Jamie Simons

Peers and critics alike agree; Jamie Simons has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing acoustic artists from Boston, MA. His lyrical talent is born from a unique combination of personal struggles through love, loss, depression, and life experiences.

This 26-year-old rising star describes his musical style as ranging from heartfelt love songs to bluesy existentialism. “I grew up in a very musical home where my mother was a concert pianist, always playing gospel and classical in the house.”

Jamie performs mostly around the Boston area, but he’s also branching out into New England with dreams of “…touring the country when I’m ready.”

Meanwhile, he’s developing quite a fan base of YouTube viewers with an audience of over 4,000 subscribers and growing at last count. In fact, when he’s not playing gigs he’s at home making YouTube videos and working hard to build his online audience.

Still, Jamie found time in 2010 to independently release the seven song EP “Above the Briar,” which is available on ITunes, Amazon MP3, and www.jamiesimons.com. He also won critical acclaim as the runner-up at the Boston Music Festival: Folk/Americana showcase in the same year.

Jamie didn't start pursuing a career in music until after college. His musical style is heavily influenced by the likes of John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Kings of Leon, Death Cab for Cutie, Shinedown, and Dispatch. That doesn’t mean Jamie didn’t develop a style he can rightly call his own. “I have an acoustic alternative pop-rock sound with a clean tone to my voice…”

Born May 26, 1985, Jamie grew up in Newburyport, MA before moving to New Hampshire at age 16. He went to college at the University of New Hampshire and relocated to Boston a year after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2008. Jamie has one older sister who is a missionary in Europe, as well as an older brother who is a cop back in Newburyport, MA.

Despite gaining a respectable amount of regional popularity, Jamie works hard to broaden his appeal. “I spend most of my time practicing and working to progress my music career. Between gigging, youtube’ing, and being my own manager/booker/publicist it can get overwhelming, but I love it. I also enjoy the graphic design aspect of the job as well as learning how to become a better sound engineer. I also spend a lot of time discovering new musicians and finding inspiration on YouTube.”