Jamareo "Jam" Artis is an American bass guitarist. He is known for his work as bass guitarist for pop star
Bruno Mars and for winning
P. Diddy's MTV Making His Band in 2009.
In 2014, Jamareo recorded with
Mark Ronson &
Bruno Mars on "Uptown Funk", which lasted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks. Artis also appears with
Bruno Mars in the music videos for "
Locked Out of Heaven", "
Uptown Funk", "
Gorilla", "
Treasure", "
24K Magic" and "Finesse". He also participated in Mars'
24K Magic World Tour
The 24K Magic World Tour was the fourth concert tour of American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars that was performed in support of his third studio album '' 24K Magic'' (2016) from March 2017 to December 2018. Anderson .Paak was the opening act f ...
.
Artis has performed on many television shows, such as the ''
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show'', the
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
telecast,
''
Saturday Night Live,
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show'', ''
MTV Video Music Awards
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,
Today Show,
X Factor,
The Ellen Degeneres Show,
Jimmy Kimmel Live,
Late Show with David Letterman
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,
American Idol,
MTV European Music Awards,
Echo Awards,
X Factor UK'', among others. He played the bass on
Keith Urban's song "Out the Cage" (featuring
Breland and
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...
) taken from ''
The Speed of Now Part 1
''The Speed of Now Part 1'' is the eleventh studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. The album was released on 18 September 2020 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville.
The album won the Highest Selling ...
'' (2020).
Early life
Artis began playing the bass at the age of 10.
He graduated from
Ralph L. Fike High School
Ralph L. Fike High School is a high school in Wilson, North Carolina. Fike High School opened its doors to students on October 9, 1958. It is named for Dr. Ralph Llewellyn Fike. Fike High School is the sole International Baccalaureate school in W ...
in 2007.
Discography
*Liberation
(EP)
*The Red BoomBox
(LP)
References
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American male bass guitarists
1989 births
Living people
African-American people
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American bass guitarists
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians