Jamie Scott
| Jamie Scott | |
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 Jamie Scott after a live performance with Graffiti6 at KFOG Radio in San Francisco, California, on June 21, 2012. Jamie Scott | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | J.S. Baylin |
| Born | 12 February 1984 |
| Genres | Indie, acoustic, alternative, rock, folk |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG, Polydor, Capitol, Virgin Records |
| Associated acts | Graffiti6 |
| Website |
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Jamie Scott (born 12 February 1984) is a British singer, songwriter and producer who has sold over 25 million albums, 15 million singles, had 8 UK No.1 albums, 4 US Billboard No.1 albums and 5 top 10 Uk singles. Scott has worked with many artists including Michael Kiwanuka, Enrique Iglesias, One Direction, Tom Odell, Ron Sexsmith, 5SOS, The Vamps, Little Mix, Olly Murs, Ella Henderson, Jessie Ware, Rag'n'Bone Man, Christina Perri and Ed Sheeran. He also features on Example's single 'Millionaires'.
Scott is one of the main collaborators with UK boy band sensation One Direction having written singles Story of My Life, Night Changes, You & I, Midnight Memories and More Than This. Scott co-wrote their fifth studio album Made in the A.M. released in November 2015. Its debut single Drag Me Down went straight in at No. 1 in the UK Singles Charts and debuted at No. 3 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (their highest Billboard charting to date). The track went on to reach the number one spot on iTunes in 90 countries. Scott went on to co-write and produce called 'Home', taken from the boys' 'Perfect EP’ which has reached the number one spot on US iTunes.
Scott opened up for One Direction for 5 dates on their Where We Are Tour, playing 24 August 2014 and 27 August 2014 in Dallas and St. Louis as well as the 3 Rose Bowl shows in Pasadena, California.
Jamie Scott has also written and produced music under the name J.S. Baylin[1] and was the writer and lead vocalist behind the band Jamie Scott and The Town. Scott is heavily influenced by 1970s artists like Cat Stevens and James Taylor, and also by neo-soul artists like D'Angelo. He has appeared in Step Up, where he sang on a song on the soundtrack. Scott relocated to Los Angeles in 2011 where he worked on an collaboration with TommyD called Graffiti6, they were signed to Capitol Records.
Jamie Scott's solo album "My Hurricane" was released on 20 January 2015 and debuted at #14 on the iTunes chart in America.
Biography
Early life
Jamie Scott started playing guitar and piano at age seven. He grew up listening to his parents' classic albums, and was influenced by artists like Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. Inspired by singer/songwriters Simon & Garfunkel, Jamie Scott formed a duo in college and played acoustic shows in London. During this time, a dying aunt bought him a new piano. For the next three years, Jamie Scott spent his time playing records and writing music.
Music career
According to his website, Scott never listened to popular, contemporary music while he was growing up.[2] Scott started his musical career by pursuing a publishing deal for music written for someone else to sing. When Jamie Scott sent his demo tape to publishers, they responded that they liked his voice and wanted him to sing the songs for himself. Because of this, Scott signed a contract with Sony Music in 2002. He then teamed up with producer Toby Smith, a former keyboardist from Jamiroquai, to work on his full-length album. As he was working on this album, Jamie Scott played solo shows with only his acoustic guitar. He then played a Blues & Soul magazine tour. Following that, he performed with artists such as Alicia Keys, Ryan Adams, Carleen Anderson, Gabrielle, Kelly Clarkson, Mario Winans, and Ginuwine.[3]
Scott writes music on his guitar and piano, and always starts with the song first. He insists that he cannot write in a format specifically to get onto the radio. Scott's songwriting is a way for him to make sense of life and relationships. The lyrics for his song "Just" were inspired by The Prophet by Khalil Gibran. According to his website, the song "Searching" is about trying to make it in the record industry and not listening to people who try to bring you down. But it could also apply to any situation where a person lacks confidence, but is trying to appear strong.
Scott's full-length album, then titled Soul Searching, was scheduled to be out in early 2005. However, due to the merger between Sony and BMG, production got delayed. His song, "Made", is on the soundtrack to the motion picture Step Up.[4] Jamie Scott performs the song in the film, and he also has a brief part as the character Colin.[5] He also plays guitar while Drew Sidora is performing "Til the Dawn".
In 2008, Scott started working with music producer TommyD, under the name Graffiti6.[6] The duo's song "Stare into the Sun" has been used by The Sun newspaper as part of the "Seize the summer" advertising campaign and also in the Dutch commercial for Wieckse beer. In late 2011, the collaboration found early success with their music being used on a few big television shows including Greys Anatomy, CSI New York and Covert Affairs. The pair signed with Capitol Records in the US. The album Colours was released on 24 January 2012.[7] Their second album, The Bridge, was released independently on 21 April 2014.[8]
Scott has written and produced for many artists including Arlissa, Michael Kiwanuka, One Direction, Enrique Iglesias, Nicole Scherzinger, Marsha Ambrosius, Ron Sexsmith, JLS, The Vamps, Little Mix, Ella Henderson.
He also features in Example's single "Millionaires" and Wally Lopez's "You Can't Stop the Beat".
In 2015 Jamie recorded another solo album entitled “My Hurricane” – his first solo venture released through his own record label - Catherine Records.
Business
In late 2015 Scott founded publishing company Catherine Songs and record label Catherine Records to facilitate up and coming songwriters and artists respectively. Scott is working with writers/producers Mike Needle (One Direction), and Dan Bryer (One Direction), as well as Catherine Records first signing, singer/songwriter River Matthews, with plans to release his music in 2016.
Discography
This is the discography of British singer, songwriter and producer Jamie Scott.
Albums
- Solo
| 2005: Soul Searching' (unreleased) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Searching" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 2. | "Love Song To Remember" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 3. | "Just" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 4. | "Hooks in Me" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 5. | "Shameful" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 6. | "Best of Me" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 7. | "Soul" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 8. | "45" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 9. | "River" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 10. | "Everything Woman" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 11. | "Troubled Mind" (by Jamie Scott) | X:XX |
| 2014: My Hurricane Virgin Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Lights" | xxx |
| 2. | "Gold" (featuring Christina Perri) | xxx |
| 3. | "My Hurricane" | xxx |
| 4. | "Unbreakable" | xxx |
| 5. | "The Nights Gonna Trick Me Again" | xxx |
| 6. | "Carry You Home" | xxx |
| 7. | "Crazy For Loving Me" | xxx |
| 8. | "Ebony Eyes" | xxx |
| 9. | "Lady West" | xxx |
| 10. | "Driving" | xxx |
| 11. | "Bloodstains & Movies" | xxx |
| 12. | "Heaven's Gates" | xxx |
- Jamie Scott and The Town
| 2007: Park Bench Theories | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Runaway Train" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:30 |
| 2. | "When Will I See Your Face Again" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:22 |
| 3. | "London Town" (by Jamie Scott) | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Changes" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Shadows" (by Jamie Scott) | 5:29 |
| 6. | "Standing in the Rain" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Love Song To Remember" (by Jamie Scott) | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Weeping Willow" (by Jamie Scott) | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Two Men" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Rise Up" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Hey You" (by Jamie Scott) | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Lady West" (by Jamie Scott) | 3:51 |
| 2007: iTunes Festival Live: Jamie Scott & The Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Weeping Willow" (by Jamie Scott) | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Smile" (by Jamie Scott) | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Runaway Train" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:35 |
| 4. | "When Will I See Your Face Again" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Olivia" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Shadows" (by Jamie Scott) | 6:21 |
| 7. | "Standing in the Rain" (available as a single)" (by Jamie Scott) | 4:29 |
- Graffiti6
| 2010: Stone in My Heart (EP) | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Stone in My Heart" (by Jamie Scott & Tommy D) | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Stop Mary" (by Jamie Scott & Tommy D) | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Foxes" (by Jamie Scott & Tommy D) | 6:29 |
| 4. | "Starlight" (by Jamie Scott & Tommy D) | 3:31 |
| 2010/2012: Colours | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Stone in My Heart" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Annie You Save Me" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Stare into The Sun" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "This Man" | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Free" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Calm the Storm" | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Colours" | 5:17 |
| 8. | "Goodbye Geoffrey Drake" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Never Look Back" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Stop Mary" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Lay Me Down" | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Over You" | 4:29 |
| 2014: The Bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Beside You (Intro)" | 1:34 |
| 2. | "The Bridge" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "U Got the Sunshine" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Settle for Your Love" | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Washed My Sins" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Under the Mask" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Angels & Devils" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Losing My Mind" | 5:08 |
| 9. | "Separate Lives" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "We Fall Forever" | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Resting Place" | 5:33 |
| 12. | "No Snow" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Beside You" | 6:47 |
| 14. | "Vocoda Orange" | 3:29 |
| 15. | "Diamonds & Pearls" | 4:20 |
Singles
- 2004 "Just"— UK Singles Chart|UK No. 29
- 2005 "Searching"—UK No. 32
- 2007 "When Will I See Your Face Again"—UK No. 41
- 2008 "Standing in the Rain"
- 2010 "Stone in My Heart EP"
Songwriting
| Discography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Writers |
| 2008 | JLS | JLS | "Don't Go" | Scott, Gill, Williams, Merrygold, Humes, Stack |
| 2009 | Enrique Iglesias feat. Nicole Scherzinger | Euphoria | "Heartbeat" | Scott, Iglesias, Taylor |
| Enrique Iglesias | "Coming Home" | Scott, Iglesias, Taylor | ||
| 2010 | Dane Bowers | "All She Needs" | Scott | |
| Emin | Wonder | "Obvious" | Scott, Phillips, Agalarov, Mascall, Meehan | |
| "Wonder" | Scott, Agalarov | |||
| "One Last Dance" | Scott, Stack | |||
| "Hold You in My Arms" | Scott, Agalarov, Meehan | |||
| 2011 | Michael Kiwanuka | Home Again | "Home Again" | Scott, Kiwanuka |
| "Bones" | Scott, Kiwanuka | |||
| One Direction | Up All Night | "Stole My Heart" | Scott, Meehan | |
| "More Than This" | Scott | |||
| 2012 | Take Me Home | "C'mon C'mon" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan | |
| "She's Not Afraid" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Wood | |||
| 2013 | Midnight Memories | "Story of My Life" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson | |
| "Diana" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "Midnight Memories" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "You & I" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan | |||
| "Strong" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson | |||
| "Through the Dark" | Scott, Smith, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "Better Than Words" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "Alive" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson | |||
| "Does He Know?" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| Marcus Collins | Marcus Collins | "Love & Hate" | Scott, Taylor, Collins, Mascall | |
| "Don't Surrender" | Scott, Collins, Meehan | |||
| "Break These Chains" | Scott, Collins, Meehan | |||
| Arlissa | Battles | "Sticks & Stones" | Scott | |
| "Braveheart" | Scott | |||
| NKOTB | 10 | "Jealous (Blue)" | Scott, Jensen, Larsson | |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | "Over and Over" | Scott, Hood, Hemmings | ||
| Matt Cardle & Melanie C | Porcelain | "Loving You" | Scott, Cardle, Ashurst, Talbot, Chrisholm | |
| Matt Cardle | "When You Were My Girl" | Scott, Cardle, Talbot, Smith, Chasez, Harry | ||
| Little Mix | Salute | "Towers" | Scott, Shortland, Forre | |
| 2014 | The Vamps | The Vamps | "Wild Heart" | Scott, Bjorklund, Lind, Harrison,Asmar, McVey, Ball, Evans, Simpson |
| Christina Perri | Head or Heart | "Be My Forever" feat Ed Sheeran | Scott, Perri | |
| "Shot Me in the Heart" | Scott, Perri | |||
| Colbie Caillat | Gypsy Heart (Side A) | "If You Love Me, Let Me Go" | Scott, Caillat, Bunetta, Ryan | |
| Ella Henderson | Chapter One | "All Again" | Scott, Henderson | |
| Marsha Ambrosius | Friends & Lovers | "Love" | Scott, Ambrosius | |
| Alex & Sierra | It's About Us | "Back To You" | Scott, Kinsey, Deaton | |
| One Direction | Four | "Fireproof" | Scott, Ryan, Bunetta, Tomlinson, Payne | |
| "Ready to Run" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "Fool's Gold" | Scott, Horan, Mozella, Styles, Tomlinson, Payne, Malik | |||
| "Night Changes" | Scott, Bunetta, Horan, Ryan, Styles, Tomlinson | |||
| "No Control" | Cunningham, Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "Spaces" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Tomlinson, Payne | |||
| "Clouds" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Tomlinson, Payne, Malik | |||
| "Illusion" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Payne | |||
| "Once In a Lifetime" | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan | |||
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Why Do I Love You" | Scott, Murs, Barnes, Keller, Bohn | |
| "Ready For Love" | Scott, Murs, Prime | |||
| "Us Against The World" | Scott, Murs, Smith | |||
| Hometown | "Where I Belong" | Scott, Garrigan, Predergast, May | ||
| Union J | "She's in my Head" | Scott, Hartman | ||
| 2015 | Gavin James | "Bitter Pill" | Scott, Skarbek, James | |
| One Direction | Made in the A.M. | Hey Angel | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan, Drewett | |
| Drag Me Down | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan | |||
| Infinity | Scott, Bunetta, Ryan | |||
| Perfect EP | Home | Scott/Payne/Tomlinson | ||
| Made in the A.M. | Never Enough | Scott/Ryan/Bunetta/Horan | ||
| What A Feeling | Scott/Bryer/Needle/Payne/Tomlinson | |||
| Long Way Down | Scott/Bunetta/Ryan | |||
| Walking in the Wind | Scott/Bunetta/Ryan/Syles | |||
| Hometown | Hometown | Roses | Scott/Taylor/Cardle | |
| The Night We Met | Scott/MoZella/Rad/Payne | |||
| Standing in the Rain | Scott/David | |||
| Luhan | Reloaded | Medals | Scott/Squires/Needle | |
| 2016 | Birdy | Beautiful Lies | Lights | Scott/Birdy |
| Tom Odell | Wrong Crowd | Silhouette | Scott/Odell | |
Productions
- Additional tracks
- 2006: "Made" (Step Up (Original Soundtrack)'')
- 2007: "Olivia" (Available on the "When Will I See Your Face Again" CD single)
- 2008: "Smile" (Available on the "Standing in the Rain" CD single)
- 2008: "Bleeding Love" (Available on the "Standing in the Rain" CD single)
- 2008: "Valerie" (Available on the "Standing in the Rain" CD single)
- 2008: "I Miss You" (Available on Belgium iTunes Music Download Store)
Latin Grammy Awards
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Euphoria | Album of the Year | Nominated |
American Music Awards
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Take Me Home | Rock/Pop Album of the Year | Won |
Filmography
- Actor
- Step Up (2006)—as Colin
- Music
- 27 Dresses – writer and performer of "Lady West"
References
- ↑ "J. S. Baylin at ARTISTdirect.com – Free J. S. Baylin Music Videos, Downloads, News, biography, MP3, Lyrics and More". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Jamie Scott's Official Website". Jamie-scott.com. 12 February 1982. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ his website
- ↑ Step Up (2006) – Soundtracks
- ↑ Step Up (2006) – Full cast and crew
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graffiti6-on-colours-and-conquering-america/
- ↑ "Graffiti6 ‘Colours’ Out January 24th". popdirt.com. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Album Review: Graffiti6 – The Bridge". kurttrowbridge.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 485. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Graffiti6 Official website
- Jamie Scott and The Town Official website
- Jamie Scott at the Internet Movie Database
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