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Jackson Wells

Jackson Wells (born February 9, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Wells was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles, California, moving to

Nashville in 2011 with his family, where he currently resides.

Music Career

Wells began writing songs at the age of 14 and

released his self-titled EP in December 2010. He released a single, Lovesick, in November

2011. His next EP, entitled Inescapable, was released in January 2013. Wells’ first full- length album, Picture of Life, was a collaboration with Grammy-award winning producer

Bill Cuomo and Beeb Birtles, founding

member of Little River Band, and was

released in January 2014 on his own independent label. The CD release party for Picture of Life was at Puckett’s Grocery in Leipers Fork, Tennessee. He sings

and plays both acoustic and electric guitar during his live performances. His Youtube

videos have accumulated over 1.75 million views domestically and internationally.

Wells has traveled to China during the summers of 2012, 2013, and 2014, with

performances at the Chengdu International Youth Music Festival, Amitha and Jinshang

Club in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. In both 2013 and 2014, Wells collaborated with Leilani Soon, an American dancer

and vocalist from Oahu, Hawaii on a rendition of We Are The World and Free Fallin’.

Following the 2014 Chengdu International Youth Music Festival, Wells was invited to

play a private concert at the historical Jinsha Museum, for over 800 concertgoers that

included distinguished alumni of Sichuan University’s Business School. The show was

reported by China’s top national media, including CCTV’swebsite and Chengdu TV.

Wells has performed at House of Blues in Los Angeles, California, Universal Studios

CityWalk in Hollywood, California and the Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee. On March 27, 2014, Wells was the featured

artist at the Bridgestone Arena for a

Nashville Predators game against the

Buffalo Sabres, playing to 16,729 attendees. (http://www.hockeyattendance.com/team/

nashville-predators/2013/)

Achievements

Show Me the Music Songwriting Contest (finalist), 

the 7th Annual Belfast Nashville Singer-Songwriter Contest (finalist), International

Songwriter Competition (finalist, for which he earned the opportunity to travel to

Belfast, Northern Ireland), and We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Award (runner-up)

(www.jacksonwells.net). He was named SingerUniverse.com Best Vocalist of the Month

in November 2011. Additionally, Wells has performed at the Carousel of Hope Ball as a

member of Josh Groban’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Groban) Children’s Choir.

Wells has over 700,000 plays and more than 20,000 fans on Jango (www.jango.com).

On Our Stage, Wells has been in the weekly top 100 nationwide in both 2013 and 2014,

as well as the Top Ten in Pop Videos during April 2013.

Critical Acclaim

His single Just Thought You

Should Know, off of his self-titled EP, was profiled in Music Now Magazine, Issue 4.

SingerUniverse, in naming him Best Vocalist of the Month for his performance of his

song Never Gone, wrote: Never Gone is a mainstream, midtempo pop cut which is a bit

reminiscent of Ryan Tedder's style with his band OneRepublic. The song has a strong

melody throughout, and the chorus has big arrangement due to the dynamic drum

tracks and multi-layered vocals. Never Gone provides a fine showcase for Wells' clear,

expressive lead & harmony vocals.”