Born in Camden, Allsopp grew up listening to dance music including breakdance, electro hip hop and house.

[2] After completing a degree in furniture design at Kingston University, he enrolled in a community music production course, so that he could better his awareness of sampling and its potential for use.

[3] Allsopp's debut album, titled The Outer Marker, released in 2002 by the independent label RGR Records, was a collection of songs about modern life, relationships, and the pressures of social situations.

The following three singles from the album Overtones, "Glory Days", "Writer's Block" and "No Time" did not make the top thirty.

Just need to find a home for it..."[9] Though later didn't feel like the final track was completed, he released a statement in November 2011 saying "A bit of background info... As some of you will know I recently finished a 4-track EP of new songs.

"[10] This 4-track EP was later titled Rough/Ready and made available as a free download on 17 April 2012 through the newly designed official Just Jack website.