- Jeremy Fisher
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = Jeremy Fisher
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Background = solo_singer
Origin = flagicon|Canada Hamilton,Ontario ,Canada
Born = birth date and age|1976|12|15
Instruments = acoustic guitar slide guitar harmonica
Genre =Breakbeat , folk
Years_active = 2001–present (solo)
Label =Sony Music BGM Aquarius RecordsWind-up Records
URL = [http://www.jeremyfishermusic.com/ jeremyfishermusic.com]
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Past_members =Jeremy Fisher (born December 15,1976) is a Canadian
singer-songwriter . Originally named Jeremy Binns, he was born and raised inHamilton, Ontario . Fisher was also a member of the Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band for many years while attendingWestdale Secondary School (Class of 1995) and became a camp counsellor at YMCA Wanakita. Westdale SS is also the alma mater ofMartin Short ,Eugene Levy , andRuss Jackson .Fisher is currently based in Vancouver,
British Columbia and was previously based onVancouver Island , B.C. and in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.. Fisher also has a Newfoundland connection. His mother is from the province and still continues to live in Hamilton.Fisher's work is heavily influenced by folk and
blues music , and his songs feature accompaniment by acoustic guitar,slide guitar andharmonica .He performed with the band The Obvious under the name Jeremy Binns, and some of his early songs that he performed with The Obvious, including "Lemon Meringue Pie" and "Kiss the Moon" are on his later albums. In 1999, The Obvious put out a self-titled CD.
To support his 2001 independent
debut album , "Back Porch Spirituals ", Fisher spent six months touring from Seattle, across Canada to Halifax,Nova Scotia bybicycle . The tour, dubbed "One Less Tourbus", travelled 7500 kilometres, included 30 performances, and worked with theInstitute for Transportation and Development Policy to raise funds for the "Tour des", promoting access to bicycle transport and to education for girls inAfrica . Fisher has also performed as a sidewalk busker."Let It Shine", his first album on a major label (Sony
BMG Music Canada), was released onOctober 12 ,2004 . "High School", the second single from the album, won wide airplay on Canadian commercial radio and music television in early 2005.In February and March 2005, Fisher toured Canada with
Sarah Slean , and in April, he was a featured performer in the [http://www.expo2005canada.gc.ca/en/cultural_program/performing_arts.html Canada Performing Arts Program] atExpo 2005 inAichi Prefecture ,Japan .In 2006 Jeremy toured with
Xavier Rudd and opened forRex Goudie on Rex's Outports Tour 2006.Jeremy Fisher dueted with Canadian
industrial music supergroupJakalope on the track "Unsaid" from their "Born 4" album, released in 2006.His second album, entitled "
Goodbye Blue Monday ", with fellow CanadianHawksley Workman , was released on March 27, 2007 by his new record label, Aquarius Records. The single "Cigarette" was serviced to radio in Canada after a surprise add at Toronto radio station 104.5CHUM-FM in early 2007. A home-made video for the song has been viewed over two million times onYouTube . On August 20, 2007, Fisher made his U.S. television debut onThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . The following night, he again appeared on the Late Late Show but this time withCraig Northey and Pat Steward of Odds. "Goodbye Blue Monday" was released in the United States on August 28, 2007 throughWind-up Records .In April and May 2008, Jeremy opened for
The Proclaimers on their North American tour.Discography
tudio albums
ingles
External links
* [http://www.jeremyfishermusic.com Sony BMG Jeremy Fisher site]
* [http://www.therealjeremyfisher.com/ therealjeremyfisher.com]
*myspace|jeremyfisher
* [http://www.icebergradio.com/jeremyfisher Acoustic performance and audio interview] , recorded April 2007 in Toronto, Canada
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