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Born in the Copper Coast, 2 hours north of Adelaide, Jamie Newton is a Contemporary Country Music Singer/Songwriter who projects powerful vocals and mixes them with melodic acoustic guitar playing, emotive and thoughtful songwriting and a flair to entertain. Jamie has an easy going nature being raised in the coastal country town of Wallaroo and this persona projects into his music style. Born diagnosed deaf at 15 months old, Jamie went through 16 years of surgeries, speech therapy and lots of pain but it is during this time, Jamie found an affinity of music, being raised listening to music at family gatherings, in the home and everywhere in between. Jamie was influenced by such bands as the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Beach Boys, David Bowie and many more classics and found a way to make the most of the deficiencies handed to him and used techniques of focus and active listening skills to develop an ear for music. Jamie started learning Piano at a young age but it wasn’t until the age of 15 he got his first Guitar (Ibanez G10) with the proviso that he is to stick with playing it. From then on Jamie learnt how to play the guitar which was also a way to channel his emotions through his Teenage years and also through his early 20s when life got tough. Already believing he has a singing ability, Jamie decided to put both singing and guitar playing together and by the age of 30, began playing gigs at pubs in his local area. As time went on, Jamie started to play for weddings, birthdays and regular gigs and in 2019 was encouraged to compete in the Burra Country Music Talent Quest in which he won a Scholarship to attend the Country Music Academy in Tamworth with 29 extremely talented musicians. Here Jamie met some amazing artists and rubbed shoulders with some house hold names of the Australian country music scene, such as Casey Chambers, Lyn Bowtell, Lachlan Bryan, Catherine Britt and Kevin Bennett, learning the business aspect of the music industry and expanding his knowledge of being a musician. This experience led Jamie down a path to expand his musical ability, improve his songwriting and open doors to become the best he can be. 2 years of the release of his Debut Single, Jamie is releasing the long awaited follow up single With Me, in which he wrote, recorded and produced. The song is about having dreams and something to strive for and is ok to have dreams no matter how old you get and what obstacles get in your way. Whether it is learning something new, Travelling over seas or ticking off a bucket list, it is ok to have dreams no matter who you are and how old you are. Jamie is a man that aims to inspire people through his music, songwriting and his overall persona that people can understand, resonate with and take it in to their own lives to remember and cherish. When not making music or playing live shows, Jamie is a loving father of 3 sons, a cricket coach for his sons team, and making sure he stays fit to keep up with them. Although Jamie Newton is only just beginning in the music industry, his future as a Contemporary Country Singer/Songwriter is bright.