Jaymay Biography - Sweetslyrics

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Jaymay 2006
Background information
Birth name Jamie Kristine Seerman
Born January 3rd, 1981

New York, USA
Genres Singer/Songwriter
Folk rock
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Typewriter
Labels Jaymay Music


Jamie Seerman is an American folk singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Discography
2.1 Studio albums
3 Usage of Jaymay's songs
4 References
5 External links

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Biography

Jaymay was born on January 3, 1981, and was raised in Long Island. 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.[1] A major musical influence is Bob Dylan.

She has been described by the BBC as having '"darling of the New York 'Anti-Folk' scene"',[2] and by the New York Times' ' as a "big name...for the indie universe".[3]

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.
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Discography
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Studio albums
2006: Sea Green, See Blue (EP)
2007: Autumn Fallin'
10 Under 2 (EP) To be announced.
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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 Mother, which aired May 14, 2007.[4] The song "Gray or Blue" was used in the short film How to say I love you[5] directed by Hayley Stuart and Francesca Sophia.