Jaymay
{{short description|American singer-songwriter from New York (born 1981)}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jaymay
| image = Jaymay.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Jamie Kristine Seerman
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|3}}
| birth_place = New York City, United States
| death_date =
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Typewriter, xylophone
| genre = Singer/Songwriter
Contemporary folk music
Indie pop
| occupation =
| years_active =
| label = Jaymay Music
Heavenly Recordings
Blue Note Records
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://www.jaymaymusic.com jaymaymusic.com]
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
Jamie Seerman is an American singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.{{cite web|last1=Gitner|first1=Jess|title=Jaymay: A Short And Sweet Story|url=https://www.npr.org/2010/09/20/129797687/jaymay-a-short-and-sweet-story|website=NPR|accessdate=20 April 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Appleford|first1=Steve|title=For Jaymay, each song is a piece of her soul|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-jaymay8-2008jun08-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=20 April 2016}}
Early life
Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. For undergrad, she studied at New College of Florida, Columbia University and Hunter College in New York City, as well as Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence, Italy. After graduating from New College in 2003, she moved to NYC, where she began regularly performing at the SideWalk Cafe's open mic night every Monday night.{{cite web |url=http://redorbit.com/news/entertainment/605013/young_singer_builds_big_following_with_web_exposure/index.html |title=Young singer builds big following with Web exposure – Entertainment |publisher=RedOrbit |date=2006-08-07 |accessdate=2014-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316041743/http://redorbit.com/news/entertainment/605013/young_singer_builds_big_following_with_web_exposure/index.html |archive-date=2008-03-16 |url-status=dead }}
Career
Jaymay has played live concerts supporting Bright Eyes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/03/jaymay/|title=Jaymay|date=March 10, 2008|website=Spin.com|accessdate=2020-03-05}} Bon Iver, Beirut,{{cite web|url=http://www.indiecredential.com/?cat=71 |title=jaymay |publisher=The Indie Credential |date= |accessdate=2016-08-28}} Teddy Thompson,{{cite web|url=http://www.gitnerblog.com/gitnerblog/van-morrison-disappoints-jaymay-saves|title=Van Morrison Disappoints, Jaymay Saves|work=Gitnerblog.com|accessdate=2016-08-28}} A.A. Bondy,{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/06/jaymay_aa_bondy.html|title=Jaymay ++ AA Bondy ++ Deer Tick (tour dates & stuff)|work=BrooklynVegan}} Deer Tick, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan,{{cn|date=May 2022}} Jose Gonzales,{{cite web|url=http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/11-26-2007/jaymay-switches-up-her-seasons-autumn-fallin-to-get-us-release-this-spring.html|title=Jaymay Switches Up Her Seasons: Autumn Fallin' to get US Release This Spring|date=26 November 2007|work=Baeble Music|accessdate=2016-08-28}} Okkervil River, Kevin Devine,{{cite web|url=http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/live-from-home-with-kevin-devine/|title=Live From Home with Kevin Devine – Events — Housing Works|author=Housing Works, Inc.|website=Housingworks.org|accessdate=2016-08-28}} Hayden,{{cn|date=May 2022}} Tift Merritt,{{cite web|url=http://www.tiftmerritt.net/Forums/tabid/55/forumid/1/postid/5173/view/topic/Default.aspx |title=Report from the UK tour > Tift Merritt – Forums > Tift Merritt Fans |publisher=Tift Merritt |date= |accessdate=2016-08-28}} Cherry Ghost,{{cite web|url=http://beta.livebrum.co.uk/2008/02/06/jaymay-uk-tour |title=Jaymay UK tour at Glee Club on 6 Feb 2008 |website=Beta.livebrum.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-08-28}} Caribou, Elvis Perkins,{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/thedailygrowl/sets/72157600286806434/|title=Elvis Perkins in Dearland / Jaymay @ The Luminaire|work=Flickr – Photo Sharing!}} Nouvelle Vague,{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18337598|title=Jaymay: 'Blue Skies'|date=15 September 2008|website=NPR.org|accessdate=2016-08-28}} The Bird and the Bee, Jens Lekman,{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/jens-lekman-confirms-london-date-bon-iver-supports-3505|title=Jens Lekman confirms London date, Bon Iver supports!|work=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=2016-08-28}} Goldfrapp,{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/goldfrapp-jaymay/show-review/18494/|title=Goldfrapp: Show Review (Beacon Theatre, New York City)|website=Prefixmag.com|accessdate=2016-08-28}} and others, and has played festivals such as Glastonbury,{{cite web|url=http://www.ryanhenriquez.com/Writer/Entries/2009/1/15_Jaymay.html |title=Jaymay |website=Ryanhenriquez.com |date=2009-01-15 |accessdate=2016-08-28}} Latitude,{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/29923/content_search%5C.php?p=JAYMAY&c=All&t=Both&s.x=6&s.y=7&s=Search|title=2007 Latitude Festival Line up|website=Gigwise.com|accessdate=2016-08-28}} Edinburgh Fringe, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival,{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Hillside{{cite web|url=http://hillsidefestival.ca/pages/past-lineups |title=Past Lineups |website=Hillsidefestival.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-08-28}} and more.
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.{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/how-i-met-your-mother/something-blue/episode/1017515/summary.html |title=How I Met Your Mother |publisher=TV.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-10}}
Jaymay wrote and provided songs and the score to the 2010 film Happythankyoumoreplease{{Citation|title = Happythankyoumoreplease|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1481572/?ref_=nv_sr_1|date = 2011-03-03|accessdate = 2016-02-09|first = Josh|last = Radnor}} at the insistence of writer/director/star Josh Radnor, a longtime fan of Jaymay.{{cite web|title = Josh Radnor Interview|url = http://www.bullz-eye.com/television/interviews/2007/josh_radnor.htm|website = Bullz-eye.com|access-date = 2016-02-09}} "Never Be Daunted" from the film was shortlisted for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences' Best Original Song Academy Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-national-mary-j-blige-original-song-275418|title=The National, Mary J. Blige Shortlisted for Original Song Oscar|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2016-03-18}}
Jaymay provided vocals for the cover of the Kinks' "Big Sky" on
In November 2013, Jaymay flew to Keithville, Louisiana to play at the bedside of Lexi Gordon, a 2-year old fan diagnosed with the terminal neurological disease Tay–Sachs disease, after the family made the wish to Pay It Forward Networking to reach out to Lexi's favorite performer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/ny-musician-grants-keithville-toddler-lexi-gordon-s-wish/article_0a7b26dc-5ba7-5777-9fc9-5b38ec2aff06.html|title=NY musician grants Keithville toddler Lexi Gordon's wish|first=Sara|last=Machi|website=Ktbs.com}}
The live version of "You Are The Only One I Love" from the Lvng Rm EP was featured in Facebook's national Mother's Day TV and internet commercial in 2014 and 2015 in the United States.{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatsongisinthatcommercial.com/2010/facebook-commercial-song-mothers-day/|title=Facebook Commercial Song – Mother's Day – What Song is in that Commercial?|date=2014-05-13|newspaper=What Song is in that Commercial?|access-date=2017-02-11|language=en-US}}
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.
Jaymay has made television appearances performing on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Colour Room" in 2008, and "Good Morning" in Romania in 2014.
In 2015, Jaymay's song, "If You Take My Window", was recorded by musician & activist, Wynn Walent, and released as part of an album to raise money for the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wynnwalent.org/about-the-record|title=About the Record – Wynn Walent With Friends From Here and There|website=Wynnwalent.org|access-date=2016-11-20}} Jaymay's original recording of the song appears on her 1 & ! EP.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/1-ep/1098064200|title=1 & ! – EP by Jaymay on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2016-11-20}}
She has been described by the BBC as being the
On June 1, 2016, Jaymay announced online that she would be releasing a new album, To Tell the Truth, in conjunction with a PledgeMusic campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jaymaymusic |title=jaymay: New Album on PledgeMusic |website=Pledgemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2016-08-28}}
In 2021, Jaymay was reported to be appearing on the podcast Storybound.{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/announcing-season-4-of-the-storybound-podcast/ |title= Announcing Season 4 of the Storybound Podcast |accessdate= June 24, 2021}}
=Collaborations=
Jaymay has collaborated with Kevin Devine on the songs "Brother's Blood", "Time to Burn" and "Murphy's Song",{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2009/04/kevin-devine-brothers-blood-favorite-gentlemen/|title=Kevin Devine, ‘Brother’s Blood’ (Favorite Gentlemen)|website=Spin.com|accessdate=2016-08-28}} with Cheyenne on "Write It Down in Red", and with Dirty on Purpose on "Light Pollution" and "Like Bees".
Jaymay provided 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.{{cite web|title=The Subway EPs, Vol. I: Prospect Park West|url=http://mycousintheemperor.bandcamp.com/album/the-subway-eps-vol-i-prospect-park-west|work=My Cousin, the Emperor|accessdate=10 October 2012}}
Jaymay collaborated with K'Naan and was a vocalist on his 2012 EP More Beautiful Than Silence.
Discography
=Albums=
- 2007: Autumn Fallin'
- 2014: Jaymay in Norway
- 2015: Enlighten Me
- 2016: To Tell the Truth
- 2016: Fallin' Like Snow
=[[Extended play|EPs]]=
- 2006: Sea Green, See Blue.
- 2010: Lvng Rm EP
- 2010: Long Walk to Never
- 2012: 10UNDER2
- 2016: 1 & !
- 2016: Song for Paul
- 2016: Demon Love
- 2016: Not Your Fault
- 2016: Evil People
- 2016: Over My Head
- 2016: Orange Peels
=Compilation appearances=
- 2014: "You Are the Only One I Love (piano demo)", Friends (Fadeaway Records){{cite web|url=http://fadeawayrecords.limitedrun.com/products/522986-fadeaway-10-friends-3xlp-vinyl|title=fadeaway records|website=Fadeaway records|accessdate=2016-08-28}}
- 2015: "Pretty Girls Make Graves", Tease Torment Tantalize: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to the Smiths' Debut (Reimagine Music){{cite web|url=http://www.reimaginemusic.com/home/#/tease-torment-tantalize-a-30th-anniversary-tribute-to-the-smiths-debut/|title=Reimagine|website=Reimaginemusic.com|accessdate=2016-08-28}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.jaymaymusic.com/}}
- {{allmusic|id=mn0000984502}}
- {{IMDb name|2967514}}
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Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom
Category:Heavenly Recordings artists