Jamie Alexander Lidderdale (born 18 September 1973,

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, England), known professionally as Jamie Lidell, is an

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musician, soul singer and podcast host living in

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. Lidell was formerly a part of Super Collider.

Career

Lidell is known for layering tracks made with his voice into a microphone and performing the percussion and melody as a sequenced,

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. Then over his augmented voices, he sings soul-inspired songs. This exercise makes for energetic live performances. Lidell has become renowned for his diverse range of genre-exploration. Following the release of his 2008 album, ''

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'', Lidell commented,

I want it to be about music, I think every musician does. But I think inevitably it ends up becoming about personality, which is what gives rise to the music, so people want to make sure that they get a bit of both. The more things do well, the more people want to know why it does well.

His song "Multiply" was used on the television show ''

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'', and was also included on its second soundtrack. Another song from his album ''

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'', "A Little Bit More", was featured in a series of commercials for the U.S. retailer

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. He often collaborates with Canadian musicians such as Gonzales, Feist and

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. In 2009 he collaborated with British electronic duo

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for the song "Off the Map". In 2006, he was part of a live performance collaboration with David Link and

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, which was released on CD as ''Echohce''. In 2001, he provided vocals for the Lo Fidelity Allstars track "Deep Ellum...Hold On", from their CD ''Don't Be Afraid of Love''. In early 2009, Lidell's ''Jim'' won in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album. In 2009, he contributed a cover of

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's song "Little Brother" to the ''

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'' compilation, as well as having his song "A Little Bit More" covered by

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. In March 2010, Lidell announced that he was releasing a new album entitled ''

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'' which was produced by fellow musician and occasional collaborator

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. The album was released in May 2010. The title track is featured in the

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''. Lidell was the co-writer and vocalist for the

track "Put Your Hands Together", from their 2012 album ''

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''. On 18 February 2013, Lidell released his self-titled album Jamie Lidell to critical acclaim. It saw him return to his live one-man show set up. He was also featured in

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's track "I Love U (Like I Love My Drum Machine)" featured on his album ''HD'' (released on 26 March 2013). In February 2015, Lidell was featured on

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's song "Clean", also featured in ''

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'' as soundtrack. Jamie's seventh studio album ''Building a Beginning'' was released on 14 October 2016 featuring the lead single "Walk Right Back". He is also the host of the podcast Hanging Out With Audiophiles, a show about recording techniques and the creative process, often featuring interviews with other musicians.

Personal life

Lidell married his long-term girlfriend, Lindsey Rome, in the summer of 2012 in Nashville. Their son, Julian, was born in November 2015.

Discography

Albums

EPs

*''Freekin the Frame'' (1997) *''3 4 U'' (2020)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lidell, Jamie 1973 births Living people English emigrants to the United States English male singers People from Huntingdon Independent Music Awards winners Musicians from Cambridgeshire English funk musicians 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers Warp (record label) artists