Jamie T
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| Birth name | Jamie Treays | |
| Origin |  Wimbledon, South London, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter | |
| Label(s) | Virgin | |
| Website | Official website | |
Jamie Treays, known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 21-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He went to Reeds 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 been tipped to be "the next big thing" by the NME[citation needed] 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"[citation needed]. Canvas Magazine have described him as "like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression" [1]
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Jamie has received airplay from 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 One 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 July 3, 2006. On October 16, 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 January 15, 2007 and reached #9, his first top 10 hit[2]. His debut album Panic Prevention was then released on January 29, 2007[3]. Jamie attended Reed's School in Cobham when he was younger and used to suffer from panic attacks [4], hence the album name. Panic Prevention was leaked onto the internet on December 18, 2006.
Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 2007 NME Awards.
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- Salvador 7"
- Side A - "Salvador"
- Side B - "Livin' With Betty"
- Kids With Guns
- "Kids With Guns" (Jamie T's remix of Gorillaz track)
- Jamie also remixed Gorillaz' single "Kids With Guns" - 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[5]. 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[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jamie T profile. Canvas Magazine.
- ^ This week's releases 15 January 2007. NME.
- ^ Jamie T completes debut album. NME.
- ^ Jamie T - Pacemaker. The Skinny.
- ^ Drowned In Sound Interview concerning mixtapes[1]
- ^ Article on panic prevention disco night [2]
