Jarryd James

Jarryd James
Birth name	Jarryd James Klapper
Born	December 1984 (age 31) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Alternative R&B soul indie pop electropop electronica
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Voice
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Jarryd James / Universal
Associated acts	Holland

Jarryd James Klapper (born December 1984, Brisbane) is an Australian alternative pop singer-songwriter and producer who performs as Jarryd James.^[1] He released his debut single "Do You Remember" on 30 January 2015,^[2] which peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart.^[3] His debut album, Thirty One, also reached No. 2 on the related ARIA Albums Chart.^[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 James won Best Pop Release for "Do You Remember".

Career: 2012 - present: Thirty One

From 2012, James played guitar and sang in a band, Holland. They recorded a debut album that was never released for mysterious reasons. James fell into depression and temporarily quit making music. Throughout 2014, James was struggling to make music and juggle his full-time job as a youth worker.^[4]

James supported Broods on their late 2014 tour, and Angus & Julia Stone on their February 2015 tour.^[5] His breakthrough came in early 2015 when his debut solo single “Do You Remember” climbed the charts. His debut headline tour commenced in April 2015 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.^[6] After the debut headline tour sold out, another tour in larger venues was confirmed for July 2015.^[7]

On 24 July 2015, James announced the title of his debut studio album, Thirty One. It was released on 11 September 2015 and debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Albums Charts. In the United States, a shortened Extended Play was released, with the album "Thirty One" scheduled for a January 2016 release.^[8] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 James won Best Pop Release for "Do You Remember" and received four further nominations.^[9]

Family Life

Jarryd has one sister and two half-sisters

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [3]	NZ [10]
Thirty One	Release date: 11 September 2015 Label: Dryden Street Formats: CD, Digital download	2	28

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Notes
Jarryd James[11]	Release date: September 3, 2015 (US) Label: Interscope Records Formats: Digital download	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Do You Remember"   3:54 2. "This Time"   4:18 3. "Give Me Something"   3:11 4. "Sure Love"   3:41 5. "Regardless"   4:33

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		AUS [3]	AUS Indie [12]	BEL (WA) [13]	GER [14]	NZ [10]
"Do You Remember"	2015	2	1	33	78	7	ARIA: 2× Platinum[15] RMNZ: Gold[16]	Thirty One
"Give Me Something"		59	5	—	—	—
"Regardless" (featuring Julia Stone)[17]		48	—	—	—	—
"Sure Love"[18]		—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "Meet the smoothie Jarryd James". abc.net.au. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. "Do You Remember - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
3. Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
   • All except noted: "Discography Jarryd James". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
   • "Give Me Something": Ryan, Gavin (20 June 2015). "ARIA Singles: Conrad Sewell Returns To No 1 With Start Again". Noise11. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
4. "Jarryd James - Thirty One". Roshan Clerke. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
5. "Jarryd James debut single Do You Remember is pretty Okay". www.projectu.tv. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
6. "Brisbane act to watch Jarryd James confirmed debut headline tour". themusic.com.au. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
7. "Jarryd James sells out debut tour, announces another". 30 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
8. "Jarryd James Sure Love". www.hillydilly.com. August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
9. ARIA Music Awards for Jarryd James:
   • Search Results 'Jarryd James': "Search Results for 'Jarryd James'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
   • 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
   • 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to...". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
10. "charts.org.nz - Discography Jarryd James". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
11. "Jarryd James - EP". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
12. Peak chart positions for independent singles in Australia:
    • "Do You Remember": "Independent Label Singles Charts w/c 23 March 2015". air.org.au. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
    • "Give Me Something": "Independent Label Singles Charts 1 June 2015". air.org.au. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
13. "JARRYD JAMES". Ultratop. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
14. "offiziellecharts.de – Jarryd James – Do You Remember". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
15. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
16. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart 8 June 2015". RMNZ. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
17. "Regardless - Single". iTunes Australia. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
18. "Sure Love - Single". iTunes Australia. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.