Jamie Iwata
My self-performed and recorded EP titled Files and Records is up on Bandcamp to stream and download! This EP features songs I wrote about vulnerable experiences in my life when I was struggling with depression. This process really allowed me to stay creatively active while I was healing. Give this thing a listen and I hope you enjoy it.
This video of Color Blue is from my show at Artichoke Music Cafe, August 29, 2016.
I had an absolute blast at the show today! Thanks so much to White Eagle and Portland Notes for allowing the show to happen. White Eagle has been becoming one of my favorite places to play. Thanks to Niamh and Pedestrian Death Gang who played absolutely stunning sets. Thanks to Zach Holden, Evan Shely, and Connor Johnson who are both incredible musicians and wonderful friends. Most importantly, thanks to all of you who came to the show and made it so fun! You can check out the entire set here:
It’s with the greatest of pleasure that I can now release my new album to the world. You can stream it for free on Bandcamp or download it for $10. The Sun has been a work in progress for a year and a half and it feels great to share all the heart and soul that went into this album. This is a highly personal concept album about self-discovery during my sophomore year of high school.
I want to send a sincere thank you to my friends Evan Shely, Zach Holden, Connor Johnson, and Bobby Ray for helping out with this album. The Sun wouldn’t exist without you guys and I’m so blessed to have such amazing musicians and friends in my life. I hope you all enjoy this record as much as I do.
This is a new version of Follow the River that will be included on The Sun.
Here is a preview of The Sun is Falling from my upcoming album, ask The Sun.
The Sun is coming out on June 17th! This album has been in the works for the past year and I’m excited to be able to share “Follow the River” and “The Sun is Falling” with you now. While the concept for The Sun came from my experiences from high school, the album is more about anyone who is on that journey to become more confident as a person and discover who they are.
These videos are from my show at the Walnut Room in Denver.
A sneak peek preview of a song from my newest project, a five song EP.
This is a new song that will be on a 5 song EP! As most of you know, I and some others have been working on an album for over a year and that’s still the number one priority. I’m not going to be do anything else until the album is finished and released. However, I felt it would be fun to talk about my plan after the album is finished.
I’ve already been developing ideas for my next release and I have five songs that I would like to record onto an EP. This EP is going to be much more stripped down and skeletal compared to what you’ll hear on the album. I thought I’d share one of those tracks with you called Sing A Little Song. You can even download it if you like. Hope you all enjoy it and I promise that the album is on the verge of being released!
My latest songs are available for listening and download on Soundcloud.
This video is of my farewell song to the Portland School of Rock.
Here’s my cover of Leading Me Now from The Tallest Man on Earth.
The Shelter is a 10 track EP of my original songs available for listening and download on bandcamp. It was released in 2013.
This video is from a 2013 Battles show by the Portland School of Rock.
This video is from a 2013 show of Beck’s Song Reader with the Portland School of Rock and the Portland Cello Project. I’m on vocals and piano for Rough on Rats.
A song from 2015, Follow the River.
The Great Train Robbery was a band I was involved with from 2011-2013. It featured Zach Holden on guitar, Tyler Takaro on bass, Bobby Rossen on drums, and me on the vocals. On this EP, we were also joined by Jack Mortensen on bass. Broken Ryhthms was our second EP, released in 2013.
You can listen and download the EP from bandcamp.
The Great Train Robbery was a band I was involved with from 2011-2013. It featured Zach Holden on guitar, Tyler Takaro on bass, Bobby Rossen on drums, and me on the vocals. Black and White was our first EP, released in 2012.
You can listen and download the EP from bandcamp.