Jerskin Fendrix

Joscelin Dent-Pooley was raised near Market Drayton in the West Midlands.^[2] Growing up, he listened to a wide variety of music and learned to play violin and piano. He attended Adams' Grammar School in Newport and graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in classical music.^[2]

In 2018, Fendrix wrote the "appropriately abrasive"^[3] score for a performance of the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry at the Victoria and Albert Museum.^[4]

In December 2018, he collaborated with Black Midi on the song "Ice Cream", which appeared on a charity Christmas compilation, created by Brixton musicians.^[5] He released his debut, the critically acclaimed experimental pop album Winterreise, in 2020.^[6]

Universal Music Publishing Group signed Fendrix in July 2024.^[7]

Director Yorgos Lanthimos commissioned Fendrix to write the score for his film Poor Things after hearing Winterreise. It was the first film score Fendrix composed. Among other awards, the score was nominated for Best Original Score at the 96th Academy Awards.^[8] Fendrix again collaborated with Lanthimos in composing his 2024 film Kinds of Kindness and his upcoming film Bugonia.^[9] Fendrix appeared in both Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness in cameo appearances.

The Quietus described Fendrix's style as 'electro punk' and 'ultra-modern pop'.^[10] A baritone, he has been compared to Nick Cave and Lou Reed.^[11]