Jaymay
| Jaymay | |
|---|---|
 Jaymay in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamie Kristine Seerman |
| Born |
January 3, 1981 New York, USA |
| Genres |
Singer/Songwriter Folk rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Typewriter |
| Labels |
Jaymay Music Heavenly Recordings Blue Note Records |
| Website | jaymaymusic.com |
Jamie Seerman is an American folk singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.
Biography
Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. After graduating from New College of Florida in 2003, she was unable to find a job in book publishing and moved back to New York to play music professionally.[1]
She has been described by the BBC as being the "darling of the New York 'Anti-Folk' scene",[2] and by the New York Times as a "big name...for the indie universe".[3]
She has collaborated with Kevin Devine on the songs "Brother's Blood", "Time to Burn" and "Murphy's Song",[4] with Cheyenne on "Write It Down in Red", and with Dirty on Purpose on "Light Pollution" and "Like Bees".
Jaymay wrote and provided songs and the score to the 2010 film, Happythankyoumoreplease,[5] at the insistence of writer/director/star, Josh Radnor, a longtime fan of Jaymay.[6]
In 2010, it was announced she would provide guest vocals on art-metal band Goes Cube's second full-length studio album, In Tides And Drifts. She is also featured on the My Cousin, The Emperor's songs "Burly, Old Couch" and "Somedays" from The Subway EPs, Vol. I: Prospect Park West, released March 29, 2011.[7]
In August 2014, a musical based on the album Autumn Fallin' was produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by Anton Benson Productions.
Jaymay's cover recordings of "A Tombstone Every Mile" and "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" were featured in the 2014 film, Stephen King's A Good Marriage.
In December 2015, Jaymay digitally released a "musical advent calendar" entitled Jaymay Sings Christmas, consisting of twenty-five holiday-themed original musical compositions and standards, featuring the City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Manhattan Choral Ensemble, Gary Go, and other performers. One song was posted online each day of December leading up to Christmas.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2006: Sea Green, See Blue EP
- 2007: Autumn Fallin'
- 2010: Long Walk to Never EP
- 2012: 10UNDER2 EP
- 2014: Jaymay In Norway
- 2015: Enlighten Me
- 2015: Jaymay Sings Christmas
Live albums
- 2010: Lvng Rm EP
Trivia
The song "Sea Green, See Blue" was featured in the Season 2 finale of CBS's How I Met Your Mother, which aired May 14, 2007.[8]
References
- ↑ "Young singer builds big following with Web exposure - Entertainment". RedOrbit. 2006-08-07. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ BBC - Folk and Country Review - Jaymay, Autumn Fallin'
- ↑ Cheap Seats - Music Clubs - Music - New York Times
- ↑ http://www.spin.com/2009/04/kevin-devine-brothers-blood-favorite-gentlemen/
- ↑ Radnor, Josh (2011-03-03), Happythankyoumoreplease, retrieved 2016-02-09
- ↑ "Josh Radnor Interview". www.bullz-eye.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "The Subway EPs, Vol. I: Prospect Park West". My Cousin, the Emperor. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ TV.com. "How I Met Your Mother". TV.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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