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Jamie has received a pair of spandex shorts from [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Zane Lowe]], who made "Salvador" his single of the week and "Back in the Game" his Hottest Record in the World. On [[Jo Whiley]]'s show, "Back in the Game" featured as her "Pet Sound" and more recently his single "[[Sheila (song)|Sheila]]" was Whiley's Record of the Week. Jamie's single "Sheila" has been [[playlist]]ed by [[BBC Radio 1]] thus receiving more airtime across all shows. Jamie's songs received a lot of airplay on [[Xfm London|XFM]] throughout 2006, especially "Sheila" and "If You Got The Money".
Jamie has received a pair of spandex shorts from [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Zane Lowe]], who made "Salvador" his single of the week and "Back in the Game" his Hottest Record in the World. On [[Jo Whiley]]'s show, "Back in the Game" featured as her "Pet Sound" and more recently his single "[[Sheila (song)|Sheila]]" was Whiley's Record of the Week. Jamie's single "Sheila" has been [[playlist]]ed by [[BBC Radio 1]] thus receiving more airtime across all shows. Jamie's songs received a lot of airplay on [[Xfm London|XFM]] throughout 2006, especially "Sheila" and "If You Got The Money".
"Sheila" was released on [[3 July]] [[2006]]. The video features actor [[Bob Hoskins]] lipsynching to the lyrics. On [[16 October]] [[2006]], Jamie released his [[anthem]]ic tune, "If You Got the Money" which reached #13 in the charts. Currently, Jamie T is on an extensive tour of the UK, playing major towns and cities. During this tour and past tours Jamie T has handed out volumes of his mixtape ''Panic Prevention Disco'' to fans; the cassettes chronicle his favourite songs and influences. His next single "[[Calm Down Dearest]]" was released in the UK on [[15 January]] [[2007]] and reached #9, his first top 10 hit<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/25810|title=This week's releases 15 January 2007|publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref>. His debut album ''[[Panic Prevention]]'' was then released on [[29 January]] [[2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/25149|title=Jamie T completes debut album|publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref>. Jamie attended [[Reed's School]] in Cobham when he was younger and used to suffer from panic attacks <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/3845/|title=Jamie T - Pacemaker|publisher=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]}}</ref>, hence the album name. ''Panic Prevention'' was leaked onto the internet on [[18 December]] [[2006]]. [[Lily Allen]] provides backing vocals in an upcoming single, "Rawhide".
"Sheila" was released on [[3 July]] [[2006]]. The video features actor [[Bob Hoskins]] lipsynching to the lyrics. On [[16 October]] [[2006]], Jamie released his [[anthem]]ic tune, "If You Got the Money" which reached #13 in the charts. Currently, Jamie T is on an extensive tour of the UK, playing major towns and cities. During this tour and past tours Jamie T has handed out volumes of his mixtape ''Panic Prevention Disco'' to fans; the cassettes chronicle his favourite songs and influences. His next single "[[Calm Down Dearest]]" was released in the UK on [[15 January]] [[2007]] and reached #9, his first top 10 hit<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/25810|title=This week's releases 15 January 2007|publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref>. His debut album ''[[Panic Prevention]]'' was then released on [[29 January]] [[2007]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/25149|title=Jamie T completes debut album|publisher=[[NME]]}}</ref>. Jamie attended [[Reed's School]] in Cobham when he was younger and used to suffer from panic attacks <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/3845/|title=Jamie T - Pacemaker|publisher=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]}}</ref>, hence the album name. ''Panic Prevention'' was leaked onto the internet on [[18 December]] [[2006]]. [[Lily Allen]] provided backing vocals on the song 'Rawhide' the B-side to the rerelease of 'Sheila' on [[7th May]] [[2007]].
Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 2007 [[NME Awards]].
Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 2007 [[NME Awards]].


Revision as of 17:51, 26 June 2007

Jamie T

Jamie Treays, known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 22-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He went to Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey until he was 16 and is currently signed to Virgin Records, but released his Betty and the Selfish Sons EP on his own Pacemaker Records label.

He has beaten Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke to win the Best Solo Artist at the Shockwave NME Awards[1] and has often been compared to the likes of Bob Dylan and Mike Skinner (The Streets) [citation needed]. He has also been nicknamed "one man Arctic Monkey".[2] Canvas Magazine have described him as "like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression" [3].

Music career

Jamie has received a pair of spandex shorts from BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, who made "Salvador" his single of the week and "Back in the Game" his Hottest Record in the World. On Jo Whiley's show, "Back in the Game" featured as her "Pet Sound" and more recently his single "Sheila" was Whiley's Record of the Week. Jamie's single "Sheila" has been playlisted by BBC Radio 1 thus receiving more airtime across all shows. Jamie's songs received a lot of airplay on XFM throughout 2006, especially "Sheila" and "If You Got The Money".

"Sheila" was released on 3 July 2006. The video features actor Bob Hoskins lipsynching to the lyrics. On 16 October 2006, Jamie released his anthemic tune, "If You Got the Money" which reached #13 in the charts. Currently, Jamie T is on an extensive tour of the UK, playing major towns and cities. During this tour and past tours Jamie T has handed out volumes of his mixtape Panic Prevention Disco to fans; the cassettes chronicle his favourite songs and influences. His next single "Calm Down Dearest" was released in the UK on 15 January 2007 and reached #9, his first top 10 hit[4]. His debut album Panic Prevention was then released on 29 January 2007[5]. Jamie attended Reed's School in Cobham when he was younger and used to suffer from panic attacks [6], hence the album name. Panic Prevention was leaked onto the internet on 18 December 2006. Lily Allen provided backing vocals on the song 'Rawhide' the B-side to the rerelease of 'Sheila' on 7th May 2007. Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 2007 NME Awards.

He performed on the Main Stage on 19 May 2007 in Preston for Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Other releases

  • Selfish Sons 7" (PANICSDJ001)
  1. Side A - "So Lonely Was The Ballad"
  2. Side B - "Back In The Game"

Released in 2006, lmited to 500 copies.

  1. Side A - "Salvador"
  2. Side B - "Livin' With Betty"

Released in 2006, lmited to 500 copies.

  • Kids With Guns
  1. "Kids With Guns" (Jamie T's remix of Gorillaz' track) - this was released on 12" vinyl and given to radio DJs
  • The Panic Prevention Disco volumes are a series of mixtapes that were given out by Jamie to his fans at his gigs. They feature punk, indie, hip-hop, reggae and ska artists according to Jamie's musical influences[7]. The tapes were a huge success with fans making it difficult to obtain a copy[citation needed]. Panic Prevention Disco is also the name of Jamie T's club night after certain gigs and Soho's 12 bar in London[8]
  • The re-release of Sheila in May 7, 2007 features a B-side track Rawhide featuring vocals performed by Lily Allen.

Upcoming Tour

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Jamie is soon to begin a tour of England, performing concerts at small venues, that normally would not be used to stage concerts. The tour will kick off on 12th June 2007 in the St. Aloysius Boxing Club, in Huyton, Liverpool.

Notes

  1. ^ "Jamie T wins Best Solo Artist". NME.
  2. ^ "Jamie T Biography". NME.
  3. ^ "Jamie T profile". Canvas Magazine.
  4. ^ "This week's releases 15 January 2007". NME.
  5. ^ "Jamie T completes debut album". NME.
  6. ^ "Jamie T - Pacemaker". The Skinny.
  7. ^ Drowned In Sound Interview concerning mixtapes[1]
  8. ^ Article on panic prevention disco night [2]

Official Sites

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