Jaymay
| Jaymay | |
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 Jaymay 2005 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamie Kristine Seerman |
| Born |
January 3, 1981 New York, USA |
| Genres | Singer/Songwriter Folk rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Typewriter |
| Labels | Jaymay Music |
Jamie Seerman is an American folk singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.
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[edit] Biography
Jaymay was born on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. After graduating from New College of Florida in 2003, she was unable to find a job in book publishing and moved back to New York to play professionally.[1]
She has been described by the BBC as being the "darling of the New York 'Anti-Folk' scene",[2] and by the New York Times as a "big name...for the indie universe".[3]
Jaymay appeared on the TV-show Late Night With Conan O'Brien on Monday, April 1, 2008 and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. She also appeared on In the Colored Room[citation needed], on Channel 5, on May 17, 2008.
She has collaborated with Kevin Devine on the songs "Brother's Blood", "Time to Burn" and "Murphy's Song", with Cheyenne on "Write It Down in Red", and with Dirty on Purpose on "Light Pollution, Like Bees". In 2010, it was announced she would provide guest vocals on art-metal band Goes Cube's second full-length studio album, In Tides And Drifts. She is also featured on the My Cousin, The Emperor songs "Burly, Old Couch" and "Somedays" from "The Subway EPs, Vol. I: Prospect Park West" released March 29, 2011.[4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- 2005: Lvng Rm EP
- 2006: Sea Green, See Blue
- 2007: Autumn Fallin'
- 2010: 1 & !
- 2010: Long Walk to Never
[edit] Usage of Jaymay's songs
The song "Sea Green, See Blue" was featured in the Season 2 finale of CBS's How I Met Your Mother, which aired May 14, 2007.[5] The song "Gray or Blue" was used in the short film How to Say I Love You[6], directed by Hayley Stuart and Francesca Sophia.
Fourteen of Jaymay's songs were produced as score for Josh Radnor's film, Happythankyoumoreplease. The film won the Audience Award for favorite U.S. drama at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
[edit] References
- ^ Young singer builds big following with Web exposure - Entertainment - RedOrbit
- ^ BBC - Folk and Country Review - Jaymay, Autumn Fallin'
- ^ Cheap Seats - Music Clubs - Music - New York Times
- ^ http://mycousintheemperor.bandcamp.com/album/the-subway-eps-vol-i-prospect-park-west
- ^ TV.com - How I Met Your Mother
- ^ How to Say I Love You on YouTube
[edit] External links
- JAYMAYMUSIC - official site
- Jaymay on Myspace
- Jaymay at the Internet Movie Database
- Review of Happythankyoumoreplease that mentions Jaymay
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