About 9 is the musical alias of British musician and producer Jake Skinner. Born in Plymouth, Devon in 1986 and growing up partially in Cornwall, Switzerland, Saffron Walden, and Cambridge he is no stranger to moving around.

As a small child he was forever making noise, whether it was banging on pot and pan drums or plonking around on the family piano and guitar. The musical seed was firmly planted! He got his first electric guitar when he was 8 and then became hooked on drumming after playi...