Jamie Lenman
| Jamie Lenman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jamie Edward Lenman |
| Born | 9 November 1982 |
| Origin | Camberley, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Folk, Big Band, Jazz, Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, Mathcore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Illustrator |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums |
| Years active | 1998–2008. 2013-present |
| Labels |
Hideous Records Xtra Mile Recordings |
| Associated acts |
Reuben Caretaker |
| Website | www |
Jamie Edward Lenman (born 9 November 1982) is an English musician and illustrator. He was the lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter for British alternative rock trio Reuben, from 2001 to 2008 whilst also working as an illustrator, which upon Reuben disbanding he made his primary focus. In 2013 he began releasing and performing music under Jamie Lenman, releasing his debut solo album Muscle Memory on 4 November 2013.
Lenman worked full-time as an illustrator for The Guardian from 2007 until 2014, and has frequently contributed to the Doctor Who Magazine under the pseudonym ‘Baxter’, releasing a collection of his work so far for the magazine called ‘Whoah!’ in 2014.
Lenman grew up in Camberley, Surrey, England with his mother and father. At a young age he began reading his uncles collection of Peanuts, as well as reading Garfield comics which influenced him to start drawing, himself. This was encouraged by his mother, who was also artistic, and by his father. His parents also encouraged him to learn a musical instrument, with Lenman learning piano, saxophone and eventually the guitar. The first rock album that he owned was Swagger by the band Gun, however the first album he owned was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle soundtrack, at the age of eight. It was a "dodgy cassette tape copy of Queen's Greatest Hits from a market in Bulgaria that lead Lenman at the age of nine to aspire towards being a cross of both Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and guitarist Brian May.
In 1996, after taking guitar lessons for some time, Lenman was introduced by his guitar teacher to Jon Pearce, who also attended Collingwood College, Surrey - the same school as Lenman. Pearce had only been playing guitar for two weeks, however the pair, along with another student decided to form a band. Whilst at school Lenman studied both music and graphics. Lenman has reflected that he was a ‘’”good boy at school”’’, and that he found it difficult to let go of extracurricular activities such as The Sixth form Council and organising activity days when the band began taking up more of his time.
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