Jake Williams

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Jake Williams

|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

|image =

|caption =

|birth_name = Jake Williams

|alias = Rex the Dog, Mekka, Planet Perfecto, JX

|origin = Brighton, England

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

|years_active = 1994–present

|label =Kompakt, Hundehaus, Mute, FFRR, Hooj Choons

| associated_acts = Planet Perfecto

|website = {{url|rexthedog.net}}

}}

Jake Williams (born 1974) is a British electronic music producer and remixer, who currently records as Rex the Dog.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/172007-Rex-The-Dog|title=Rex The Dog|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-08-22}} 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{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mekka-Diamondback/release/17481|title=Mekka - Diamondback|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-08-22}} 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; and Australia. "There's Nothing I Won't Do" (1996) was the highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 4. Williams also charted in the UK as writer and producer on Planet Perfecto's "Bullet in the Gun", reaching number 7 in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8322/planet-perfecto/|title=Official Charts > Planet Perfecto|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=2017-08-22}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Details ! \| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"\| UK Dance {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-albums-chart/20080914/105/\|title=Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 - 14 September 2008\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=2019-06-24}}
scope="row"\| The Rex the Dog Show \| Release date: 29 August 2008 Label: Hundehaus Records Formats: CD \| 38
colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details

! | Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:45px;"| UK
Dance
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-albums-chart/20080914/105/|title=Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 - 14 September 2008|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2019-06-24}}

scope="row"| The Rex the Dog Show

Release date: 29 August 2008
Label: Hundehaus Records
Formats: CD

| 38

colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

==As JX==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="5"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Certifications ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"\| UK {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30086/jx/\|title=Official Charts > JX\|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company\|access-date=2015-11-28}} ! width="35"\| AUS Australian (ARIA) peaks: Top 50 peaks: {{cite web\|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=JX\|title=australian-charts.com > Discography JX\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=2015-11-28}} Top 100 peaks: {{cite book\|last=Ryan\|first=Gavin\|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010\|year=2011\|publisher=Moonlight Publishing\|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia\|edition=PDF\|page=150}} "Close to Your Heart": {{cite web\|url=https://i.imgur.com/wjmQ4Uk.jpg\|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997\|publisher=ARIA\|via=Imgur.com\|access-date=2017-06-24}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. ! width="35"\| IRE {{cite web\|url=https://i.imgur.com/7RGzLQ7.jpg\|title=The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for JX (from irishcharts.ie)\|publisher=Fireball Media, via Imgur.com\|access-date=2017-08-23}} ! width="35"\| NED {{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=JX\|title=dutchcharts.nl > JX in Dutch Charts\|language=nl\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=2017-08-23}} ! width="35"\| SPA [https://books.google.com/books?id=vgsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dreams+2+brothers+on+the+4th+floor+spain&pg=PA46 Billboard: Hits of the World, 6 May 1995]
1994 \| align="left"\| "Son of a Gun" \| 13 \| 6 \| — \| 38 \| — \| AUS: Gold{{cite web\|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1994/singles-chart\|title=1994 ARIA Singles Chart\|publisher=ARIA\|access-date=2017-08-23}} \| align="left" rowspan="6"\| Singles only
rowspan=2\| 1995 \| align="left"\| "You Belong to Me" \| 17 \| 4 \| 15 \| 15 \| 1 \| AUS: Gold{{cite web\|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1995/singles-chart\|title=1995 ARIA Singles Chart\|publisher=ARIA\|access-date=2017-08-23}}
"Son of a Gun" (1995 re-issue) \| 6 \| — \| 15 \| — \| — \|
1996 \| align="left" \| "There's Nothing I Won't Do" \| 4 \| 26 \| 14 \| — \| — \| UK: Silver{{Cite certification\|region=United Kingdom\|artist=JX\|title=There's Nothing I Won't Do\|id=7526-1558-1}}
1997 \| align="left"\| "Close to Your Heart" \| 18 \| 90 \| — \| — \| — \|
2004 \| align="left"\| "Restless" \| 22 \| — \| — \| 68 \| — \|
colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30086/jx/|title=Official Charts > JX|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=2015-11-28}}

! width="35"| AUS
Australian (ARIA) peaks:

Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=JX|title=australian-charts.com > Discography JX|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=2015-11-28}}
Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=150}}
"Close to Your Heart": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/wjmQ4Uk.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=2017-06-24}} N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

! width="35"| IRE
{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/7RGzLQ7.jpg|title=The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for JX (from irishcharts.ie)|publisher=Fireball Media, via Imgur.com|access-date=2017-08-23}}

! width="35"| NED
{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=JX|title=dutchcharts.nl > JX in Dutch Charts|language=nl|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=2017-08-23}}

! width="35"| SPA
[https://books.google.com/books?id=vgsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dreams+2+brothers+on+the+4th+floor+spain&pg=PA46 Billboard: Hits of the World, 6 May 1995]

1994

| align="left"| "Son of a Gun"

| 13

| 6

| —

| 38

| —

AUS: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1994/singles-chart|title=1994 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=2017-08-23}}

| align="left" rowspan="6"| Singles only

rowspan=2| 1995

| align="left"| "You Belong to Me"

| 17

| 4

| 15

| 1

AUS: Gold{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1995/singles-chart|title=1995 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=2017-08-23}}

"Son of a Gun" (1995 re-issue)

| 6

| —

| 15

| —

1996

| align="left" | "There's Nothing I Won't Do"

| 4

| 26

| 14

| —