Jamie Sparks (singer)
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Jamie Sparks (born in Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian R&B and Soul singer, songwriter, record producer and musician playing bass and keyboards.[1][2] In 2002, he was nominated for a Juno Award for "Best R&B/Soul Recording". In 2010, he won the Independent Music Awards in Canada as "R&B Artist of the Year" and the 2010 East Coast Music Awards (ECMA) R&B/Soul "Single Track Recording of the Year".[3] Montreal Jazz Festival gave him the "Award of Excellence - the Professional Publishers and Songwriter Award"[citation needed][4] He has also won eight East Coast Music Awards in Canada and two African Nova Scotian Music Awards.[5] He is best known for the singles "Tender Love" and "Unforgettable".
Since 2006, he has released a number of albums including It's the Music (2007 and 2008), G1RLS (2011), We're Gonna Make It (2012), Rhythm & Soul and Reggae Vibes (2013), Back to the Funk (2015) and Wake Up Call (2017). Sparks has written music for the soundtrack of a Spike Lee movie You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You and for the 2018 TV series 5th Ward.
At a young age, Sparks became a bass player and toured with various rock, African, Calypso, R&B and jazz bands. In 2006, he released a 7-track EP Jamie Sparks: Git Wit U and appeared on Beat Factory Groove Essentials compilation on EMI and released Jamie Sparks: The Time in 1998. The single "Unforgettable" in 2000 was re-released with remixes under the title Fun Tonight in 2004 with P.Diddy's Daddy's House Recording Studios, a division of Bad Boy Entertainment. Starting mid 2000s, he became head of operations for Kicksta Music Group/Kicksta Muzik Publishing, with a roster of talented artists, songwriters and producers contributing to their releases and remixes and music to Film/TV productions, record labels and operating in Canada and the US.[5]
Personal life
His father was a deacon at the Cherry Brook United Baptist Church. His brothers were musicians also and his mother Evelyn Sparks was very musical and had formed a family choir in which Jamie and all the other siblings sang and played instruments.[citation needed]
His song "Wake Up Call" was written after his son Josiah Sparks died on 14 September 2017 at the age of 22.[6][4][7] The murder remains unsolved after 3 years of the incident.
Discography
Albums
- Jamie Sparks: The Time (1998)
- Unforgettable (2000)
- Fun Tonight (remix) (2004)
- Scotia Mix, Vol. 1 (2006)
- It's the Music (2007)
- It's the Music - Reloaded (2008)
- G1RLS (2011)
- We're Gonna Make It (2012)
- Rhythm & Soul (2013)
- Reggae Vibes (EP) (2013)
- Back to the Funk (2015)
- Wake Up Call (2017)
Singles
- "Unforgettable" (2000)
- "Gonna Get Down" (2005)
- "Tender Love" (2009)
- "All I Need" (remix) (2009)
- "Wake Up Call" (2017)
- "Brighter Day" (2018)
- Featured in
- September (remixes) (2009) (DJ Favorite feat. Jamie Sparks)[8]
References
- ^ Discogs: Jamie Spark
- ^ ArtistReachOfficial.com: Artist Review: Jamie Sparks – "It's Christmas Time (Miracle Beat Boy Remix)" Single
- ^ - Cision: 2010 ECMA & Independent Music Award Nominee Jamie Sparks Releases Christmas Song
- ^ a b Stage Pass: Jamie Sparks - Music Video to his latest single - "Wake Up Call"
- ^ a b ReverbNation: Jamie Sparks Music
- ^ The Hype Magazine: Jamie Sparks on his single "Wake Up Call"
- ^ Aya Al-Hakim (14 September 2017). "Global News: N.S. RCMP continue to investigate the murder of Josiah Kaelin Sparks". Global News. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ September - DJ Favorite feat. Jamie Sparks