Jamie Lee Wilson, also known as JVMIE, is an Australian singer, songwriter and music producer.[1] She is best known for the 2017 single Back 2 Love in collaboration with Dave Audé, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Club Dance Chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Dance Electronic Songs Chart.[2][3]

Jamie Lee Wilson
Also known asJVMIE
BornAustralia
GenresElectronic music, dance music, house music, EDM
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, music producer
LabelsUniversal Music, Warner Music, Spinnin' Records, Black Hole Records, Kontor Records, Tiger Records, Nervous Records, Ministry of Sound, Hotfingers, Audacious Records, C2 Records, Vamos Records
Websitehttp://www.iamjvmie.com

Early life and education

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Wilson was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia.[4] She earned a Bachelor of Music at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music with a major in Jazz Voice, and was featured by Triple J Unearthed in Australia.[5][6]

Career

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After completing a Bachelor of Music at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Wilson relocated to London to continue her studies and went on to perform across the United Kingdom and Europe. She worked in musical theatre. Simultaneously, Wilson began her career writing and recording music.

Wilson went on to write and record multiple dance singles, and in 2016, she relocated to Los Angeles.[7]

Collaborations and solo records

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In 2016, Wilson collaborated with Dave Audé on the single Back 2 Love which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Club Dance Chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Dance Electronic Songs Chart.[8][9][10][11][12] During the same year, Wilson was ranked No. 1 on the Los Angeles Dance Chart on ReverbNation.

She has collaborated with songwriter and producer Tommy Faragher, house musician Todd Terry, electronic music producers Sultan & Ned Shepard, DJ Joachim Garraud, producer and DJ Stonebridge, musician Dave Audé, and American vocalist Chris Willis.

Her singles have consistently ranked on dance and club charts nationally and internationally. These include Out of Nowhere, a collaboration with StoneBridge, which ranked in the top 30 most played songs on US dance radio in 2015,[13] Your Love with Kid Kenobi and Justin Hunter which ranked No. 3 on the ARIA Club Charts for six consecutive weeks, ranked No. 2 on the Kiss FM Charts, and was played on Rage and Channel V; Get What You Give with Alex Kenji and Manuel De La Mare (Spinnin' Records) which ranked No. 17 on the Progressive house chart on Beatport; Promise Me which ranked No. 1 on Track It Down for over four weeks and in the Top 10 on Beatport;[14] Like A Flame which was released in July 2015 with Todd Terry and was featured on in House Sessions in Ibiza; Teardrop with Sydney Blu which ranked No. 13 on DMC World Magazine's Buzz Chart, ranked in Top 40 on ITunes Dance Charts, and was featured on the album Relentless which ranked in the top 20 on Beatport and in the top 40 on the ITunes Dance Charts;[15][16] I Need A Miracle which ranked No. 4 on Juno Downloads; Can You Feel Me (Universal Music) which ranked No. 5 on the Australian radio charts and was featured on Pump It: Volume 4 compilation which ranked No. 3 on the ARIA Charts; I Think I'm in Love in collaboration with the Futuristic Polar Bears (Universal Music); Champagne Nights with the Stafford Brothers which was released on Ministry of Sound; Would Not Change a Thing with Soul Conspiracy which ranked No. 1 on Radio Metro; Black Rain, written with American house producer Ron Carroll, for which Wilson produced the Naked Remix which then debuted on Cr2 Records; Stop The World with Ralph Good (Warner Music and Kontor Records) which ranked No. 3 on the EDM charts in Canada, ranked on Beatport's Top 100 House charts, and featured on the Berlin Fashion Week official compilation, and the Kontor House of House compilation; Where You Are which was released on Japan's Sushi Records and ranked No. 3 on the Beatport Charts; and I'll Give You The World with Quix which ranked No. 21 in Spotify's New Music Friday Cratediggers playlist and was featured on Apple Music Germany Dance: The A-List, Apple Music Germany Dance: Hot Tracks, iTunes Canada Dance: The A-List, Beatport Trap/Future Bass: Staff Picks, and Aoki's House Radio Show on Sirius XM BPM.[17]

Wilson released her first solo record Crazy Beautiful in 2015. She also hosted and produced her own radio show Just Wanna Dance during prime time on Saturday evenings in Australia, in addition to hosting fashion, music and television events.

In 2018, Wilson released the track Chasing, in collaboration with Shaun Warner, which ranked No. 32 on the Billboard Club Dance Chart.[18]

Live performances and festivals

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Wilson has performed live at international music festivals, including Creamfields and Summerfieldayze. She has performed on the world's largest floating music festival The Groove Cruise in 2016 (San Diego / Cabo San Lucas) and (Miami / Jamaica) and 2015 (Los Angeles / Catalina Island),[19] on the main stage at California's Sundown Music Festival on Huntington Beach.

She has supported Kelly Rowland, Salt-N-Pepa, Kaskade, and James Morrison, and performed at Pacha Ibiza supporting David Guetta, in Amsterdam supporting CeCe Peniston, in Japan supporting Steve Aoki, at Brixton Academy in London supporting Carl Cox, and at various venues in London supporting The Freemasons, Junior Jack, and The Shapeshifters. She has also performed at renowned Los Angeles clubs Sound and Avalon, as well as distinguished London venues Pacha and Turnmills.

She has performed live on Good Morning Australia, live on radio in Europe, New Zealand and Australia, and performed live multiple times in the United States, Russia, Switzerland, and Amsterdam, performed for Ministry of Sound Japan, Hed Kandi in New Zealand, and at venues in France, Singapore, and across her native country Australia, including performances for the Australian Prime Minister in Brisbane, Australia and the Russian Prime Minister in Sochi, Russia.

Use in media

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In 2011, Wilson co-wrote and recorded the new anthem Everybody (Hala Madrid) with the Stafford Brothers for the Real Madrid Football Club.[20][21]

In 2017, her track Your Love with Kid Kenobi and Justin Hunter was featured on the Logie Award-winning Australian drama series Packed to the Rafters.[22] Additional tracks were featured on international television channel FashionTV.

Discography

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Year Title Label Other Artist(s) Notes
2008 Bring It Down EP Morrison Recordings Roast Groove
Move on Up Open Bar Music Ospina

Oscar P

I Just Wanna Dance Kinky Malinki Double Track
2009 Fake Jacksquad Records Tom De Neef

Baggi Begovic

Fake Part 2 Jacksquad Records Tom De Neef

Baggi Begovic

Alright Tonight Soulisimo Records Silvano Da Silva
2011 Can You Feel Me Universal Music

Xelon Entertainment

Gemstar Ranked No. 5 on the Australian radio charts

Featured on Pump It: Volume 4 compilation which ranked No. 3 on the ARIA Charts

I Think I'm in Love Universal Music

Weekend Millionaires

Futuristic Polar Bears

Joe Quinn

Champagne Nights Hussle Recordings Stafford Brothers
Would Not Change A Thing Pool E / Radikal Soul Conspiracy Ranked No. 1 on Radio Metro DJ Charts
Drop The Bomb Vicious Recordings Thomas J
Because of You Dance and Love Casey Barnes Writer
Everybody (Hala Madrid) ZOVA Sports Music International Stafford Brothers
2012 Automatic Nervous Records Baggi Begovic

Robbie Taylor

Black Rain Cr2 Records Ron Carroll
Stop The World Warner Music

Kontor Records

Ralph Good Ranked No. 3 on EDM charts in Canada

Ranked in Top 100 on Beatport House Charts

Fuel to the Fire Juicy Music Jesse Voorn
2013 Where You Are Sushi Records Aurtas

Erich Logan

Ko-matsushima

Ranked No. 3 on the Beatport Charts
We'll Stay Young In Charge Yonathan Zvi

Thierry Ganz

Your Love Klub Kids Kid Kenobi

Justin Hunter

Ranked No. 2 on the Kiss FM Charts

Ranked No. 3 on the ARIA Charts

Featured on Australian drama series Packed to the Rafters

Get What You Give Spinnin' Records Alex Kenji

Manuel De La Mare

Ranked No. 17 on the Progressive house Chart on Beatport
2014 Glow in the Dark Tiger Records David Jones

Glassesboys

Body & Soul Vamos Music R.O.N.N.
Promise Me 418 Music Ranked No. 1 on Track It Down Charts

Ranked in Top 10 on Beatport Charts

We Ran The Night HotFingers Alex Kenji
2015 Like A Flame In House Records Todd Terry
Teardrop Blue Music

Black Hole Recordings

Sydney Blu Ranked No. 13 on DMC World Magazine's Buzz Chart

Ranked in Top 40 on ITunes Dance Charts

Featured on the album Relentless which ranked in Top 20 on Beatport Charts

I Need A Miracle Club Luxury Records Petch

Kings (5)

Ranked No. 4 on Juno Downloads
Sticks & Stones Studio Two Twelve Tim Maxx
Out of Nowhere Stoney Boy Music Stonebridge Ranked in Top 30 Most Played Songs on US Dance Radio in 2015
Crazy Beautiful EP Fine-Tune Records
2016
Midnight Calling No Definition Giacca & Flores
Hanging By a Thread Attic Records
Back 2 Love Audacious Records Dave Audé Ranked No. 2 on the Billboard Club Dance Chart

Ranked No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Dance Electronic Songs Chart

Stronger on My Own Vamos Music Gerald Henderson

Rio Dela Duna

2017 The Right Love EP Vamos Music Water Juice
All I Want Is You Vamos Music Water Juice
Follow You Attic Records
2018 Chasing Universal Music Mena Shaun Warner Ranked No. 32 on the Billboard Club Dance Chart
Timeless Garuda Music Darude

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Awards and nominations

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In 2013, Wilson was nominated along with the Gowrie Boys for Film Clip of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards for Tomorrow's Heroes,[27] and was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and the Queensland Music Awards.[28]

In 2015, she was nominated for both Artist of the Year and the People's Choice Awards in the Gold Coast Music Awards.[29][30]

In 2016, she was nominated along with the Gowrie Boys in the Queensland Music Awards for Won't Let You Go.[31]

In 2020, JVMIE was awarded a mini grant from HOTA Rage Against The Virus Fund to create an album in isolation with film composer, Lionel Cohen while affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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References

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