# Jinnwoo

Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo, is an English musician, artist, and writer based in Brighton.

## Music career

After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014, as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth. This led to him being listed as one of The Independent's "10 faces to watch for 2015".
He released his first full-length album, Strangers Bring Me No Light, in 2016. The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent and Songwriting magazine.
In July 2016 he performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite". He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly. They released their debut album The Crowing in March 2018. It was album of week in the Daily Express, who also labelled it "Folk album of the year".
In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.
On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records. The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK, and listed as one of the tracks of the week on God Is in the TV.

## Art career

Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today, and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails, Kami Thompson and Lisa Knapp.

## Writing

Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020. Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.

## Discography
### Solo albums

| Title | Album details |
| Strangers Bring Me No Light | Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Cargo / GFM |
| dreamcreatures. | Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Cargo / GFM/ Square Leg |

### Solo EPs

| Title | Album details |
| Your Baby EP | Released: 14 June 2014 Self-released |
| Ozzy Wood EP | Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Cargo / GFM |

### Features and appearances

| Title | Album details |
| "Never That Young" – Kyla La Grange ft. Jinnwoo | Cut Your Teeth by Kyla La Grange Released: 2 June 2014 Label: Sony Music |
| "Catfish" – LUUDUS ft. Jinnwoo | Catfish/Bella by LUUDUS Released: 1 September 2017 Label: GunHaver |
| "Waiting For 'P' to Have a Vision" | Sonic Blooms: Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising Released: 27 November 2017 Label: Folk and Honey |
| "How Stands the Glass Around" – Ben Walker ft. Jinnwoo | Echo by Ben Walker Released: 5 July 2019 Label: Folk Room |
| "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" – as part of The Rolling Ramshackle Revue | The Rolling Ramshackle Revue Released: June 2020 Label: Charity Single |
| "Cats of Coven Lawn" and "Marcy's Guest House" – as songwriter and backing vocalist | The Cats of Coven Lawn by Frankie Armstrong Released: January 2021 Label: Pirate Jenny |

### Albums with Bird in the Belly

| Title | Album details | Folk Albums Top 40 UK Albums Chart |
| The Crowing | Released: 23 March 2018 Label: Proper Music Distribution / GFM | - |
| Neighbours and Sisters | Released: 18 October 2019 Label: Cargo / GFM | - |
| After the City | Released: 25 February 2022 Label: Cargo / GFM | 36 |

### Albums with Green Ribbons

| Title | Album details |
| Green Ribbons | Released: July 2019 Label: Matiere Memoire |

## Publications
### Picture books

| Title | Book details |
| Little Hollywood | Released: January 2020 Publisher: 11:11 |

### Novels

| Title | Book details |
| POLO | Released: November 2022 Publisher: Expat Press |