Jamie Hartman is a British

United Kingdom

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 musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

 and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, and is signed to Flat Cap Records as an artist. Previously billed as Ben's Brother

Ben's Brother

Ben's Brother is a five-piece band from the UK, headed by founder Jamie Hartman. Their band was named after Jamie's big brother Ben, in whose shadow he lived as a teenager...

, he is now releasing albums under his own name, and signed to Universal Music publishing as a writer.

Songwriting

As a BMI Award winning songwriter and Ivor Novello & Brit Award nominee with over 75 cuts to his name, Hartman has written for, produced or recorded/performed with many major label artists, including but not limited to Will Young, Joss Stone, Jason Mraz, Erick Morillo, Anastacia, Natalie Imbruglia, Kris Allen, Andy Grammer, The Wanted, and Westlife.

In 2010 Jamie relocated to Los Angeles, California and is currently working with some of America’s top artists, writers, and producers out of his recording studio in Santa Monica. He is currently signed to Reverb Music Publishing in the UK, and Universal Music Publishing in the US.

Ben's Brother

Hartman is also a singer and has fronted his own band, Ben's Brother. He has released records through Island Records (Universal) & EMI.[4] Their first album, Beta-Male Fairytales, reached number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, achieving silver disc status with UK sales of over 60,000. It included the single, "Let Me Out", which was nominated in the 2008 Ivor Novello Award Category "Best Song - Musically and Lyrically", going up against two songs by Amy Winehouse, "You Know I'm No Good" and "Love Is A Losing Game".

Ben's Brother recorded a second studio album in 2008, Battling Giants, which would be released by Island Records in 2009. The album contained two major collaborations, "Stalemate" with Joss Stone (album version) and Anastacia (single version) and "Battling Giants" with Jason Mraz.

Hartman has just recorded a new album in Los Angeles, with acclaimed record producer Warren Huart

Warren Huart

Warren Huart is an English record producer/musician/composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California. He currently lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California with his wife and son.- Biography :...

(The Fray, Augustana). The record is anticipated to be released in early 2012, although Hartman announced via the Band's Facebook page that the album (entitled "III") would be released as a "Jamie Hartman album, not a Ben's Brother one". The first single entitled "Happy New Year" is currently at British radio and due to be released on Christmas Day 2011.