Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, Jeremy Alan Jones is the kind of artist that comes along only once in a while. Jeremy built a career in rock, R&B, and hip-hop before finally finding his place in country music. Although he wasn’t creating music in different genres just for fun, he was able to build a career in each genre. Even now that he is known as a country musician, he remains the only country musician to be picked up by urban radio and country radio at the same time. His level of versatility is astonishing.
Jeremy started recording music when he was 12 in an apartment closet. He picked up rock music and then got a shot to play as a backup vocalist for an American rock group named Saliva in 2001. He was on the group’s album titled Back Into Your System in 2003. The same year, he got married and took a seven-year break from music to raise a family.
After his hiatus, Jeremy returned as J Bravo, an R&B musician. He made some connections with the mainstream music industry and scored collaborations with artists like T-Pain, Twista, Gorilla Zoe, Snoop Dogg, Yung Joc, Ying Yang Twins, Juicy J, among others. In 2012, he worked with music producers Jon Redwine and Marley Waters. He also worked with songwriters Rob-A, who wrote “Disturbia” for Rihanna, and Nate Walker, who wrote “Blame It on the Alcohol” for Jamie Foxx and “Say Ahhh” for Trey Songz.
After a few years in the R&B/hip-hop scene, Jeremy decided to try his hand in another music genre. At 42 years old, he dove into country music. With his deep baritone voice and his natural southern twang, he fits right into the country music role. Jeremy got the chance to work with Redwine again, and they created the hit country song, “I’ll Wait for You Anyways”. The song’s hook was done by JVZEL, a backup singer to Rihanna. Not long after it’s release, Jeremy remixed the song with Gorilla Zoe. The remix made all the difference as it dominated the airwaves and made it to country radio and urban radio at the same time.
Jeremy understands the uniqueness of his music style, and he knows how much it appeals to his audience. “What makes my music unique is that I have country leads on my songs, but I also do all of my harmonies, whether it be falsetto, high notes, aired out notes, or deep notes. I’m making country music and putting hip-hop artists and R&B singers in my songs. It’s extremely versatile, and a good listen for just about everybody,” he says.
Jeremy sees music as an outlet to express himself. Getting the chance to make music motivates him and gives him the power to uplift people with his lyrics. Being a nominee at the CMAs is one of his major goals, and he plans to work hard to achieve that.
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