About

Jacob Maskell-Key is a multi-disciplined musician based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the founder of the band Nihiloxica (Nyege Nyege Tapes, Crammed Discs) and produces under the alias Spooky-J with releases on Blip Discs, Rocket Recordings and his own label Spooky Shit.

Growing up in China, he studied Jazz drumming at JZ School in Shanghai going on to graduate with a BA (Hons) in Music at Leeds College of Music. Getting involved in the vibrant club scene he started to develop an interaction with his instrumental background and electronic productions through Capua Collective and Blip Discs, leading to a residency with Nyege Tapes in Uganda.

Since moving to Amsterdam in 2018, Jacob has been a regular participant in the improvised, jazz and electronic scenes playing in projects locally and internationally with Dis Fig, AWICHAS, and Ronald Langestraat as well as starting the label Sundried Understandings releasing the first record with his project Band Photo. Following a recent collaboration with Marc Hollander, Jacob appears as the drummer on the upcoming album from the influential avant-rock group Aksak Maboul.