associated_acts years_active alias label background birth_date genre image article_title hometown name
graffiti6 2002 -- present j.s. baylin sony bmg , polydor , capitol , virgin records solo_singer 12 february 1984 indie , acoustic , alternative , rock , folk thumb jamie scott
 rowtown/ottershaw , surrey , united kingdom jamie scott
jamie scott

jamie scott -lrb- born 12 february 1984 -rrb- is a british singer , songwriter and producer .
jamie scott also wrote and produced music under the name j.s. baylin and was the writer and lead vocalist behind the band jamie scott and the town .
scott is heavily influenced by 1970s artists like cat stevens and james taylor , and also by neo-soul artists like d'angelo .
he has appeared in `` step up '' , where he sang on a song on the soundtrack .
scott relocated to los angeles in 2011 where he worked on an collaboration with tommyd called graffiti6 , they were signed to capitol records .
scott is now living back in the uk and is preparing to release his first solo record since 2007 on virgin records in the us .
scott has had major success as a songwriter with many artists and is one of the main collaborators with uk boy band sensations one direction , including singles `` story of my life '' , `` night changes '' , `` you & i '' , `` midnight memories '' and `` more than this '' .
scott opened up for one direction for 5 dates on their where we are tour , playing 24 august 2014 and 27 august 2014 in dallas and st. louis as well as the 3 rose bowl shows in pasadena , california .
jamie scott 's solo album `` my hurricane '' was released on 20 january 2015 and debuted at # 14 on the itunes chart in america .
scott recently stated on his twitter page that he would be going on tour in america this summer .
further details have yet to be announced but many believe he will be opening for one direction during the on the road again tour due to his many cryptic tweets regarding the subject .
