Jaymay
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Jamie Seerman is an American folk singer-songwriter from New York
. She performs under the name Jaymay.
. After graduating from New College of Florida
in 2003, she was unable to find a job in book publishing and moved back to New York to play professionally.
She has been described by the BBC
as being the '"darling of the New York 'Anti-Folk
' scene"', and by the New York Times as a "big name...for the indie universe".
Jaymay appeared on the TV-show Late Night With Conan O'Brien on Monday, April 1, 2008 and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. She also appeared on 'In The Colored Room', on Channel 5, on May 17, 2008.
She has collaborated with Kevin Devine on the songs "Brother's Blood", "Time to Burn" and "Murphy's Song", with Cheyenne on "Write It Down in Red", and with Dirty on Purpose on "Light Pollution, Like Bees". In 2010, it was announced she would provide 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 songs "Burly, Old Couch" and "Somedays" from "The Subway EPs, Vol. I: Prospect Park West" released March 29, 2011.
, which aired May 14, 2007. The song "Gray or Blue" was used in the short film How to say I love you directed by Hayley Stuart
and Francesca Sophia.
Fourteen of Jaymay's songs were produced as score for Josh Radnor's film, Happythankyoumoreplease
. The film won the Audience Award for favorite U.S. drama at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
New York City
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. She performs under the name Jaymay.
Biography
Jaymay was born on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. After graduating from New College of Florida
New College of Florida
New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded originally as a private institution and is now an autonomous honors college of the State University System of Florida.-History:...
in 2003, she was unable to find a job in book publishing and moved back to New York to play professionally.
She has been described by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
as being the '"darling of the New York 'Anti-Folk
Anti-folk
Anti-folk is a music genre that takes the earnestness of politically charged 1960s folk music and subverts it. The defining characteristics of this anti-folk are difficult to identify, as they vary from one artist to the next...
' scene"', and by the New York Times as a "big name...for the indie universe".
Jaymay appeared on the TV-show Late Night With Conan O'Brien on Monday, April 1, 2008 and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. She also appeared on 'In The Colored Room', on Channel 5, on May 17, 2008.
She has collaborated with Kevin Devine on the songs "Brother's Blood", "Time to Burn" and "Murphy's Song", with Cheyenne on "Write It Down in Red", and with Dirty on Purpose on "Light Pollution, Like Bees". In 2010, it was announced she would provide guest vocals on art-metal band Goes Cube
Goes Cube
Goes Cube is an American rock band formed in late 2003 in Brooklyn, New York by guitarist–vocalist David Obuchowski and bassist Matthew Frey. In 2005, drummer Kenny Appell joined the band. The group has released several EPs and two full-length albums...
's second full-length studio album, In Tides And Drifts. She is also featured on the My Cousin, The Emperor songs "Burly, Old Couch" and "Somedays" from "The Subway EPs, Vol. I: Prospect Park West" released March 29, 2011.
Studio albums
- 2005: Lvng Rm EP
- 2006: Sea Green, See Blue
- 2007: Autumn Fallin'Autumn Fallin'Autumn Fallin' is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jaymay. It was released on 12 November 2007.The track Sea Green, See Blue was used in the 2010 film The Switch, and the second season finale of the TV series How I Met Your Mother.-Track listing:# "Gray Or Blue" - 3:24# "Sycamore...
- 2010: 1 & !
- 2010: Long Walk to Never
Usage of Jaymay's songs
The song "Sea Green, See Blue" was featured in the Season 2 finale of CBS's How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, which aired May 14, 2007. The song "Gray or Blue" was used in the short film How to say I love you directed by Hayley Stuart
Hayley Stuart
- Professional career :Scout Stuart co-founded Pretend We Don’t Exist Productions in 2008 with Francesca Sophia and now works with Fox Troupe Films....
and Francesca Sophia.
Fourteen of Jaymay's songs were produced as score for Josh Radnor's film, Happythankyoumoreplease
Happythankyoumoreplease
happythankyoumoreplease is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Josh Radnor in his directorial debut. The film stars Radnor, Malin Åkerman, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Michael Algieri, Pablo Schreiber, and Tony Hale, and it tells the story of a group of young New Yorkers, struggling to...
. The film won the Audience Award for favorite U.S. drama at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
External links
- JAYMAYMUSIC - official site