Jamie T
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| Birth name | Jamie Treays |
| Born | January 8, 1986 |
| Origin | Wimbledon, South London, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock Grindie Reggae Punk Post-punk revival |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Acoustic Bass, Guitar, Keys |
| Years active | 2005 - Present |
| Label(s) | Virgin |
| Website | Official website |
Jamie Treays (born 8 January 1986), known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 22-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He attended The Hall School Wimbledon and then Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey, England 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 defeated Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke to win the Best Solo Artist at the 2007 Shockwave NME Awards[1]. 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].
On 17 July 2007, Jamie T's debut album Panic Prevention was shortlisted as one of the 12 nominees for the Mercury Prize.
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[edit] Music career
Zane Lowe 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. Two videos were made for song; The first video in 2006 consisted of monkeys living in a house and short clips of Jamie singing, while the second video in 2007 features actor Bob Hoskins walking along the River Thames 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]. 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 7 May 2007. Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 1002bc NME Awards.
He performed on the Main Stage on 19 May 2007 in Preston for Radio 1's Big Weekend. He also performed at Glastonbury 2007, Benicassim 2007, Oxegen 2007(8 July) where he performed at the green room and Carling Weekend Leeds 2007. He is due to play at the V Festival 2008.
The month of September 2007 Jamie T did a US tour, and on 25 September 2007 he made his US television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly performing "Sheila" and also doing an iTunes Session EP. Jamie T is currently working on his second album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Panic Prevention - 29 January 2007 - UK #4
[edit] EPs
[edit] Singles
- "Sheila" - 3 July 2006 - #22 (UK)
- "If You Got The Money" - 16 October 2006 - #13 (UK)
- "Calm Down Dearest" - 15 January 2007 - #9 (UK)
- "Sheila (Re-Issue)" - 7 May 2007 - #15 (UK)
[edit] 7"
- Selfish Sons 7" (PANICSDJ001)
- Side A - "So Lonely Was The Ballad"
- Side B - "Back In The Game"
Released in 2006, limited to 500 copies.
- Salvador (song) 7" (PANICS002)
- Side A - "Salvador"
- Side B - "Livin' With Betty"
Released in 2006, limited to 500 copies.
[edit] Rarities/B-Sides
[edit] If You Got The Money B-Sides
- If You Got The Money (Miloco demo version)
[edit] Sheila B-Sides
- Northern Line
- Sheila (live @ Panic Prevention Disco)
- Rawhide (feat. Lily Allen)
- Meet Me On The Corner
- Back To Mine For A Moonshine
[edit] Calm Down Dearest B-Sides
- Fox News
- Calm Down Dearest (acoustic)
- Feel Me (beecroft pride)
[edit] Rarities
- Panic Prevention Mixtape Version.1[7]
- Panic Prevention Mixtape Version.2
- Panic Prevention Mixtape Version.3
- Panic Prevention Mixtape Version.4
- Live At Scala (Live Official)
- A New England (Billy Bragg Cover)
- Alicia Keys (AKA "Alicia Quays" Demo)
- Dance (Mixtape)
- Do You Have The Time (Free Download Jamie-t.com)
- Down To The Subway (Demo)
- Down To The Subway (B-side)
- Feel Me (Demo)
- Interlude (Mixtape)
- Livin With Betty (Mixtape)
- NWA (Not Without Apology)(Demo)
- Oh My Girl (Free Download Jamie-t.com)
- On Holiday (Free Download Jamie-t.com)
- When The Night Feels My Song (Bedouin Soundclash Cover)
- Calm Down Dearest (Demo)
- Sheila (Demo)
- Dry Off Your Cheeks (Demo)
- Ike & Tine (Demo)
- If You Got The Money (Demo)
- iTunes Session 4track EP (Sheila, Down to the Subway,Alicia Quayes,Dry Off Your Cheeks)
[edit] Jamie T Remixes
- Gorillaz - Kids With Guns (Jamie T's Turns To Monsters Remix)
- Hot Club De Paris - Shipwreck (Jamie T remix)
- Kid-KO - So Crazy Was The 113[8]
- Sheila (Cass and Ettes remix)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jamie T wins Best Solo Artist. NME.
- ^ Jamie T Biography. NME.
- ^ Jamie T profile. Canvas Magazine.
- ^ This week's releases 15 January 2007. NME.
- ^ Jamie T completes debut album. NME.
- ^ Jamie T - Pacemaker. The Skinny.
- ^ The Panic Prevention mixtapes were given out by Jamie to his fans at his gigs. They feature diverse genres and artists that were influential to Jamie T, see Drowned in Sound Interview
- ^ Jamie T Forums
