Biography
James Raton is the creator and vocalist formed in 2005 by the British Indi-Rock Group "Klaxons". In 2014, the members of the musical team declared decay, played the latest concerts in support of the new album and officially ceased to exist. After that, the singer pseudonym Shock Machine began a solo career.Childhood and youth
James Raton was born on August 25, 1983 in Stratford-on-Avon. It was here that the famous playwright William Shakespeare was born.
Unfortunately, there is plenty of information about the childhood of the singer. It is reliably known that the father of the artist was a musician. It was looking at the head of the family, James decided to graduate from a music school and to link his life with the scene in the future.
Having received a certificate of secondary education, the guy went to the University of Cardiff. There, the young man has studied politics and Spanish for a couple of months, and after he moved to Madrid, where he met Simon Taylor-Davis, with whom Rayton and created the Klaxons group.
Music
Members of the team "Klaxons" from the first track declared itself as an innovative rock band. Brightly littering at the musical sky, they were increasingly fascinated by music lovers, musical critics and colleagues in the scene. They were invited to cooperate "MUSE", and DJs of the Radio Bi-Bi-Si were eager to get interviews.
Klaxons played music that could not be accommodated in the framework of a particular genre. As a result, the participants themselves entered the term of New Rave themselves, not even suspecting that in the end it will be so called a separate music style.
In 2006, the team recorded the first single "GRAVITY'S RAINBOW". One of the 500 copies of the debut song "Klaxons" fell into the hands of DJ BBC Steve Lamakka, and from there - on the air radio station.
You did not have time to come to come to my senses, as the Magazine "NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS" already sang the diffilams to them, and there were representatives of the label with an almost 100-year history - Polydor Records on the threshold. It is from under their "wing" at one time the legendary "The Beatles" came out. Correcting a contract with the company, the musicians plunged into a rich concert schedule, releaseing a new track - "Atlantis to Interzone"
"Myths of the Near Future" - the debut album "Klaxons", consisting of trim from hits, came out on the counter in the early 2007. Then the critics unanimously recognized the record with the best release of the year and gave the team first in the nomination "Opening of the Year".
After half a year (July 2007), the participants of the Klaxons group stated that they began to work on the second album, which fans were waiting for three years. Throughout this time, the Group on various performances sometimes performed the latest compositions - "Valley of the Calm Trees", "Moonhead", "Imaginary Pleasures" and "In Silver Forest".
The reason for the delay was the need to rewrite a part of the material worked out by March 2009. As it turned out later, when the record was almost ready, the label returned it to the musicians to refine, stating that she was "too tough and rude." As a result, the Klaxons discography was replenished with a Surfing The Void on August 2010.
The Third Plate "Love Frequency" was published in June 2014 and revealed the ranks of the group fans in shock by the time. This work did not resemble the previous albums "Klaxons".
Indi-rock has become indi-pop, and punk funky was forgotten. The third release has become the easiest and electronic - the basis of it was the uncomplicated motifs with rhythmic bits and the pure Sweet Vocal James. After the failure, the group declared decay, played the last concerts, and Radon took up the SHOCK Machine solo project.
Personal life
Journalists began to closely follow the personal life of the musician of the British rock band after the rumor appeared that the charming vocalist meets with the actress Kira Knightley.
Young people met at the party in 2011. Later, the actress admitted that at that moment did not even hear about the Klaxons group and the more not the idea of who James is. This circumstance did not prevent the charming keyboard to achieve Knightley.
The couple turned out to be much in common - resting from work, they watched football together, which Cyrus simply loves, dined in a cafe and were lying on the lawns of London parks. It is worth noting that at this relationship Kira, in contrast to Wrighton, did not impose special hopes. The young lady just lived a moment, enjoying the time spent together.
True, after three months of relations, the singer showed the seriousness of his intentions. Then the native brother actresses Caleb married, and Kira, while walking with James, was mentioned that he was going to the wedding. Raiton immediately stated that he would go to the celebration along with the girl. Vocalist did not even scare what he would have to get acquainted with all his relatives of Knightley.
A complete surprise for Kira was the proposal of James to become his legitimate wife. By the time the actress already agonated and sort of got rid of the desire to go under the crown. She did not require the rings from her partner - as it was with her former beloved, Rupert Friend. The proposal found the girl by surprise, and at least the wedding did not enter her plans, the musician still heard the cherished "yes."
Wedding celebration took place in 2013 in the south of France (there is a private house there). The ceremony was chamber. The young invited only eleven guests, and instead of ordering a chic width dress, Nightley looked into his own wardrobe and went to the altar in a gentle dress Chanel, in which the actress brightened on the red carpet back in 2008.
After a couple of months, the press began to discuss the possible pregnancy of Kira. True, neither the actress nor the musician commented on these rumors. At that moment, James defeated his wife, taking care of her emotional and psychological health. Therefore, it is not surprising that the keyboard player, as soon as the press raised the question of the early birth of a child, translated the topic to another direction.
In addition, then Kira did not see himself at the role of mother and terribly nervous because of the upcoming birth. And without the pursuit of affairs aggravated household troubles. So spouses could not prepare a child's room for a very long time.
Despite difficulties, on May 25, 2015, James became a father. The wife gave her husband a daughter that the happy parents called Edie. It is known that Kira and James during a couple of months hid the floor of the child from journalists, but as a result, the prudent paparazzi managed to capture Knightley and Ryton with their baby. It is known that in the near future, the spouses do not plan to make children.
James Raton now
In August 2017, ex-frontman "Klaxons" presented his new project's debut album called "Shock Machine". The plate containing 10 tracks fell to taste both listeners and critics. On the "Unlimited Love" composition, "Open Up the Sky", "Lost in the mystery" and "Let Her Love In" were removed.
Now the husband of Kira Knightley is written new hits, gives concerts in various cities and, of course, do not forget about fans. In "Instagram", an eminent vocalist, 175 cm growth regularly posts photos from speeches and pictures with a recording studio.
Among other things, on the Web, anyone willingly find materials relating to the creative star biography (interviews, lyrics).
Discography
As part of Klaxons:
- 2007 - "Myths of the Near Future"
- 2010 - "Surfing The Void"
- 2014 - "LOVE FREQUENCY"
As a solo artist:
- 2017 - "SHOCK MACHINE"