Jax Harms
PROFILE
Jax Harms is a trans vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and arranger working across folk, roots and americana traditions. His work draws on the storytelling lineage of those genres, exploring voice as a space where identity, memory and inheritance meet. Alongside his performance work, Jax writes collaboratively across genres, bringing a lyric-led approach shaped by folk traditions and ensemble practice.
Jax is a member of Trans Voices, the UK’s first professional trans+ vocal collective, and also performs with London Contemporary Voices.
WRITING & CREATIVE WORK
Participant in collaborative songwriting camps with Electric Marmalade and 2% Rising, writing across pop, alternative, country and electronic contexts.
Recent co-writing includes sessions during The Great Escape Festival with Jo Hill, developing contemporary country/pop material rooted in UK regional storytelling and americana influences.
Co-writing collaboration with ILĀ and Catrin Vincent on original unreleased material.
Prepared vocal transcription and arrangement materials for ensemble performance with Imogen Heap at the Roundhouse (2026).
Alongside collaborative work, Jax maintains an ongoing solo writing practice rooted in folk, roots and americana traditions, with a focus on lyrical storytelling, harmony and voice-led composition.
SELECTED PERFORMANCE CREDITS
Jax works across live and studio environments spanning folk, americana, pop, electronic and experimental music.
Live collaborations include:
- Imogen Heap – backing vocals at Transmission (2026) and the Roundhouse (2026)
- Olly Alexander – backing vocals at Transmission (OVO Arena Wembley, 2026)
- Hot Chip – backing vocals at Together for Palestine (OVO Arena Wembley, 2025), curated by Brian Eno
- Kesha – backing vocals for Mighty Hoopla 2025
- Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst – ensemble vocal performance exploring AI-human collaboration
- BISHI – interdisciplinary live performance work
- Karima Francis – live support vocals
- Trans Voices – vocalist with the UK’s first professional trans+ vocal collective
Session collaborations include:
- Sam Lee
- Jim Moray
- Olly Alexander
- HAAi
- Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip)
VOCAL PROFILE
Tenor with a warm, textured tone, comfortable across tenor 2 and baritone ranges. Strong harmony singer with a highly developed ear for blend, tuning and phrasing, experienced across folk, roots, americana, pop, electronic, gospel and ensemble settings.
KEY STRENGTHS
- expressive, lyric-led songwriting
- strong harmonic awareness and vocal arrangement skills
- collaborative and adaptable in writing rooms and ensemble settings
- quick learner of complex musical material
- experienced in high-level live performance environments, including OVO Arena Wembley
- committed to working with queer and underrepresented artists and communities
GENRES
Folk · Roots · Americana · Country · Pop · Alternative · Experimental
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