Jaime Anne Jamgochian is a

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singer and songwriter.

Biography

Jaime Jamgochian is a Christian singer songwriter and worship leader based in

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. Jaime grew up in

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. She began playing piano by ear at a young age. Throughout high school, she took lessons, performed and competed in numerous competitions. Jamgochian earned a scholarship to

Berklee School of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

. While in college, a friend told her about Jesus Christ, and she began to study the Bible and attend a local church. Shortly after graduating, she took an internship at The City Church in

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. She ended up staying there for seven years, where she got involved in missions and outreach programs.

Music career

While in Seattle, Jaime connected with

Centricity Music Centricity Music is an American contemporary Christian music record label that was founded in Washington. The label's roster includes artists such as Lauren Daigle, Jordan Feliz, Jason Gray, North Point Worship, Andrew Peterson and NEEDTOBREATHE. ...

, and was signed as one of their first artists. She released her first album, ''Reason to Live'', under

. She was able to co-write the album with a number of influential songwriters and friends, David Zaffiro, Gary Sadler, and Sam Mizell. ''Above the Noise'' was produced in part by Nathan Nockels. while remaining honest and humble.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Jaime'' (2003) *''Reason to Live'' (2004; re-released 2006) *''Reason to Re-Mix'' EP (2004) *''Hear My Worship'' EP (2007) *''Above the Noise'' (2008) *''Modest is Hottest'' (2015) *''Christmastime'' EP (2015) (with Tyrus Morgan)

Compilation albums

*''Bethlehem Skyline'' (2006)

Singles

* "The Stand" (2011) * "Everything You Are" (2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamgochian, Jaime Living people Christian music songwriters Centricity Music artists American women singer-songwriters Performers of contemporary Christian music American performers of Christian music 1983 births Singers from Nashville, Tennessee Berklee College of Music alumni Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers