Jeremy Jay

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Jay was born in Chula Vista, California on January 1, 1978 and soon moved to Harbor City, Los Angeles. Jeremy spoke only French with his American father until he was 13. When he was in the second grade, his father moved the family to Monterey, California where Jay lived until he was 18. In the sixth grade, his aunt gave him the sheet music for "La Bamba." He taught himself how to play the music on a school guitar where he was playing trumpet in the band. In 8th grade, he set up a recording studio in his garage to create music using a two track recorder. At the same time, he began writing his own music. At age 18 he moved to Portland, Oregon where he lived for four years and worked as a theater projectionist. In 2001, at age 23 he met Calvin Johnson, a musician, producer and founder of K Records. Johnson was immediately interested Jay's self-produced maxi single, "Dreamland," only containing instrumental pieces. Jay moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and moved to Paris in 2009 with a record deal from the label Differant. In 2011, he moved to London where he currently resides.

His first release on K Records, the Airwalker EP, appeared in 2007. It included a cover of the Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Lunar Camel" and a version of Blondie's "Angels on the Balcony".[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/jeremy-jay/products/ipu115 Airwalker vinyl and cd available by mail order ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712121909/https://shop.krecs.com/collections/jeremy-jay/products/ipu115 |date=2018-07-12 }}. K Records website. Retrieved 13-8-2015 The EP was described by Pitchfork as a "cryptic, compelling short" with "half-crooned, half-spoken vocals into a bed of interlocking guitars, rigid beats, and analogue synths, creating an air of mystery out of disconnected images."Marc Hogan. [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11692-a-place-where-we-could-go-airwalker-ep/ "The Airwalker" EP, review]. Pitchfork. June 16, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

Jay's first full-length, A Place Where We Could Go, followed in 2008. It was recorded in Olympia, Washington at Dub Narcotic studios.[http://shop.krecs.com/products/klp187 A Place Where We Could Go vinyl and cd available by mail order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712120310/http://shop.krecs.com/products/klp187 |date=2018-07-12 }}. K Records shop online. Retrieved 13-8-2015 Allmusic described his singing as a mix of Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Morrissey and Alan Vega.Heather Phares. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1343851|pure_url=yes}} A Place Where We Could Go review]. Allmusic. Retrieved 10-8-2015

A video for "Beautiful Rebel" directed by Austin Lovell was shot at the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles. A video for "Heavenly Creatures" directed by Bryce Kass of Daft Arts was hailed by The Fader.[https://www.thefader.com/2008/12/10/video-jeremy-jay-heavenly-creatures Heavenly Creatures video]. The Fader. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 15-8-2015

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In 2009, Jay released Slow Dance,[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/klp197 Slow Dance vinyl and cd available by mail order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923014211/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/klp197 |date=2015-09-23 }}. K Records. Retrieved 15-8-2015 which was critically acclaimed by Pitchfork for its "frail ingeniousness" with "a warm inviting space".Marc Hogan. [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12832-slow-dance/ Slow dance review]. Pitchfork. March 25, 2009. Retrieved 10-8-2015 To promote the release, he embarked on a tour throughout the year, including dates at the Primavera Festival. The Guardian wrote that Jay's "biggest asset" is songs that "appear to come unpremeditated from his heart" like Jonathan Richman. Critic James Robinson added, "In a world where we've become suspicious of singer-songwriters, Jay gives us reason to keep the faith".James Robinson. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/28/jermey-jay-tour-london-leeds-coventry Pop preview: Jeremy Jay on tour]. The Guardian. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 15-8-2015 After playing in the UK, Jay moved to London and started working on new material.

In 2010, Jay described his third album, Splash,[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/klp218 Splash vinyl and cd available by mail order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922222740/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/klp218 |date=2015-09-22 }}. K Records. Retrieved 15-8-2015 as "Pavement meets Evol-era Sonic Youth played by Siouxsie Sioux."John-Paul Pryor. [https://www.dazeddigital.com/Music/article/5084/1/Jeremy_Jay Jeremy Jay]. Dazeddigital. Retrieved 10-8-2015. Excerpt: "Splash comes from that thing of being away from somewhere and writing about it. It’s a lot heavier sounding than other stuff I’ve done – Pavement meets Evol-era Sonic Youth played by Siouxsie Sioux. I’m really excited about it." NME welcomed tracks like "As You Look over the City" and "Hologram Feather" and the "jaunty" single "Just Dial my Number".Nathaniel Cramp. [https://www.nme.com/reviews/jeremy-jay/11411 Splash- review]. NME. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 10-8-2015 The cover image of Splash showed him at Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. The record was released at the end of May. A tour was later cancelled due to health problems.{{who|date=July 2018}}

In the spring of 2011, Jay returned with the album Dream Diary,[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/klp212 Dream Diary vinyl and cd available by mail order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923010753/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/klp212 |date=2015-09-23 }}. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015 which was a mix of indie-pop and alt-rock.Bevan, David. [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15320-dream-diary/ Dream Diary review] Pitchforkmedia.com. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 10-8-2015 The result was compared to Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. Jay financed the album entirely on his own for the first time, to spend more time on the mixing; the two previous albums had been recorded with full support of K Records.Thomas Bartel. [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magicrpm.com%2Frencontre-26-11-13%2F&sandbox=1 Jeemy Jay interview]. Magicrpm.com. 11/26/2013. Retrieved 15-8-2015

In 2013, Jay composed the song "Ghost Tracks" for the soundtrack of the film Grand Central.

2014's Abandoned Apartments[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/jeremy-jay/products/abandoned-apartments-klp247 Abandoned Apartments vinyl and cd available by mail order] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923083142/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/jeremy-jay/products/abandoned-apartments-klp247 |date=2015-09-23 }}. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015 got a four-star review on Allmusic for its "dreamy surrealism and crisp-edged pop".Heather Phares. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/abandoned-apartments-mw0002582706 Abandoned Apartments review]. Allmusic. Retrieved 10-8-2015 Its title evokes a time when Jay was 20 years old and was looking for empty buildings in Portland to settle.

After releasing this album, Jay worked as a producer on Spanish singer Bigott's album, Pavement Tree. He then collaborated with other musicians. In November, he formed the band Dyspotian Violet with several musicians including bassist Frank Wright. They released three songs, including "The Mask",[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magicrpm.com%2Fun-nouveau-groupe-et-un-nouvel-album-en-mars-des-extraits-a-gogo%2F&sandbox=1 Jeremy Jay A new band and a new Album]. Magicrpm.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 15-8-2015 via SoundCloud.[https://soundcloud.com/dystopianviolet/tracks Dyspotian Violet - Tracks]. Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015

The band then changed its name to Invisible Foxx. In March and April 2015, Jay recorded with them. In May, Invisible Foxx released their album online, Monitor Mixx, via Bandcamp:[https://invisiblefoxx.bandcamp.com/releases Invisible Foxx - releases]. Bandcamp. Retrieved 15-8-2015

After these collaborations, a few new tracks by Jay were released on digital download via Mystery at the end of that year.

In 2017, he performed at the Primavera Sound in Barcelona.

In May 2018, Jay released the album Demons via Spanish label "El Segell Del Primavera" : Demons featured ten tracks and was also issued on Vinyl LP.[https://www.juno.co.uk/products/jeremy-jay-demons/685434-01/ Demons 2018 LP available on vinyl] on Juno records website. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[https://www.fiveriserecords.co.uk/product/jeremy-jay-demons/ Demons 2018 LP available on vinyl] on Fiveriserecords. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

• A Place Where We Could Go (2008)
• Slow Dance (2009)
• Splash (2010)
• Dream Diary (2011)
• Abandoned Apartments (2014)
• Demons (2018)
• Dangerous Boys (2019)
• Devils Daughters (2021)

• "Dreamland" (EP), 22 May 2007[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JBG3J5W/ref=sr_1_70_rd?_encoding=UTF8&child=B00JBG3OWA&qid=1439631401&sr=1-70 Dreamland - digital download and vinyl]. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13-8-2015
• Airwalker (EP), 2007
• "We were There" (7"), 4 September 2007 [http://shop.krecs.com/products/ipu113 We Were There available by mail order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001192754/http://shop.krecs.com/products/ipu113 |date=2015-10-01 }}. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Love Everlasting" (vinyl, four songs), 20 January 2009[https://www.amazon.com/Love-Everlasting-Vinyl-Jeremy-Jay/dp/B001MUJSFU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439557910&sr=8-1&keywords=Jeremy+jay+everlasting+love Everlasting love four songs]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Breaking the Ice" (7"), 8 September 2009[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/ipu126 Breaking the ice available by mail order ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331140710/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/ipu126 |date=2016-03-31 }}. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Just Dial my Number" (7" 45 rpm on Sexbeat label), 2010[http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/sb005 Just Dial my number available by mail order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043130/http://shop.krecs.com/collections/all/products/sb005 |date=2016-03-04 }}. K Records website. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Into the Groove" (digital download), 11 October 2010[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00483NSB8/ref=sr_1_1_rd?_encoding=UTF8&child=B00483KMQW&qid=1439632148&sr=1-1 In the Groove - digital download]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Covered in Ivy" b/w "Situations Said" (digital download), 20 August 2013[https://www.amazon.com/Covered-Ivy-Situations-Said-Jeremy/dp/B00ELM407W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439551175&sr=8-2&keywords=Jeremy+jay+covered+in+ivy+situations+said Covered in Ivy b/w Situations Said - digital download] Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Sentimental Expressway" b/w "Later that Night" (digital download), 1 October 2013[https://www.amazon.com/Sentimental-Expressway-Later-That-Night/dp/B00F9IEFKO/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439550596&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=Jeremy+jay+sentimental+expressway+situations+said Sentimental Expressway b/w Later That Night - digital download]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Hallways and Splattered Paintings" b/w "Window Painted Black" (digital download), 7 August 2014[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MKC1X9S/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp "Hallways and Splattered Paintings" b/w "Window Painted Black - digital download]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "High Note" (digital download), 10-2-2015[https://www.amazon.com/High-Note-Explicit-Jeremy-Jay/dp/B00TK9ARBY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439596469&sr=8-2&keywords=Jeremy+jay+high+note "High Note" - digital download]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-8-2015
• "Demons" (digital download), 7 April 2017[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Demons-Jeremy-Jay/dp/B06XZ588YD/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1494472039&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=jeremy+jay "Demons" - digital download]. Amazon.com. Retrieved 15-4-2017

• "Prudence" (for the soundtrack of Belle Épine) (2010)
• "Ghost Tracks" (for the soundtrack of Grand Central) (2013)

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==External links==

• [https://www.facebook.com/therealjeremyjay/ Official site]
• [https://shop.krecs.com/search?q=Jeremy+jay Jeremy Jay's vinyls and cds available online on K Records website]
• [https://soundcloud.com/jeremy-jay-official Soundcloud Jeremy Jay official]
• [https://www.facebook.com/invisiblefoxx?__nodl Invisible Foxx (featuring Jeremy Jay) site]

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