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M4M: WHAT WAS YOUR FOCUS WHILE WRITING YOUR DEBUT ALBUM “IN VIOLET”.
JAMIE JO: MY FOCUS DURING WRITING MY DEBUT ALBUM IN VIOLET WAS A COHESIVE SYNCHRONIZATION OF
MOMENTS AND EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE TO CREATE A PICTURE OF LIGHT.
M4M: IT ALMOST SEEMS TO US THAT “IN VIOLET” CAN BE PLAYED IN MULTIPLE SETTINGS FROM DANCING TO
ROMANCING. WAS THIS DONE PURPOSELY OR DID IT JUST SEEM TO COME ABOUT?
JAMIE JO: IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS ALBUM, MY FOCUS WAS PURELY IN MUSIC THAT I ENJOY AND
LOVE, AND THAT WHICH HAS REAL MEANING TO ME.
M4M: THE ALBUM FEATURES A GREAT MUSICIAN NAMED BARRY GIBB OF WHOM PEOPLE MAY KNOW FROM “THE
BEE GEES,” NOW YOU HAVE ACTUALLY KNOWN HIM MOST OF YOUR LIFE CORRECT?
JAMIE JO: BARRY GIBB IS A LEGEND AND I AM HONORED THAT HE WANTED TO WORK WITH ME AND BE PART OF
MY ALBUM. I KNEW MUSIC WAS MY CALLING WHEN I WAS YOUNG. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IN TERMS OF VERSES. IT
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL RECOGNITIONS THAT I RECEIVED.
M4M: WHAT WAS IT LIKE GROWING UP IN THAT CIRCLE OF FAMILY FRIENDS? DO YOU THINK THAT MAY HAVE
INFLUENCED YOUR SINGING CAREER AT ALL?
JAMIE JO: I WAS INFLUENCED BEING SURROUNDED BY GREATNESS. IT AFFECTED MY MUSIC AS I LEARNED
WHAT THE ART FORM WAS REALLY ABOUT FROM THE BEST.
M4M: FROM A YOUNG AGE YOU KNEW THAT MUSIC WAS YOUR CALLING DIDN’T YOU? WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN
FLORIDA TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR JINGLES TAKEN FOR A DEPARTMENT STORE? WAS THAT THE BIG START?
JAMIE JO: FROM A YOUNG AGE, I KNEW MUSIC WAS MY CALLING, AND YES, THE JINGLE WAS MY BIG START.
M4M: WHOM WOULD YOU SAY INSPIRED YOU GROWING UP? DO YOU THINK AS A PERSON GROWS THOSE
INSPIRATIONS SHIFT TO OTHER ARTIST?
JAMIE JO: I THINK AS YOU GROW YOUR TASTE CHANGES, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF FRANK
SINATRA, THE BEE GEE'S AND ASTRUD GILBERTO.
M4M: YOU HAVE A VERY HOT SINGLE CALLED “U TURN ME ON” BURNING UP DANCE FLOORS ACROSS THE
NATION. HAVE YOU EVER GONE INTO A CLUB AND HEARD IT PLAYED? THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY ABOUT DANCING
RIGHT?
JAMIE JO: I WENT TO A NEW RESTAURANT AND CLUB IN MIAMI AND WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR MY MUSIC BEING
PLAYED. I ENJOYED WATCHING PEOPLE'S REACTIONS TO IT.
M4M: TAKING A STEP BACK FROM MUSIC FOR A MINUTE. YOU ARE QUITE EDUCATED AND ACTUALLY WERE
GIVEN A PRETTY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL RIGHT? WHAT WAS THAT ALL
ABOUT?
JAMIE JO: PHILANTHROPY IS A LARGE PART OF MY LIFE. I ENJOY GIVING BACK AND HELPING OTHERS IN
ANYWAY I CAN. THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
M4M: YOU ARE HUGE IN CHARITY! HOW DO YOU PICK WHICH ONES TO BE A PART OF? NOT THAT ANY ONE
CHARITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NEXT BUT ARE THERE SOME THAT TOUCH YOUR HEART PERSONALLY?
JAMIE JO: MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER HAD DIABETES. THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS
CLOSE TO MY HEART. I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND AM PRESIDENT OF THE YOUNG SOCIETY FOR LOVE
AND HOPE. IT INTERESTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
M4M: ONE OF THE THINGS WE READ IS THAT YOU ARE ALSO STARTING UP YOUR OWN PRODUCT LINE! WITH
SOME PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR LINE TO US AND WHEN CAN WE BUY IT?
JAMIE JO: IT IS IN DEVELOPMENT AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING IT IN THE FUTURE.
M4M: SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE? WILL YOU BE OUT BURNING UP STAGES
ACROSS THE NATION?
JAMIE JO: MY SINGLE "U TURN ME ON" IS COMING OUT AT THE END OF JUNE, AND MY ALBUM, IN VIOLET, IS
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED AT THE END OF AUGUST. I PERSONALLY WILL BE PROMOTING MY MUSIC IN ALL
VENUES.
M4M: WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE
BETTER. YOU ARE NOT ONLY A TRULY TALENTED ARTIST BUT ALSO A GENUINELY REMARKABLE HUMAN AS
WELL. WE WISH NOTHING BUT THE BEST OF LUCK IN ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU ARE A PART OF.
JAMIE JO: MY FOCUS DURING WRITING MY DEBUT ALBUM IN VIOLET WAS A COHESIVE SYNCHRONIZATION OF
MOMENTS AND EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE TO CREATE A PICTURE OF LIGHT.
M4M: IT ALMOST SEEMS TO US THAT “IN VIOLET” CAN BE PLAYED IN MULTIPLE SETTINGS FROM DANCING TO
ROMANCING. WAS THIS DONE PURPOSELY OR DID IT JUST SEEM TO COME ABOUT?
JAMIE JO: IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS ALBUM, MY FOCUS WAS PURELY IN MUSIC THAT I ENJOY AND
LOVE, AND THAT WHICH HAS REAL MEANING TO ME.
M4M: THE ALBUM FEATURES A GREAT MUSICIAN NAMED BARRY GIBB OF WHOM PEOPLE MAY KNOW FROM “THE
BEE GEES,” NOW YOU HAVE ACTUALLY KNOWN HIM MOST OF YOUR LIFE CORRECT?
JAMIE JO: BARRY GIBB IS A LEGEND AND I AM HONORED THAT HE WANTED TO WORK WITH ME AND BE PART OF
MY ALBUM. I KNEW MUSIC WAS MY CALLING WHEN I WAS YOUNG. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IN TERMS OF VERSES. IT
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL RECOGNITIONS THAT I RECEIVED.
M4M: WHAT WAS IT LIKE GROWING UP IN THAT CIRCLE OF FAMILY FRIENDS? DO YOU THINK THAT MAY HAVE
INFLUENCED YOUR SINGING CAREER AT ALL?
JAMIE JO: I WAS INFLUENCED BEING SURROUNDED BY GREATNESS. IT AFFECTED MY MUSIC AS I LEARNED
WHAT THE ART FORM WAS REALLY ABOUT FROM THE BEST.
M4M: FROM A YOUNG AGE YOU KNEW THAT MUSIC WAS YOUR CALLING DIDN’T YOU? WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN
FLORIDA TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR JINGLES TAKEN FOR A DEPARTMENT STORE? WAS THAT THE BIG START?
JAMIE JO: FROM A YOUNG AGE, I KNEW MUSIC WAS MY CALLING, AND YES, THE JINGLE WAS MY BIG START.
M4M: WHOM WOULD YOU SAY INSPIRED YOU GROWING UP? DO YOU THINK AS A PERSON GROWS THOSE
INSPIRATIONS SHIFT TO OTHER ARTIST?
JAMIE JO: I THINK AS YOU GROW YOUR TASTE CHANGES, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF FRANK
SINATRA, THE BEE GEE'S AND ASTRUD GILBERTO.
M4M: YOU HAVE A VERY HOT SINGLE CALLED “U TURN ME ON” BURNING UP DANCE FLOORS ACROSS THE
NATION. HAVE YOU EVER GONE INTO A CLUB AND HEARD IT PLAYED? THIS SONG IS ACTUALLY ABOUT DANCING
RIGHT?
JAMIE JO: I WENT TO A NEW RESTAURANT AND CLUB IN MIAMI AND WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR MY MUSIC BEING
PLAYED. I ENJOYED WATCHING PEOPLE'S REACTIONS TO IT.
M4M: TAKING A STEP BACK FROM MUSIC FOR A MINUTE. YOU ARE QUITE EDUCATED AND ACTUALLY WERE
GIVEN A PRETTY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL RIGHT? WHAT WAS THAT ALL
ABOUT?
JAMIE JO: PHILANTHROPY IS A LARGE PART OF MY LIFE. I ENJOY GIVING BACK AND HELPING OTHERS IN
ANYWAY I CAN. THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
M4M: YOU ARE HUGE IN CHARITY! HOW DO YOU PICK WHICH ONES TO BE A PART OF? NOT THAT ANY ONE
CHARITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NEXT BUT ARE THERE SOME THAT TOUCH YOUR HEART PERSONALLY?
JAMIE JO: MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER HAD DIABETES. THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS
CLOSE TO MY HEART. I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND AM PRESIDENT OF THE YOUNG SOCIETY FOR LOVE
AND HOPE. IT INTERESTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
M4M: ONE OF THE THINGS WE READ IS THAT YOU ARE ALSO STARTING UP YOUR OWN PRODUCT LINE! WITH
SOME PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR LINE TO US AND WHEN CAN WE BUY IT?
JAMIE JO: IT IS IN DEVELOPMENT AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING IT IN THE FUTURE.
M4M: SO WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE? WILL YOU BE OUT BURNING UP STAGES
ACROSS THE NATION?
JAMIE JO: MY SINGLE "U TURN ME ON" IS COMING OUT AT THE END OF JUNE, AND MY ALBUM, IN VIOLET, IS
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED AT THE END OF AUGUST. I PERSONALLY WILL BE PROMOTING MY MUSIC IN ALL
VENUES.
M4M: WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE
BETTER. YOU ARE NOT ONLY A TRULY TALENTED ARTIST BUT ALSO A GENUINELY REMARKABLE HUMAN AS
WELL. WE WISH NOTHING BUT THE BEST OF LUCK IN ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU ARE A PART OF.
IT IS NOT BY CHANCE THAT JAMIE JO IS IN THE SPOT
LIGHT. INFLUENCED AT YOUNG AGE JAMIE JO WAS
DETERMINED TO BE A SINGER. GROWING UP AROUND
FAMILY FRIENDS BARRY GIBB AND FRANK SINATARA SHE
PICKED UP A LOT ABOUT BECOMING WHAT DESTINY MAY
HAVE ALREADY PLANNED FOR HER. NOT ONLY CAN JAMIE
JO SING BUT SHE IS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN HER
COMMUNITY AND WITH SEVERAL CHARITIES AS WELL. WE
WERE GIVEN THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HER A
FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD, HER CHARITIES,
AND HER NEW ALBUM COMING OUT IN LATE SUMMER
TITLED "IN VIOLET" NO MATTER WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC
ONE LISTENS TO IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET A FEEL FOR
OTHER SOUND THAT IS OUT THERE. ONE DAY YOU WILL
BE IN A CLUB AND HEAR HER HIT "U TURN ME ON".
LIGHT. INFLUENCED AT YOUNG AGE JAMIE JO WAS
DETERMINED TO BE A SINGER. GROWING UP AROUND
FAMILY FRIENDS BARRY GIBB AND FRANK SINATARA SHE
PICKED UP A LOT ABOUT BECOMING WHAT DESTINY MAY
HAVE ALREADY PLANNED FOR HER. NOT ONLY CAN JAMIE
JO SING BUT SHE IS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN HER
COMMUNITY AND WITH SEVERAL CHARITIES AS WELL. WE
WERE GIVEN THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HER A
FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD, HER CHARITIES,
AND HER NEW ALBUM COMING OUT IN LATE SUMMER
TITLED "IN VIOLET" NO MATTER WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC
ONE LISTENS TO IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET A FEEL FOR
OTHER SOUND THAT IS OUT THERE. ONE DAY YOU WILL
BE IN A CLUB AND HEAR HER HIT "U TURN ME ON".
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