James Napier, known professionally as Jimmy Napes, is an English songwriter, record producer and singer from London. He has written for artists including Disclosure, Sam Smith, Clean Bandit and Mary J. Blige. In 2015, he earned a Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his work on Smith's "Stay with Me", co-written with Smith and Tourist. He was born in London, United Kingdom. Napes released his debut EP as a recording artist, The Making of Me, via Method Records in March 2015. Napes also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe in the same category, for co-writing "Writing's on the Wall".