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When Jamie Bendell was growing up in Roslyn, NY, there were songs for every aspect of the day. Songs for eating up, songs for brushing teeth, songs for getting dressed, songs at dinner time and songs before bed. Encouraged by her mother, Jamie began playing piano when she was five, wrote her first song when she was ten, played the flute for five years and plucked her first guitar string when she was fourteen.

Because of the musical influence on her adolescent life, Jamie ignored her bachelors degree in business administration from Emory University, packed up her car and drove 14 hours to the Big Apple to become the musician that she was raised to be.

“Anxiety plays a huge hand in inspiring my lyrics,” Jamie said. “I think constantly and I worry constantly and a lot of my inspiration comes from situations in which I feel that someone took advantage of me or acted out of line.”

Endearingly neurotic but hopefully melodic, Jamie sings and writes her own songs about the things that drive her mad: love, life, self-doubt and the many other things that weigh her heart down, with a voice that alternates between a breathy timber and a belting soprano.

“I'm drinking too much/Or not drinking enough/Cause my heart’s beating out of my chest/And I can't tell if it's giving up,” she coos softly on “Late Night” as she strums a sweet melody on the guitar.

“When you listen to her sing, the song and soul is laid bare,” Acousticsongs.com said of Jamie. “Her honesty and sincerity really comes across in her song writing.”

Since moving to New York City, Jamie has recorded three EPs. Waiting for Owls and Something More, released in 2010, and I'm Not Sorry Anymore, released in 2011, and has become a Clear Channel recommended artist, having been featured on the sites of over 100 adult contemporary radio stations across the country. After releasing I'm Not Sorry Anymore, she spends most days writing, and as many nights as possible frequenting the music scene around NYC, playing both solo and full band shows.

Official Website: http://www.jamiebendellmusic.com/

Added by EffectiveImmediately on August 29, 2012