Jamie T
Background information
Birth name	Jamie Treays
Born	8 January 1986
Origin	Wimbledon, South London, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock Grindie Reggae Punk
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 21-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He attended Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey 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. He has also been nicknamed "one man Arctic Monkey". Canvas Magazine have described him as "like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression" .

On July 17, 2007, Jamie T's debut album Panic Prevention was shortlisted as one of the 12 nominees for the Mercury Prize.

Contents 1 Music career 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 EPs 2.3 Singles 2.4 Other releases 3 Upcoming Tour 4 Notes 5 External links 5.1 Official Sites

Music career

"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. The video features actor Bob Hoskins 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. His debut album Panic Prevention was then released on 29 January 2007. Jamie attended Reed's School in Cobham when he was younger and used to suffer from panic attacks , 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 7th May 2007. Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 2007 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 and at Oxegen 2007(8 July) where he performed at the green room.

Discography

Albums

• Panic Prevention - January 29, 2007 - UK #4

EPs

• Betty and the Selfish Sons - March 6, 2006

Singles

• "Sheila" - July 3, 2006 - #22 (UK)
• "If You Got The Money" - October 16, 2006 - #13 (UK)
• "Calm Down Dearest" - January 15, 2007 - #9 (UK)
• "Sheila (Re-Issue)" - May 7, 2007 - #15 (UK)

Other releases

• Selfish Sons 7" (PANICSDJ001)

1. Side A - "So Lonely Was The Ballad"
2. Side B - "Back In The Game"

Released in 2006, lmited to 500 copies.

• Salvador (song) 7" (PANICS002)

1. Side A - "Salvador"
2. Side B - "Livin' With Betty"

Released in 2006, lmited to 500 copies.

• Kids With Guns

1. "Kids With Guns" (Jamie T's remix of Gorillaz' track) - this was released on 12" vinyl and given to radio DJs

• The Panic Prevention Disco volumes are a series of mixtapes that were given out by Jamie to his fans at his gigs. They feature punk, indie, hip-hop, reggae and ska artists according to Jamie's musical influences. The tapes were a huge success with fans making it difficult to obtain a copy. Panic Prevention Disco is also the name of Jamie T's club night after certain gigs and Soho's 12 bar in London
• The re-release of Sheila in May 7, 2007 features a B-side track Rawhide featuring vocals performed by Lily Allen.

Upcoming Tour

Jamie is soon to begin a tour of England, performing concerts at small venues, that normally would not be used to stage concerts. The tour will kick off on 12th June 2007 in the St. Aloysius Boxing Club, in Huyton, Liverpool.

Notes

External links

Official Sites

• Jamie T's official website
• Jamie T's Myspace page