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Jesse Brian Marchant, better known by his stage name JBM, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In 2011, he signed a recording contract with American label
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Early life and education

Marchant was born in
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, Quebec. He was classically trained in guitar from the age of seven. As a young man, Marchant lived in his family's home in the American
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for three years, living mostly in seclusion, to realize songs that he had written earlier in Los Angeles, California. In 2008, he recorded songs in a church studio in
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, New York.


Career

Marchant has toured with
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. He has also performed with
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, and Swedish singer
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. His musical style has been compared to that of
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and M. Ward.


Reception

Music critic Nick Gunther described JBM's music as instilling a "unique depth of emotion and feeling." Brittney McKenna in ''
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'' magazine wrote that there was a "level of peace and of stillness unique to a church" in Marchant's debut album and that his music "feels like one man's soft, musical prayer for hope in a world that too often has too little," and she compared his style to
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and Neil Young. JBM's song "Ambitions & War" was described as a "honey-of-a-song" in ''Future Sounds'' magazine, with lyrics about a person who is losing their mind in Los Angeles. ''Clubdistrict.com'' described the album as "exquisitely crafted" which feels "as weathered and wise as an old home" and which is a "mostly acoustic venture" with "atmospheric arrangements, lyrical purity and unaffected baritone." Mikela Floyd in '' Filter'' magazine described the debut album as "heartfelt compositions" reflecting "a meticulous and carefully crafted sound" from a "handcrafted talent." Steven Mansmith in ''Slowcoustic'' described the album as "a fantastic album" of 2010 and noted that the video by Brody Baker accompanying JBM's song ''Not Even in July'', with "images of strewn lawn chairs, sunsets and searching through a dark forest" was a "great video for a great song."


Personal life

, he lived in
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, New York; Los Angeles; and
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.


Discography

*''Antelope Running'', 2021 *''Illusion of Love'', 2018 *''Jesse Marchant'', 2014 *''Stray Ashes'', 2012 * ''Not Even in July'', 2010,
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* ''Not Even in July'', 2008, vinyl format


Awards

* Top singer-songwriter 2009,
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See also

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List of folk rock artists This is a list of musicians who have both significant folk and rock elements in their music, even if they are not considered primarily folk rock artists. Singer-songwriters 1960s North American folk rock vocal groups British folk rock C ...
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List of guitarists This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists. A * Jo ...
* List of musicians from Quebec * List of Partisan Records artists *
List of people from Los Angeles The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of bir ...
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List of people from Montreal This is a list of notable people from Montreal. A *Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott – prime minister of Canada * Scott Abbott – co-inventor of Trivial Pursuit * David Acer – magician and comedian, star of ''Mystery Hunter ...
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List of people from Brooklyn, New York This is a list of people who were either born or have lived in Brooklyn, a borough (New York City), borough of New York City at some time in their lives. A * Aaliyah (1979–2001) – actress, dancer and singer * Allison Abbate (born 1965) ...
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List of singer-songwriters This is a list of singer-songwriters who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the defin ...
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Music of Los Angeles As well as being one of the most important cities in the world in the film industry, Los Angeles, California, is also one of the most important places in the world for the recorded music industry. Many landmarks in Los Angeles – such as Capito ...
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Music of Montreal Montreal was referred to as "''Canada's Cultural Capital''" by Monocle (2007 magazine), Monocle Magazine. The city is Canada's centre for French-language television productions, radio, theatre, film, multimedia, and print publishing. The ''Quarti ...
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References


External links

* , his official website *
JBM on Partisan Records website
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