Composer, arranger, keyboardist, and producer John Capek is originally from Prague, Czechoslovakia. As a teenager he co-founded the Carson County Band, which became one of Australia’s most popular Blues bands. John then emigrated to Canada and became a keyboardist and song arranger for pop bands, including Marc Jordan, Dan Hill, and Diane Brooks and produced chart topping recordings for Hill, Ken Tobias, The Good Brothers, among others. He and Marc Jordan formed a songwriter partnership with Jordan.
John moved to Los Angeles, where he placed songs with Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Manhattan Transfer and many others. In 1995 he returned to L.A. and continued writing for Rod Stewart, Cher, Amanda Marshall, Bonnie Raitt and others. In 2002, John became a Director of the Songwriters Association of Canada and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 2005, a founding faculty member of the Royal Conservatory of Music songwriting division.
He has written over 1500 songs, including the international number 1 hit, “Rhythm Of My Heart” by Rod Stewart and “Take Me Home” by Joe Cocker. His songs have also been used in films such as Cocktail, the Silencer and the Perfect Storm.
MARTIN COHN - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Martin Cohn has been instrumental in the foundation of the careers of musicians who have become popular music’s international icons.
As an A&R executive at Warner Brothers Records during a seminal time, Martin’s ear for talent became legendary.
Through his career history Martin has been professionally connected to, engineered, produced and dined with everyone from Bing Crosby to Jimmy Hendrix.
His first signings to Warner’s included the Doobie Brothers, Montrose and Tower of Power resulting in three platinum records in a row.
With an educated instinct for talent that sells, Martin has been instrumental in helping to develop or sign Bruce Hornsby, Van Halen, Dire Straits, Tom Petty, Christopher Cross and many others to major recording careers.
Martin’s industry knowledge and connections provide Jamie Clark Music with guidance and direction to optimize our business opportunities and accelerate our growth.
TIM BENDER - MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Although Tim Bender is new to the music business, he has a successful track record in consumer goods marketing.
Tim helped create the LeapFrog Educational brand with global sales of $643M. LeapFrog was recognized by the Advertising Industry as the most effective consumer advertising campaign in the United States during 2004. LeapFrog was also recognized as one of the most valued U.S. brands by Fortune magazine.
Recently, Tim helped launch Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen and is working with top USA retailers to find new properties to bolster their innovative offerings. These retailers include Target, Amazon and Wal-Mart. Livescribe is one of the fastest growing new brands in Electronics, according to Target and Amazon.
Prior to LeapFrog, Tim helped build LEGO into a top USA toy company. In addition he has worked with multiple start up companies to enter the mass market retail industry.
Influences
Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Van Morrison, Elvis Presley, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, David Gray, John Mayer, The Eagles, Bee Gees, Luther Vandross
7/1/09: I just added a couple snippets to my MySpace page from my upcoming album "THIS WORLD" to be released in 2010. I have been recording "THIS WORLD" up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this year and loving it. The songs are a result of my beautiful surroundings up there as well the fantastic people! I hope you enjoy!
If you are interested in being a part of our release of JAMIE CLARK "THIS WORLD" please e-mail Jamie@JamieClarkMusic.com for full information on the project. Feel free to join me on FaceBook at www.FaceBook/JamieClarkMusic.com
Sincerely,
Jamie Clark, JAMIE CLARK MUSIC LLC
JAMIE CLARK
Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Music has been a constant in Jamie Clark’s life since he was a small child growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. His natural gift emerged early at age 11, when inspired by his first crush, Jamie wrote a song called “What Do You Think When You Fall In Love”.
He already knew that he was meant to fill the world with his music. Drawn to artists with “big voices,” he would sit in his room for hours, singing along with the radio and dreaming of having the world’s largest PA system so that the entire Bay Area could hear his voice.
Using wind instruments that his musician father brought home, Jamie began to experiment with music and gradually taught himself to play piano. As he moved into his teenage years, he continued writing songs and formed his first band, “Tensity” with his high school classmates. Drawn to music and lyrics about life, love, and relationships, he gravitated toward musicians like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams and Luther Vandross for inspiration.
Jamie’s childhood and teen years were plagued with hardship and tragedy, including the loss of his father. Leaving home at age 18, Jamie found his way in the world, putting himself through college -- the first in his extended family to have graduated from a university -- majoring in Sociology with a Psychology minor.
At this time, Jamie was asked to lead a professional cover band called “Sharp Shooter” that played numerous venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and opened for prominent artists such as Eddie Money. The band’s success enabled Jamie to begin realizing what has turned out to be his lifelong commitment to music and charitable work.
During college, Jamie began a career as a social worker, dedicated to helping the homeless. He started playing guitar and singing songs for homeless youth, and formed his first all original band called “East Avenue Angel” specifically to raise money for charity. He was also instrumental in founding the “Northern California Center Starlight Program” for runaway youth.
Still engaged in social work but realizing that he wanted to touch people with his music, Jamie continued to write songs, develop his voice and his own unique sound. He recorded his first album “11:11” in San Francisco and Chicago with band members from Journey and Santana. Jamie then continued recording and performing live, opening for artists such as Van Morrison, Elvis Costello and John Lee Hooker.
Recognizing that bringing his music to the world would require increased financial resources, Jamie transitioned to a career in sales, focusing on technology, the wine industry, solar and alternative energy technologies.
He continued to record songs in the studio with then band “Jamie Clark And The Refractors” and in 2006 recorded his “Live” album “The County Q Sessions”, with Nashville, Tennessee’s own highly regarded session band, “The Player’s”. All 12 songs were recorded in this remarkable 10 hour session. Both his rapidly growing fan base and the music industry took notice. Jamie then assembled a team of music industry veterans to work with him on his latest endeavor, “This World”.
For Jamie Clark, music is not just in his blood, it is his blood. His life experiences and ongoing dedication to his music have come together to create relevant yet timeless music. Jamie Clark is here to stay.
THIS WORLD
An entire area of popular music has been grossly underserved by the established record industry. While the record labels have fucused their energy at what they consider to be “hip” and current, their largest sales continue to be the combination of old catalogue and the “American Songbook” . The American Songbook” genre and associated classic pop music has proven to be an extraorary success in sales for Rod Stewart, Josh Grobam, Andrea Bocelli and Michael Buble despite all indicators. Adults complain that they have nothing new to listen to.as the catalogue of songs in that genre has rapidly become depleted. A new American Songbook is being created for and by a unique performer Jamie Clark who has the voice and the talent to continue in this great tradition both in popularity, longevity. The adult audience is hungry for new blood. Jamie Clark, The New American songbook.
Introducing JAMIE CLARK
Jamie Clark, is a singer and songwriter born in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jamie, a consummate performer having worked with legendary international musicians will soon take center stage with a unique blend of new music which reaches into the listeners soul.
SIZE MATTERS
There are iconic singers who have best been described as having a big
voice. From Roy Orbison to Elvis, from Pavarotti to Freddy Mercury,
these are all voices of size, dimension and greatness that define our
era of popular music.
Jamie Clark has a huge voice that is every bit equal in size dimension
and greatness. Jamie has one hell of a big voice.
ROMANCE
There are singers who are best described as having a romantic voice.
The kind of voice that will temp the untemptable, romance the
unromantic and whisper to those unwilling to hear. Our greatest
romantic singers are people like John Mayer, Josh Groban and
Andrea Bocelli.
Jamie Clark's voice can melt the hearts of hardened souls. Jamie
speaks to the most vulnerable layer of romantic depths and kisses the
jaded with his songs. Jamie sings about love lost and love renewed
and love yet to be with passion and soul.
INTERPRETATION
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Michael Buble' have been great
interpreters of song lyrics, making the songs that they perform their
own. The songs that Jamie Clark has chosen to record are soon to be
classic songs crafted by the greatest songwriters of our time. Jamie has
made them his own and has defined his path to greatness through
these songs.
Perhaps "Americana" is the best expression of Jamie's style initially
influenced by Roy, Elvis, Bruce and Bob but now defining a Jamie
Clark style unique unto itself.
Jamie Clark, powerful, universal and passionate and inspiring. A voice
we need to hear.
*Jamie Clark Biography Written by Two Time Grammy Award Nominee Songwriter and Producer www.JohnCapek.com
QUOTES:
"If ever there was a star about to be born, now is the time for Jamie Clark. A voice that will entrance and deliver, songs from the new American songbook and personality and looks to match. Don’t miss Jamie Clark”. John Capek, Two time Grammy Award Nominee
“Jamie Clark is the real deal. His unique style of blending the influences of his vocal inspirations, give his voice a character that is unique to him, yet hauntingly familiar. His debut disc in 2010, could be one of the most anticipated releases in years.” J.M. Berry, The Sonoma Valley Sun
"Jamie, you blow my mind into a thousand different directions." Narada Michael Walden - Multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning producer, composer and performer. www.NaradaMichaelWalden.com
"Jamie Clark is a unique artist, singer and songwriter. He has a compelling vocal range and is a stylist as well, who can deliver a ballad or an up-tempo tune with power and grace". Frank Meyers, Multi-Grammy Award winning composer, producer and performer.
"I think Jamie's voice and songs are classics. This guy is a real talent and here's hoping more people will be able to experience his music." Mark Needham - M.A.N Entertainment Press 2006 Grammy Award Nominated, Mixer, Producer, Engineer. www.MarkNeedham.com
"Jamie Clark... so far, the best voice to sing in this theatre."
Farris Larsen Executive Director, West Side Theatre Foundation
www.WestSideTheatre.com
THE COUNTY Q SESSIONS
John Shelton Ivany, Top 21 Magazine Review - The independently released "County Q Sessions" is an impressive start to a career. Clark has an impressive set of lungs that, according to rumor, sung all but two tracks in one take. Bruce Springsteen shows up heavily in Clark's music, but he also has his own style that is more rock 'n roll. He teamed up with a wealth of talent: The Players, featuring Gary Smith ..boards, Eddie Bayers on drums, Mike Brignardello on bass, Brent Mason on guitars and Danny Parks on guitars as well. Jamie Clark with The Players creates a country rock album that is sure to inspire more than a whisper with record companies. John Shelton Ivany, Top 21
THE COUNTY Q SESSIONS can be purchased on iTunes or CD baby.
E-mail Jamie Clark at Jamie@JamieClarkMusic.com for more information.
Great music! Thanks for your friendship, and welcome aboard the Redline ship. Looking forward to sharing the journey ahead with you. Take Care, and thanks again. Peace,
Ciao,Jamie , Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your music a lot,and your stupendous voice. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
Hi Jamie! Thank you for adding us to your friendlist. You got some great songs, and we are looking forward to hear some more from you. Please feel free to visit our page and listen to something you don't hear every day: Country Music From Denmark!!!!! Cheers! Lonerock - Scandinavian Country That Rocks!! Official Website
Nice to run into you today Jamie! I am just about to pop in your latest CD and have a listen... are you on facebook also? You can find me under Slippery Slope. Sonoma/Napa
We are looking forward to showcasing Jamie and another local favorite, Mike Lounibos, at The Gallery on Elm Street in Napa, California. We are hosting a House Concert on October 25 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. There is a $10 suggested donation at the door (all proceeds to be split between the musicians). Come and enjoy some great music, bring your beverage of choice and a picnic dinner. We supply some food and non-alcoholic beverages. This is our last outside House Concert, we then move inside to a more intimate setting. There will be an open mic after the featured performers...your chance to perform a couple of songs. Support independent music. Cheers!
You asked for it, and Gallery on Elm Street in Napa is delivering LIVE MUSIC. Check out this event on Saturday, September 27 from 5-8 p.m. Please contact us if you want to play at The Gallery.
Hey there! I'd like to invite anyone to listen to 4 tracks from the new BB&TD album on my profile.
If you really like what you hear, I'd like to make you a special offer for pre-order. Please contact me for more information. Thanks for looking into my music!
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