Chris Jamison was born in Texas but spent much of his youth in the
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. At the age of 16 Chris moved to
London, England where he finished high school and, under the guidance
of a few patient friends, first began to play guitar and fuse his
passion for poetry with his love for music. After graduating from the
Universtiy of Virginia in December of 2006, Chris began to set plans
in motion for his debut album: "Into Surrender". For the project Chris
called on his long-time friend and drummer Tommy Jackson and, with the
help of Micah Berry (lead guitar/producer), began putting together an
all-star line-up of Richmond, Virginia's finest musicians which would
evolve into the Secret Circus.
In December of '06 the first half of the album was recorded at
Minimum Wage Studios in Richmond, VA and the remainder of the album at
Fairport Convention's Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire, England. Upon
leaving Woodworm the band was fortunate enough to have the album
mastered at London's Abbey Road Studios with famed mastering engineer
Sean Magee (pink floyd, paul mccartney) to put the finishing touches
on the album. "Into Surrender" was released on Aug. 21 2007 in US
stores as well as iTunes. Chris Jamison and the Secret Circus will be
playing extensively in the States to support the release.
