Artist Bio

Jamie Reno, who grew up in Iowa and now lives in San Diego, is an acclaimed singer/songwriter whose warm, skillfully crafted, bittersweet music seduces listeners with its honesty and universal themes. Shaped by an enduring love for 70's acoustic rock as well as country and folk music, Reno's songs resonate with both joy and melancholy.

His new release, "All-American Music," fulfills Reno's lifelong dream of recording his own traveling songs with many of his musical heroes. A compelling set of road tunes, it features remarkable musicianship from such music greats as Charlie Daniels,
Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers), Jeff Skunk Baxter (Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan),
Randy Meisner (Eagles), Ricky Skaggs, Charley Pride, Jerry Donahue (hellecasters),
Suzy Bogguss, and many more.

Reno, who records for 33rd Street Records, is a lifelong musician (guitar, keyboards, drums) and singer/performer whose national songwriting career began auspiciously in 2000 after completing a successful treatment for lymphoma cancer. That near-death experience, combined with the joyous birth of his daughter, inspired him to start writing songs. Reno has since recorded four CDs, had his songs placed on NBC and nationally syndicated TV shows and films, and won prestigious songwriting honors nationwide including Best Song honors at last year's San Diego Songwriters Guild Awards.

The summer of 2000 saw the national release of Reno's debut record, "My Side of Paradise," a largely acoustic, autobiographical record and critical and popular success that featured some of California's best studio musicians and members of the Little River Band. It was followed in late 2001 by "Reunion," another successful release that affectionately addressed what it means to grow up, and look back. In 2002, he wrote and recorded "Favorite One," a touching tribute to legendary ex-Beatle George Harrison that received nationwide airplay and praise.

In addition to being an acclaimed singer-songwriter and compelling performer, Reno is also one of the nation's most accomplished journalists. The San Diego correspondent for Newsweek magazine, he's covered stories ranging from the California fires, the war in Iraq, the 9/11 terrorist attack and investigation and the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy to Napster, Enron, the Heaven's Gate cult, the Andrew Cunanan murders, the O.J. Simpson trials, the David Westerfield trial, Super Bowls, youth culture and the music business.

Reno has also written for such publications as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, US Weekly, Premiere, Men's Journal, Inside Sports and the Los Angeles Times. Reno has won more than 25 Society of Professional Journalist and Press Club awards, including the Press Club's prestigious Best of Show award in 1997, 1998, and 2002.

Reno, who was born and raised outside Des Moines, Iowa, is also an accomplished athlete (surfing, soccer, baseball, tennis), who loves movies, reading, and being in or anywhere near the ocean. But among all his accomplishments, he lists husband and father as his two most important. He lives with his wife, Gabriela, and their daughter, Mandy, in San Diego.