
The Jackal single “Animal Style” (2015) was – synced for use in Carl’s Jr commercial, HBO’s Ballers and the San Jose Sharks Playoffs’ opening song.

Touring
Jackal was discovered by the ascending Milo & Otis in Canada who introduced him to iconic DJ/producer Skrillex in Toronto. Alongside, A-Trak and Kill The Noise, Skrillex would later validate Jackal’s talent, enabling him to get a US visa.

Living on a tour bus with just a suitcase to his name, together with G Jones he would join DJ Minnesota on his near 40-date Mind Machine Tour across America. In 2015, he supported Skrillex at the Sundance Official Party at Park City Live and later WOMB, Tokyo, with further high-profile gigs including Coachella, Electric Forest, Lollapalooza and EDC Las Vegas. Jackal has also toured in China and Australia, and supported RL Grime’s 2019 tour.

Singles

 * “Bumpin” (2013, Jackal)
 * “Shakedown” (2013, Jackal)
 * “Trick/Machine” (2013, High Intensity)
 * “Chinchilla” (2014, Jackal)
 * “Animal Style” (2015, Mad Decent)
 * “Carbomb” (2015, Jackal)
 * “Anonymous (feat. Mister Blonde)” (2016, Jackal)
 * “Dizzy (feat. Denny White)” (2016, Jackal)
 * “Ice (feat. Karra)” (2016, Mad Decent)
 * “She Ruins” (2017, Jackal)
 * “Feel It (feat. Anfa Rose)” (2017, Jackal)
 * "Summer In Your Arms (feat. Josh Congress)” (2017, Jackal)
 * “Empathy” (2017, Jackal)
 * “Only Regret (feat. Akacia)” (2018, Jackal)
 * “In Love With Nobody” (2018, Lowly)
 * “Don’t Come Near Me I Am A Monster” (2018, Lowly)
 * “Christ Person, Woman God” (2019, Sable Valley)
 * “Glycerine” (2021, Jackal)

EPs

 * “Endorphins EP” (2017, Jackal)

Collaborations

 * “Let Me Tell You Something (Grandtheft, Jackal & Keys N Krates)” (2014, Mad Decent)
 * “Jamba (feat. Boombox Cartel & Jackal)” (2015, OWSLA)
 * “Netflix N Kill (Jackal & Dr. Fresch)” (2016, Buygore)
 * “Thinkin Bout U (Jackal & DailedIN)” (2017, Jackal)
 * “Twerk Star (Brillz, Jackal & Kstylis)” (2020, Twonk)

Remixes

 * “Bubblegum (Tropkillaz Remix)” Jackal, CRNKN, Tropkillaz (2015, Elemess)
 * “Animal Style (Remixes)” (2015, Mad Decent)
 * “Thinkin ‘Bout U” (Remix)” Jackal, DialedIN & Lucchii (2018, Jackal)