JP News & Updates http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:10:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com Jamie To Appear on NBC - 17's "My Carolina Today" http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=1743115 &nbsp; &nbsp;Exciting news! ! ! Jamie will be interviewed (and play a tune) on the popular Raleigh morning show &quot;My Carolina Today&quot; show on WNCN, NBC-17.&nbsp; Jamie's Interview segment will air on Friday, February 3rd, 2012, from 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM.&nbsp; If you miss the episode you can find a link to the show <a target="_new" href="http://www2.nbc17.com/mycarolinatoday/">here.&nbsp; It will also be posted here on my videos page and my facebook music page.&nbsp;  
 Exciting news! ! ! Jamie will be interviewed (and play a tune) on the popular Raleigh morning show "My Carolina Today" show on WNCN, NBC-17.  Jamie's Interview segment will air on Friday, February 3rd, 2012, from 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM.  If you miss the episode you can find a link to the show here.  It will also be posted here on my videos page and my facebook music page. 
]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:10:00 GMT 77576B2311DB69A6FBB1378C8EA27BC4 MARTIN CONTEST UPDATE http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=1704257 I entered a contest to win a brand-new Martin D-28 Guitar.&nbsp; The challange was to write a brand-new song using the word &quot;Lifespan&quot;.&nbsp; I did that and posted a video of the song <a href="http://lifespan.venturaassociates.net/index.php" target="_new">here.&nbsp; I did not win, but I did gather 286 votes.&nbsp; Thanks so much for your support!! Peace, J&nbsp;
I entered a contest to win a brand-new Martin D-28 Guitar.  The challange was to write a brand-new song using the word "Lifespan".  I did that and posted a video of the song here.  I did not win, but I did gather 286 votes.  Thanks so much for your support!!

Peace,
J 
]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:50:00 GMT C4535D093298600B49C7AAADDE70FD78 Jamie "Honorable Mention" in Nationwide Lyric Contest !!! http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=1500969 My tune &quot;The Right Time&quot; was just named an &quot;Honorable Mention&quot; in the monthly lyric contest for American Songwriter Magazine!!! &nbsp;Check it out here:&nbsp;<a target="_new" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; " href="http://www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/current-winners/">http://www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/current-winners/
My tune "The Right Time" was just named an "Honorable Mention" in the monthly lyric contest for American Songwriter Magazine!!!  Check it out here: http://www.americansongwriter.com/lyric-contest/current-winners/]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:35:00 GMT C7FB31BF1B25308F386E8AD57714D76E WHIPPOORWILL CD Order http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=1304379 We are accepting orders now for WHIPPOORWILL&nbsp;on my &quot;Store&quot; page&nbsp;<a target="_new" href="./store.cfm">ORDER NOW!.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is also available on my Artist page at <a target="_new" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamiepurnell2">cdbaby.com. &nbsp;It is now also on <a target="_new" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whippoorwill/id471506555">iTunes and other digital retail partners such as <a target="_new" href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?ref_=nb_sb_noss&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=v&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;rd=1#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=700261337098&amp;rh=i:aps%2ck:700261337098">Amazon, <a target="_new" href="http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/jamie-purnell/album/whippoorwill">Rhapsody, and <a target="_new" href="http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/Jamie-Purnell-Whippoorwill-MP3-Download/12861950.html:">Emusic. &nbsp;&nbsp;
We are accepting orders now for WHIPPOORWILL on my "Store" page ORDER NOW!.   It is also available on my Artist page at cdbaby.com.  It is now also on iTunes and other digital retail partners such as Amazon, Rhapsody, and Emusic.   








]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:30:00 GMT 04BE42D042395C973479ED8292F2351E Boy Next Door WORLD PREMIERE VIDEO is HERE!!! http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=1379568 &nbsp;&quot;Boy Next Door&quot; features the brilliant LEGO (tm) animation of the sixteen-year-old Nicole Taylor of Yofro Studios&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTw6phUZBdE">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTw6phUZBdE">http://www.yofrostudios.com/ I hope you love this video as much as I do!!! &nbsp;Click <a target="_new" href="./video.cfm">here to view.  "Boy Next Door" features the brilliant LEGO (tm) animation of the sixteen-year-old Nicole Taylor of Yofro Studios  http://www.yofrostudios.com/

I hope you love this video as much as I do!!!  Click here to view.


]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:08:57 GMT A3D81FF8350717A0306CE2018B08C647 Great to Hear (and Meet) Ruthie Foster! http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=1303168 Had a great Friday evening...I got to hear Ruthie Foster live for the first time. What a show! Check out Ruthie:&nbsp;<a target="_new" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.ruthiefoster.com/">www.ruthiefoster.com Had a great Friday evening...I got to hear Ruthie Foster live for the first time. What a show! Check out Ruthie: www.ruthiefoster.com









]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:05:00 GMT 4E65B8C3C5930A9553A8D4CC717A5B10 Jamie Part of Unique Valentine's Day Proposal http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=772476 <!--StartFragment--> On Valentine's Day, 2011, Brant W. proposed to his girlfriend Rebecca.&nbsp; As part of the proposal, Brant wrote lyrics, which documented the events leading up to the proposal, and highlighted his devotion to his sweetheart.&nbsp; Brant enlisted the services of Raleigh songwriter Jamie Purnell to finish the chords and melody to the tune entitled &quot;A New Day&quot;.&nbsp; To sweeten the presentation of the new original song, Brant contacted The Loreleis, an all-female a cappella group at UNC - Chapel HIll to provide backing vocals. Jamie performed the tune with The Loreleis right before the BIG MOMMENT.&nbsp; This is a video of the final dress rehearsal held only a few minutes before that.&nbsp; Special thanks to Brad at www.acasongs.com for his vocal arrangement!&nbsp;&nbsp;Click <a href="./video.cfm">here to watch! <!--EndFragment-->

On Valentine's Day, 2011, Brant W. proposed to his girlfriend Rebecca.  As part of the proposal, Brant wrote lyrics, which documented the events leading up to the proposal, and highlighted his devotion to his sweetheart.  Brant enlisted the services of Raleigh songwriter Jamie Purnell to finish the chords and melody to the tune entitled "A New Day".  To sweeten the presentation of the new original song, Brant contacted The Loreleis, an all-female a cappella group at UNC - Chapel HIll to provide backing vocals. Jamie performed the tune with The Loreleis right before the BIG MOMMENT.  This is a video of the final dress rehearsal held only a few minutes before that.  Special thanks to Brad at www.acasongs.com for his vocal arrangement!  Click here to watch!

]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:15:00 GMT BA3F664CA040033B48CEE3E9C13B9532 Jamie a Finalist in NC Songwriter's Co-op 13th Annual Contest! http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=476745 I am honored to be chosen as a finalist for the NC Songwriter Co-op's 13th Annual Songwriting Contest which will be held on Saturday, October 23rd at 8PM at the Artscenter in Carrboro, NC. &nbsp;Many hopefuls send in their entries, but only eight are invited to play their songs live before a panel of music-industry professionals and compete for the winning spot. I am looking forward to this opportunity! &nbsp;Come out and watch me make history! &nbsp;Tickets are $10. &nbsp;For more information, or to purchase tickets, click <a target="_new" href="http://www.artscenterlive.org">here.
I am honored to be chosen as a finalist for the NC Songwriter Co-op's 13th Annual Songwriting Contest which will be held on Saturday, October 23rd at 8PM at the Artscenter in Carrboro, NC.  Many hopefuls send in their entries, but only eight are invited to play their songs live before a panel of music-industry professionals and compete for the winning spot. I am looking forward to this opportunity!  Come out and watch me make history!  Tickets are $10.  For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here.

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:50:00 GMT B2DE3A95A203E367B8ABB098ABF171A1 Jamie's 10/8 Show an "Indypick" http://jamiepurnell.com/home.cfm?feature=1268362&postid=476714 I will be opening for Brendan James on 10/8/10 at 8:00 PM at Casbah in Durham. &nbsp;Tickets are $12 in advance and $14 at the door. &nbsp;This show is going to be epic! &nbsp;Local arts paper&nbsp;The Independent&nbsp;has given us the coveted &quot;Indypick&quot; stamp of approval reserved for can't-miss performances. &nbsp;Brendan has had his music on shows such as ABC's Private Practice and Lifetime's Army Wives. This will be one of those shows where you can say you saw him before he got big and famous -- and that goes for BOTH of us! &nbsp; The Independent has given us the coveted "Indypick" stamp of approval reserved for can't-miss performances.  Brendan has had his music on shows such as ABC's Private Practice and Lifetime's Army Wives. This will be one of those shows where you can say you saw him before he got big and famous -- and that goes for BOTH of us!  


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