Jamie Pineda
Encyclopedia
Jamie Pineda, is an American
pop
singer-songwriter
and former model
. In late 2007, Jamie signed on to be the front woman of the international pop music project Sweetbox
.
with 7 brothers and sisters. Growing up Jamie played guitar and piano in the church choir while also singing in the school choir. When she was 14 she was offered a contract after an executive heard her singing on the balcony of her grandmothers restaurant. However, her family said she was much too young and they passed on the opportunity. When she was 15, Jamie stood in line to audition for American Idol
but was 20 days too young to compete. Amongst her credits, Jamie has performed at a halftime show for the Sacramento Kings
game. She has stated before that some of her influences include Mariah Carey
, Selena
, Etta James
and Alicia Keys
.
looking for a new singer after the last singer Jade Villalon
left to embark on a solo career. Taking the chance, Jamie auditioned and impressed executive producer Heiko Schmidt. The next day, the then 18 year old did some test recordings for Heiko in the studio of Bernd Burgdorf. She signed on soon thereafter to become the new front woman of the project.
, Georgie Dennis and Derek Bramble. Seeing that they worked so well together, Derek was chosen as the producer for the album, taking over the spot Geo left vacant after he and Jade Villalon left the project.
In May 2008, Derek and Jamie got to work on the album, entitled The Next Generation. The duo recorded the album in Los Angeles, California with the help of mix engineer Rob Chiarelli, Derek's longtime partner.
The albums debut single, "We Can Work It Out
", was released in April 2009 to Japan and reached #4 on iTunes
Pop Charts and eventually hit the country's Billboard Hot 100 at #27. Two more singles, "Crash Landed
" and "Everything is Nothing
", were released from the album.
The album was released to Japan under the Warner Music Japan
label in June 2009 and in Korea under the Sony BMG label in November 2009. Pineda promoted the album in Japan in May and June 2009 by visiting radio stations and performing at various events, including the FRESHNESS Warner event which showcased Warner Japan's hottest talent. In July 2009 the album was released via iTunes worldwide. It was the first Sweetbox release in North America since the debut album from the project in 1998.
The album was well received in Japan and had incredible success in Korea. It peaked in the top 10 on several charts for both countries including #4 on the Oricon International Charts and #1 on several Korean charts.
In January 2010, Heiko Schmidt announced that Jamie had finished writing for the album and that the second release from Pineda would be recorded in the coming months and would be released in the second quarter of 2010. He stated that the new album would feature "more uptempo and high energetic songs" then the projects previous release. In February 2010, Jamie traveled to Sweden once again and continued writing and recording. There, she once again collaborated with Didrik and Sebastian Thott, who co-wrote on Pineda's first studio album.
That May it was announced via Jamie's Twitter
that the album would be released in September 2010.
However with lack of promotion and information the album was released on iTunes and Amazon on May 18, 2011. The cover art of the album is different than the Japanese version. The album has kept its original name 'Diamond Veil
' from the beginning of recording. The album is more upbeat and dance oriented than the previous effort with Pineda due to that being the main criticism of the last album 'The Next Generation'.
Pineda posted two videos on Warner Japan's YouTube page talking about songs on 'Diamond Veil'.
On the 12th of July, the deluxe version of Diamond Veil was released digitally, containing all the tracks found on the physical version. This version cantains new artwork using a photo from 'The Next Generation' as a new photo shoot was not done.
with her two dogs.
She has a tattoo on her left foot of three paw prints.
Her background vocals were used for the song "Stolen" on the 2008 album I Am
by the German girl group Monrose
. Jamie had recorded the song while in Sweden in 2007 but the song was given to Monrose for their third album.
Singles
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and former model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. In late 2007, Jamie signed on to be the front woman of the international pop music project Sweetbox
Sweetbox
Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan.Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several leading women including Kimberly Kearney, Dacia Bridges, Tina Harris, Jade Villalon and most recently and...
.
Early life
Jamie grew up in Fall River Mills, CaliforniaFall River Mills, California
Fall River Mills is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 573 as of the 2010 census.-Production & Industry:The community is known for its agriculture...
with 7 brothers and sisters. Growing up Jamie played guitar and piano in the church choir while also singing in the school choir. When she was 14 she was offered a contract after an executive heard her singing on the balcony of her grandmothers restaurant. However, her family said she was much too young and they passed on the opportunity. When she was 15, Jamie stood in line to audition for American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
but was 20 days too young to compete. Amongst her credits, Jamie has performed at a halftime show for the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
game. She has stated before that some of her influences include Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
, Etta James
Etta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
and Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
.
Sweetbox
After her town raised money for Jamie to move to Los Angeles, she made the move and found herself modeling for an agency to make ends meet, while trying to make it as a musician. In August 2007, the agency informed Jamie about the international pop project, SweetboxSweetbox
Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan.Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several leading women including Kimberly Kearney, Dacia Bridges, Tina Harris, Jade Villalon and most recently and...
looking for a new singer after the last singer Jade Villalon
Jade Villalon
Jade Valerie Villalon , also known by her project and stage name Jade Valerie, is an American and European pop singer, songwriter, and actress...
left to embark on a solo career. Taking the chance, Jamie auditioned and impressed executive producer Heiko Schmidt. The next day, the then 18 year old did some test recordings for Heiko in the studio of Bernd Burgdorf. She signed on soon thereafter to become the new front woman of the project.
The Next Generation
The same month, Jamie got right to work and began traveling around the globe to places such as Stockholm, Gothenburg, New York City and London - just to name a few. While having songs wrote for her as the new face of Sweetbox, Jamie also co-wrote many tracks with the likes of Toby GadToby Gad
Tobias "Toby" Gad is a Los Angeles-based hit producer and songwriter from Germany, perhaps best known for co-writing Fergie's Grammy nominated hit song "Big Girls Don't Cry" as well as co-writing and producing Beyoncé's worldwide #1 hit "If I Were a Boy", and The Veronicas multi-platinum #1...
, Georgie Dennis and Derek Bramble. Seeing that they worked so well together, Derek was chosen as the producer for the album, taking over the spot Geo left vacant after he and Jade Villalon left the project.
In May 2008, Derek and Jamie got to work on the album, entitled The Next Generation. The duo recorded the album in Los Angeles, California with the help of mix engineer Rob Chiarelli, Derek's longtime partner.
The albums debut single, "We Can Work It Out
We Can Work It Out (Sweetbox song)
"We Can Work It Out" is the first hit single from pop music project Sweetbox on the album The Next Generation. It is the first song from the project to feature Jamie Pineda as frontwoman and Derek Bramble as producer...
", was released in April 2009 to Japan and reached #4 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Pop Charts and eventually hit the country's Billboard Hot 100 at #27. Two more singles, "Crash Landed
Crash Landed
"Crash Landed" is the second single from pop music project Sweetbox on the album The Next Generation, featuring Jamie Pineda as frontwoman. Georgie Dennis, Tom Barnes, Gavin Jones, Ben Kohn and Peter Kelleher co-wrote the song with Jamie....
" and "Everything is Nothing
Everything is Nothing
"Everything is Nothing" is the third overall single from pop music project Sweetbox on the album The Next Generation, featuring Jamie Pineda as frontwoman. It is the second single in Korea, but the third overall single from the album. The song is also the first single off the album to not be...
", were released from the album.
The album was released to Japan under the Warner Music Japan
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
label in June 2009 and in Korea under the Sony BMG label in November 2009. Pineda promoted the album in Japan in May and June 2009 by visiting radio stations and performing at various events, including the FRESHNESS Warner event which showcased Warner Japan's hottest talent. In July 2009 the album was released via iTunes worldwide. It was the first Sweetbox release in North America since the debut album from the project in 1998.
The album was well received in Japan and had incredible success in Korea. It peaked in the top 10 on several charts for both countries including #4 on the Oricon International Charts and #1 on several Korean charts.
Diamond Veil
Jamie started writing for the second album in June 2009 right after her first album release. Through the official Sweetbox website, she has been asking fans what they would like to see on the album. In September 2009, Jamie traveled to Sweden and started working with previous writers on the album. Jamie took a more hands on role with the writing of this album and has stated she keeps a notebook with her at all times for inspiration. In a November 2009 interview, she stated that with this writing process she has a lot to write about and more emotions were coming out with the writing.In January 2010, Heiko Schmidt announced that Jamie had finished writing for the album and that the second release from Pineda would be recorded in the coming months and would be released in the second quarter of 2010. He stated that the new album would feature "more uptempo and high energetic songs" then the projects previous release. In February 2010, Jamie traveled to Sweden once again and continued writing and recording. There, she once again collaborated with Didrik and Sebastian Thott, who co-wrote on Pineda's first studio album.
That May it was announced via Jamie's Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that the album would be released in September 2010.
However with lack of promotion and information the album was released on iTunes and Amazon on May 18, 2011. The cover art of the album is different than the Japanese version. The album has kept its original name 'Diamond Veil
Diamond Veil
Diamond Veil is the 8th studio album by Sweetbox and Jamie Pineda's 2nd studio album. It was released on May 25th, 2011 in Japan, and on June 3rd, 2011 in Korea. It includes 15 new songs written by Jamie Pineda, Sebastian Thott and many others. The Korean and Japanese releases contains all 15...
' from the beginning of recording. The album is more upbeat and dance oriented than the previous effort with Pineda due to that being the main criticism of the last album 'The Next Generation'.
Pineda posted two videos on Warner Japan's YouTube page talking about songs on 'Diamond Veil'.
On the 12th of July, the deluxe version of Diamond Veil was released digitally, containing all the tracks found on the physical version. This version cantains new artwork using a photo from 'The Next Generation' as a new photo shoot was not done.
Personal life
Jamie resides in Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
with her two dogs.
She has a tattoo on her left foot of three paw prints.
Her background vocals were used for the song "Stolen" on the 2008 album I Am
I Am (Monrose album)
I Am is the third studio album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch Music and the Warner Music Group on 26 September 2008 in German-speaking Europe and 29 September 2008 in Poland...
by the German girl group Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
. Jamie had recorded the song while in Sweden in 2007 but the song was given to Monrose for their third album.
Discography
Albums- The Next Generation (Debut Album with Sweetbox.) (2009)
- Diamond VeilDiamond VeilDiamond Veil is the 8th studio album by Sweetbox and Jamie Pineda's 2nd studio album. It was released on May 25th, 2011 in Japan, and on June 3rd, 2011 in Korea. It includes 15 new songs written by Jamie Pineda, Sebastian Thott and many others. The Korean and Japanese releases contains all 15...
(2011)
Singles
- We Can Work It OutWe Can Work It Out (Sweetbox song)"We Can Work It Out" is the first hit single from pop music project Sweetbox on the album The Next Generation. It is the first song from the project to feature Jamie Pineda as frontwoman and Derek Bramble as producer...
(2009) - Crash LandedCrash Landed"Crash Landed" is the second single from pop music project Sweetbox on the album The Next Generation, featuring Jamie Pineda as frontwoman. Georgie Dennis, Tom Barnes, Gavin Jones, Ben Kohn and Peter Kelleher co-wrote the song with Jamie....
(2009) - Everything is NothingEverything is Nothing"Everything is Nothing" is the third overall single from pop music project Sweetbox on the album The Next Generation, featuring Jamie Pineda as frontwoman. It is the second single in Korea, but the third overall single from the album. The song is also the first single off the album to not be...
(2010) - Remember This Dance (2011) Japans first single
- Minute By Minute (2011) Korea's First single
- I Know Your Not Alone (2011) Japan's second single and was featured in the live-action film paradise kiss it contains the same sample used for Jamie's first single 'We Can Work It Out'