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JMSN

{{Short description|American singer and songwriter}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = JMSN

| image = Candid photo of JMSN.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Christian Berishaj

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| origin = Eastpointe, Michigan, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative R&B|electronica|soul}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|Record producer|engineer|mixer|music video director}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|bass guitar|violin|drums{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Brian |url=http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8151 |title=Music: Teenarama |publisher=Metro Times |access-date=March 26, 2012 |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927224204/http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8151 |url-status=dead }}}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| label = White Room Records

| associated_acts = Ab-Soul

| website = {{URL|http://iamjmsn.com/|iamjmsn.com}}

}}

Christian Berishaj, known professionally as JMSN (pronounced "Jameson"), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Born in Dallas and raised in Detroit, JMSN has been an influential figure in the contemporary R&B and alternative music scenes.

Early life

Berishaj was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in the Detroit suburb of Eastpointe, Michigan.{{cite magazine |last=Staple |first=Justin |date=2017-05-08 |title=Whatever Makes JMSN Happy |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/whatever-makes-jmsn-happy/ |magazine=Vice |access-date=2023-08-31}} Berishaj is of partial Albanian descent from his father, who is from Albania.{{cite web | url=https://themessagemagazine.at/jmsn-interview/ | title=Smokin' Alone // JMSN Interview | date=March 12, 2018 }}

Career

= Before JMSN =

While still in high school, Berishaj started a band originally called Snowhite. This group morphed into Love Arcade, which got a record label with Atlantic Records in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/love-arcade-p764110/biography|title=Love Arcade - Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography - AllMusic|author=Corey Apar|work=AllMusic|accessdate=9 March 2015}} They put out one album Love Arcade before they broke up.

= 2012–2015 =

File:JMSN @ The Intersection 10.28.12.jpg

Berishaj started his own label, White Room Records and adopted the moniker JMSN.{{cite web|url=http://lifeandtimes.com/whos-that-girl |title=Who's That Girl? |publisher=Life + Times |date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2012}} He released his debut album, Priscilla on January 11, 2012. Berishaj wrote and produced the alternative R&B album, straying from his pop-rock/electropop roots. In the album, he pursues darker emotional themes over melancholic melodies and beats that The Guardian described as "spaced out" and compared to The Weeknd.{{cite web|url=http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/02/jmsn-priscilla-album-review|title=JMSN Priscilla Album Review |date=February 16, 2012|publisher=Uproxx|author=TSSCrew|access-date=March 26, 2012}}{{cite news|author=Tim Jonze |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/18/tim-jonze-on-shuffle-rnb?newsfeed=true |title=Tim Jonze On Shuffle … R&B | Music |work=The Guardian |date= February 18, 2012|access-date=March 26, 2012 |location=London}} Self-directed videos for "Alone", "Hotel" and "Something" were released to accompany the album's release, while a video for "Girl I Used to Know" was released under his previous stage name.{{cite web|url=http://www.offtheradarmusic.com/2011/07/christian-tv-new-single-video.html|title=::: Off the Radar :::: Christian TV :: Girl I Used to Know|access-date=March 9, 2015}} In April, R&B singer Usher told music magazine NME that JMSN was his "favorite new act".{{cite news|url=http://hustlegrl.com/blog/2012/04/usher-says-jmsn-is-his-favourite-new-act/|title=Usher Says JMSN Is His Favourite New Act|newspaper=Hustlegrl.com |date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=March 9, 2015}}

In August 2012, Berishaj produced "Nibiru" for West Coast rapper Ab-Soul. Subsequently, in October of the same year, Berishaj announced that he and the rapper would be releasing a collaborative project together.{{cite web|url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/music-blog/ab-soul-and-jmsn-working-on-collaborative-ep-music-news/|title=Ab-Soul and JMSN Working on Collaborative EP|date=October 22, 2012|publisher=SoulCulture|work=Music News|access-date=December 12, 2012|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024013354/http://www.soulculture.co.uk/music-blog/ab-soul-and-jmsn-working-on-collaborative-ep-music-news/|url-status=dead}} The lead single for Ab-Soul and JMSN's collaborative album, Unit 6,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/youre-gone-single/id593168039|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031131504/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/youre-gone-single/id593168039|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2013|title="You're Gone" – Single by Ab-Soul & JMSN|publisher=Apple|work=iTunes Store|access-date=January 22, 2013}} titled "You're Gone", features vocals from both artists, as well as production from Berishaj.{{cite web|url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2013/01/21/ab-soul-jmsn-youre-gone/|title=Ab-Soul – & JMSN – "You're Gone"|date=January 21, 2013|publisher=2DopeBoyz|access-date=January 21, 2013}} Recently, Unit 6 was revealed to be shelved due to business disagreements which may or may not make the light of day.

After the success of Priscilla, Berishaj (as JMSN) released his album Pllaje, on November 5, 2013. This garnered him more acclaim in the community, and he gained recognition in the music industry. Berishaj began collaborating with other artists, like J. Cole and The Game, while releasing Pllaje's visuals through his YouTube channel for: "Love Myself", "The One" and "Thing U Miss". In 2013, his North American tour took him to over 20 cities where he both opened and headlined the shows.

On December 9, 2014 Berishaj released his third album The Blue Album. In 2015, he toured to promote the album.

= 2016–present =

On March 1, 2016, Berishaj released a soulful and jazzy single, "Cruel Intentions".{{cite web|title=JMSN Shares Moving New Single, "Cruel Intentions"|url=http://hypetrak.com/2016/03/jmsn-cruel-intentions/|website=Hypetrak|publisher=HP Cheung|access-date=March 4, 2016}} The release of this song was followed by the singles: "Most of All", "Hypnotized," and a Snoh Aalegra remix of "Cruel Intentions".{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cruel-intentions-remix-feat-snoh-aalegra-single/1097224974|title=Cruel Intentions (Remix) [feat. Snoh Aalegra] – Single by JMSN on iTunes|website=iTunes|date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=May 7, 2016}} The first three songs were included on JMSN's third album, It Is. which was released on May 6, 2016.{{cite web|title=It Is. by JMSN on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/it-is./id1083256843|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308032313/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/it-is./id1083256843|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2016|website=iTunes|access-date=March 4, 2016}}

In August 2016, Berishaj revealed that he is the elusive artist Pearl, shortly after dropping Pearl's new album, Closer. In a handwritten letter posted to his social media, he wrote, "I started Pearl to have another creative outlet besides JMSN. White Room Records is about freedom. Be what you want to be."

On April 28, 2017, JMSN released the album Whatever Makes U Happy on White Room Records.

On September 21, 2018, JMSN released the album Velvet on White Room Records.

On September 3, 2021, JMSN released the album Heals Me on White Room Records.

On October 11, 2023, JMSN released the album Soft Spot On White Room Records

At the end of 2024, the single and title track for his previous album, "Soft Spot", gained attention on social media through a viral snippet of the song's music video. On December 2, a remix version with the rapper Sada Baby was released.

Artistry

Berishaj has cited Whitney Houston, Prince, Phil Collins, Fiona Apple, and Radiohead as influences on his music.[http://www.awantedmag.com/Issue-1/the-new-west-coast-entourage.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707195309/http://www.awantedmag.com/Issue-1/the-new-west-coast-entourage.html|date=July 7, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikV9bHS9lVU |title=JMSN is Pushing R&B Forward by Returning to its Roots, Pigeons & Planes Update |date=May 10, 2017 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=March 8, 2019}}

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;" | US
Heatseekers
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jmsn/chart-history/tln/|title=JMSN Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 29, 2018}}
scope="row" | †Priscilla†

|

  • Released: January 11, 2012
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

scope="row" | †Pllajë†

|

  • Released: November 5, 2013
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

scope="row" | JMSN (Blue Album)

|

  • Released: December 9, 2014
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| 18

scope="row" | It Is.

|

  • Released: May 6, 2016
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| 20

scope="row" | Whatever Makes U Happy

|

  • Released: April 28, 2017
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

scope="row" | Velvet

|

  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

scope="row" | Heals Me

|

  • Released: September 3, 2021
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

scope="row" | Soft Spot

|

  • Released: October 11, 2023
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

colspan="14" style="font-size:80%" | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

= EPs =

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|+ List of extended-plays

! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title

! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Album details

scope="row" | Live at Red Bull Studios EP

|

  • Released: May 14, 2013
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: Digital download
scope="row" | Love & Pain EP

|

  • Released: August 27, 2013
  • Label: White Room Records
  • Format: Digital download

= Singles =

== As lead artist ==

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|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Album

scope="row"| "Alone"{{cite web | title="Alone" – Single by JMSN | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alone-single/id479420391 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231005943/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alone-single/id479420391 | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 31, 2012 | work=iTunes Store | publisher=Apple | access-date=October 14, 2014}}

| 2011

| rowspan="2"| †Priscilla†

scope="row"| "Love & Pain"

| 2012

scope="row"| "You're Gone"
(with Ab-Soul)

| rowspan="2"| 2013

| Unit 6

scope="row"| "Walk Away"{{cite web | title="Walk Away" – Single by JMSN | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/walk-away-single/id708342470 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208000609/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/walk-away-single/id708342470 | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 8, 2014 | work=iTunes Store | publisher=Apple | access-date=October 14, 2013}}

| †Pllajë†

scope="row"| "Cruel Intentions"{{cite web | title="Cruel Intentions" – Single by JMSN | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cruel-intentions-single/1083242373 | work=iTunes Store | date=March 2016 | publisher=Apple | access-date=April 23, 2016}}

| rowspan="3"| 2016

| rowspan="3" | It Is.

scope="row"| "Most of All"{{cite web | title="Most of All" – Single by JMSN | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/most-of-all-single/1093324803 | work=iTunes Store | date=April 5, 2016 | publisher=Apple | access-date=April 23, 2016}}
scope="row"| "Hypnotized"{{cite web | title="Hypnotized" – Single by JMSN | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hypnotized-single/1102143944 | work=iTunes Store | date=April 19, 2016 | publisher=Apple | access-date=April 23, 2016}}
scope="row"| "Drinkin'"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drinkin-single/1207063917|title=Drinkin' – Single by JMSN on Apple Music|work=iTunes|date=March 2017 |access-date=March 29, 2018}}

| rowspan="3" | 2017

| rowspan="3" | Whatever Makes U Happy

scope="row"| "Where Do U Go"{{Cite web|date=2017-03-31|title=JMSN - Where Do U Go|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jmsn-where-do-u-go-new-song.1973497.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en}}
scope="row"| "Angelica (B-Side)"{{Cite web|title=JMSN "Patiently" Video|url=https://blurredculture.com/jmsn-patiently-video/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Blurred Culture|date=June 15, 2017 |language=en-US}}
scope="row"| "So Badly"{{Cite web|url=https://themusicalhype.com/jmsn-so-badly-track-review/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=themusicalhype.com|title=JMSN, 'So Badly' | Track Review |date=September 4, 2018 }}

| rowspan="2" |2018

| rowspan="2" |Velvet

scope="row"| "Talk Is Cheap"{{Cite web|date=2018-07-26|title=JMSN Reminds Us That 'Talk Is Cheap'|url=https://singersroom.com/content/2018-07-26/jmsn-talk-is-cheap/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Singersroom.com|language=en-US}}
scope="row"| "Christmas Time Is Here"{{Cite web|date=2020-11-28|title=JMSN shares stunning festive single 'Christmas Time Is Here'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jmsn-shares-stunning-festive-single-christmas-time-is-here-2827315|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NME|language=en-GB}}

|2020

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Rolling Stone"{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=JMSN Goes It Alone In 'Rolling Stone'|url=https://soulbounce.com/2021/05/jmsn-rolling-stone-video/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=SoulBounce|language=en-US}}

| rowspan="2" |2021

| rowspan="2" |Heals Me

scope="row"| "Love 2 U"{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Listen to JMSN's soaring eight-minute new single 'Love 2 U'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-jmsns-soaring-eight-minute-new-single-love-2-u-2990033|access-date=2022-02-19|website=NME|language=en-GB}}
scope="row"| "Cherry Pop"

| rowspan="3" |2023

| rowspan="3" |Soft Spot

scope="row"| "Love Me"
scope="row"| "Soft Spot"

== As a featured artist ==

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|+ List of featuring singles, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:13em;" | Album

scope="row"| "Make You Stay"
(Kastle featuring JMSN){{cite web | title="Make You Stay (feat. JMSN)" – Single by Kastle | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-you-stay-feat-jmsn-single/626617423 | work=iTunes Store | date=April 9, 2013 | publisher=Apple | access-date=October 14, 2014}}

| 2013

| Kastle

scope="row"| "Daydreams"
(Sadistik x Kno featuring JMSN){{cite web | title=Phantom Limbs {{!}} Dirty Decibel Records |url= http://dirtydecibelsrecords.com/album/phantom-limbs |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150731013133/http://dirtydecibelsrecords.com/album/phantom-limbs |url-status= usurped |archive-date= July 31, 2015 | work=Bandcamp | access-date=November 11, 2015}}

| 2015

|Phantom Limbs

scope="row" | "Getaway"(NIve featuring JMSN){{Cite web|last=O'Leary|first=Kathryn|date=November 30, 2018|title=NIve & JMSN Take Us Back to the Blues Era with "Getaway" Live in the Studio [PREMIERE]|url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/nive-jmsn-take-us-back-to-the-blues-era-with}}

|2018

|Non-album single

== Guest appearances ==

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|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"

| rowspan="5" | 2012

| rowspan="4" | Kendrick Lamar

| rowspan="4" | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City

scope="row" | "The Art of Peer Pressure"
scope="row" | "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst"
scope="row" | "Real"
scope="row" | "Pray"{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21852/title.game-jesus-piece-tracklist-cover-art | title=Game "Jesus Piece" Tracklist & Cover Art | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=November 17, 2012 | access-date=November 17, 2012 | author=Horowitz, Steven J. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119205738/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21852/title.game-jesus-piece-tracklist-cover-art | archive-date=November 19, 2012 | url-status=dead }}

| Game, J. Cole

| Jesus Piece

scope="row" | "Make It Last"

| rowspan="9" | 2013

| Ta-Ku

| Make It Last

scope="row" | "All We Do"

| Kaytranada

| Kaytra Todo

scope="row" | "Late"

| Beat Culture

| Forgive

scope="row" | "Drive Fast, Live Young"

| Tyga

| Hotel California

scope="row" | "Death From Above"

| Kastle

| Kastle

scope="row" | "Separate"{{cite web|url=http://hypetrak.com/2013/06/deniro-farrar-featuring-jmsn-separate-produced-by-ryan-hemsworth/|title=Deniro Farrar featuring JMSN – Separate (Produced by Ryan Hemsworth)|work=HYPETRAK|access-date=March 9, 2015}}

| Deniro Farrar

| The Patriarch II

scope="row" | "Affection"

| Sango

| North

scope="row" | "Slo Swerve"

| 14KT, Buff1

| Nickel & Dimed

scope="row" | "IV"

| Blue Sky Black Death

| Glaciers

scope="row" | "W.R.O.H."

| 2014

| Ab-Soul

| These Days...

scope="row" | "Worry"

| 2015

| Evil Needle

| Reminisce

scope="row" | "My Own"

| rowspan="1" | 2016

| Domo Genesis

| GENESiS

scope="row" | "I Believe"

| rowspan="2" |2017

| Ro Spit, 14KT

| rowspan="2" |RSXGLD

scope="row"| "True"

| Ro Spit, 14KT, Royce da 5'9", DJ Assault

Videography

= Music videos =

class="wikitable"
Year

! Video

! Director

|"Girl I Used To Know"

| rowspan="3"|JMSN{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EH9xuMccy4 |title=JMSN – Alone |date=October 21, 2011 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=March 26, 2012}}

|"Hotel"
|"Alone"
rowspan="4"|2012

|"Something"

|JMSN

"Fallin"

|JMSN / Kenneth Brown

"Let U Go" / Priscilla Trilogy

|David Yarovesky

"Jameson"

|Green Glow Films

rowspan="2"|2014

|"The One"

| rowspan="2"|JMSN{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ovWe6QOQ8 |title=JMSN – The One |date=January 16, 2014 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=January 23, 2014}}

"Thing U Miss"

References

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