Jamareo Artis

Jamareo Artis
Jamareo Artis
Background information
Also known as	Jam
Genres	Pop, rock, gospel, soul
Occupations	Musician, performance artist
Instruments	Bass, vocals

Jamareo "Jam" Artis is an American bassist, session musician, and producer who is most known for his work touring and recording with Bruno Mars, playing bass on "Uptown Funk" and "I Just Might”. He has also recorded for other artists, including country singer Keith Urban.

Artis got his start into the mainstream music industry after winning the 2009 MTV reality show Making His Band. Artis has toured with Bruno Mars since 2010 and has done several TV performances, which includes the 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show with Mars (also with the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and the Super Bowl 50 halftime show in 2016 with Mars, which also included Beyonce and Coldplay.

Jamareo has also appeared in many of Bruno Mars's music videos, including "Uptown Funk", "Locked out of Heaven", "Gorilla", "Treasure", "24K Magic", "Finesse", and Silk Sonic's "Smokin out the Window".^[1]

Early life

Artis was born in Wilson, North Carolina, and began playing bass at the age of 10. He has cited James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Jaco Pastorius, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Marcus Miller, and Nathan East as his biggest inspirations.^[1] He graduated from Ralph L. Fike High School in 2007.^[2]

Discography

Liberation (EP)
The Red BoomBox (LP)
Infinity: The Soundtrack of a Wandering Mind

References

^ ^a ^b D'Auria, Jon (October 29, 2013). "Jamareo Artis: Mars Rover". Bass Player. New York: NewBay Media. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
^ Batts, Lisa Boykin (January 30, 2014). "Bruno Mars' Wilson bass player to perform in Super Bowl halftime show". The Wilson Times. Wilson, North Carolina: The Wilson Times Company. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

[BassPlayer-1] D'Auria, Jon (October 29, 2013). "Jamareo Artis: Mars Rover". Bass Player. New York: NewBay Media. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

[2] Batts, Lisa Boykin (January 30, 2014). "Bruno Mars' Wilson bass player to perform in Super Bowl halftime show". The Wilson Times. Wilson, North Carolina: The Wilson Times Company. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

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