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Jamie West Band

About Me

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Jamie West Band are a genre-skipping, heart-stopping, jaw-busting rock and roll act from South London. Fans have described the band as a cross between Bruce Springsteen, Ben Harper and Prince. The band is committed to making music with integrity that reaches a wide audience.
It is in their ‘must-see’ live shows – honed to perfection over 4 years – that Jamie West Band stake their claim as London’s hottest act. Combining quirky stories with unpredictable antics from the unstoppable showman Jamie West, audiences are always left wanting much more.
Although only a three-piece, the band’s powerhouse rhythm section - Froilan Legaspi on bass, and Daniel West on drums – make them sound like a match for a full blown orchestra.
Jamie West Band have successfully toured various countries across Europe including Austria and Spain. They have played numerous venues across London including The Half Moon Putney, The Hope and Anchor, The Windmill, The Spice Of Life and many more.
"one of the most original and musically-mixed live acts we have ever seen" - TFF Music
"rich in storytelling this 3 piece mine a deep blues seam and yet come out with the odd gem encrusted pop moment. Well dug indeed" - Marc Johnson (Big Note Promotions)
"Das Publikum konnte nicht genug bekommen" ("The audience couldn't get enough")... 3/4 - Woche
"Recommended" - Up All Night Promotions
"I was looking forward to their actual set because I was sure I would be entertained by a really naff band. I had to eat my smirks later" - Obijazz
"he lit up the stage, roared at the crowd, got everyone to sing along with him...
pretty impressive" - bandspam from heyzelda

"the opening blast of Jamie's electric lead signalled a total focus to the stage...
it was a joy to witness" - SFX Insight

"real originality. Very refreshing!" - ChaosSurfer
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/03/2005
Band Website: http://www.jamiewestband.com
Band Members: Jamie West - Vocals, Guitar and Piano
Froilan Legaspi - Bass Guitar
Influences: Bruce Springsteen
Queen
Radiohead
Sufjan Stevens
Tom Waits
The Last Of The Shadow Puppets
Mark Knopfler
Little Richard
Dave Matthews Band
The Killers
Aerosmith
Stevie Wonder
Prince

Sounds Like: The sound of your jaw-dropping

Jamie West -
Winning Busker of the Year

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Jamie West Band -
Fan Compilation
at Bull and Gate
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

SINGLE PROFITS DONATED TO EVENING STANDARD FUND!

Dear Music Lovers,I am thrilled to announce that until the end of July profits of my single Give Me Everything You Got will be donated to the Evening Standards Dispossessed Fund. You can read the...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:22:00 GMT

GIVE ME EVERYTHING YOU GOT ON ITUNES!

Dear Music Lovers,The time has finally arrived! The song that won me Young Busker Of The Year is available on itunes to buy for a mere 79p now!!I signed a single-song deal with Polymorph Records who h...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:41:00 GMT

LBC Interview

Dear Music Lovers,I recently helped with the judging of this year's Young Busker of The Year, it was won by Naomie Ducimetiere, a fabulous singer and performer.The event took place in Shoreditch as pa...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:33:00 GMT

VANESSA FELTZ BBC LONDON INTERVIEW

Dear Music Lovers,Head on over to www.jamiewest.net and have a listen to a recent interview I did with Vanessa Feltz on BBC London Radio about busking.I have also posted up the interview I did with Sm...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:31:00 GMT

BBC: 'TIPPED FOR BIGGER THINGS'

Hi Music Lovers,Just got a quick mention on the BBC news website yesterday. They were talking about the London busking scheme and said I was 'tipped for bigger things'. Check it out here:http://news.b...
Posted by on Sat, 29 May 2010 01:45:00 GMT

VIDEO OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE GIG!

Hello music lovers,I recently played a huge gig to celebrate St George's Day in Trafalgar Square. Thousands of people were in attendance, and it was headlined by the old rock and roller Joe Brown. A w...
Posted by on Sat, 29 May 2010 01:41:00 GMT

SMOOTH RADIO INTERVIEW!

And indeed here is the Smooth Radio interview in its entirety , with a little exclusive performance of 'give me everything you got'http://www.smoothradiolondon.co.uk/player/listen-again/f uodsyf8/liste...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:22:00 GMT

BORIS TWEETS ABOUT JAMIE!

Boris tweeted about my win on the busking competition: http://twitter.com/MayorOfLondon/status/4076094 903hehe, all good fun! he called me 'orphetic' in one of the newspaper quotes. ok i know you need ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:00 GMT

WINNER OF BUSKING COMPETITION

That's right folks.Thanks to all you people voting for me, a great audience and some kind judges, I won the Rhythm Of London Busker of the Year Award.I was on GMTV, London Today, German TV, and featur...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:04:00 GMT

VALENTINE'S DAY WRITTEN ON THE SPOT!!!

MY GOD! Last Friday the 13th the band had the 2nd night of our residency at The Comedy Pub in Leicester Square. For the first time in over 10 years my amplifier broke down - who says there is no such ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:56:00 GMT