Jacob Banks is a 22 year old singer-songwriter from Birmingham. Jacob became the first unsigned act to ever appear on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. He supported Emeli Sande on her April 2013 UK tour. <br /> <br />Factory78 caught up with Jacob Banks at the sold out XOYO London gig! He talked about the first time he performed at an open mic in the same venue a year ago, he also talked about the Radio Djs that supported him from day one; and getting signed to a major label, Atlantic Records. He also spoke about what inspired him to drop his EP, The Monologue. <br /> <br />Watch the brief but informative interview right here on Factory78tv.
