JAIME BABBITT                        917-697-0800                                      SAG/AFTRA

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                                            jaimebabbitt@gmail.com

        HEIGHT: 5’3”          WEIGHT: 135         HAIR: Brown/Red          EYES: Green

LIVE MUSIC and THEATER/FILM

MAY 2021

"OPRAH'S SEX TIPS" - AXIAL THEATER COMPANY (SHORT FILM)

Lead Role: "Honey"

MAY 2016-2017

"OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES" NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY

Musical Director, Lead role "Debbi"

APRIL-MAY 2015

"SEARCH: PAUL CLAYTON", OFF BROADWAY

Directed by: Randal Myler

Written by: Larry Mollin

Triad/Stage 72, New York, NY

Four characters (ADAH WASHINGTON, MARYBIRD MCALLISTER, CAROLYN HESTER, CARLA ROTOLO), guitar, vocals

DECEMBER 2014

"SEARCH: PAUL CLAYTON" OFF BROADWAY AT THE TRIAD THEATER, NYC, Staged Reading

JUNE-AUGUST 2014

"SEARCH: PAUL CLAYTON"

Directed by: Randal Myler

Written by: Larry Mollin

Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven, MA

Played four characters (ADAH WASHINGTON, MARYBIRD MCALLISTER, CAROLYN HESTER, CARLA ROTOLO), guitar, vocals

OCTOBER 2010

Lead role in staged reading of "Waiting Room", a dramatic play by Diane DiIanni, Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville, TN.

JUNE-DECEMBER 2006, OCTOBER 2012-2013

Mystery/Comedy.com and MurderMystery.com: Lead performer with Nashville and Chicago-based musical dinner theater companies. Performed various roles (Gun moll, Irish cop, grandmother, French maid, etc.) improvising and interacting with audience. Performed in Nashville, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Kansas City, Tunica and more.

LIVE PERFORMANCE

Touring background vocalist/percussionist for Leon Russell (2006-2007), Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (2010-2017), Jimmy Webb (2010-2011), Sam Moore (2012-2019) and Matteo Setti (2014). Performed nationally and internationally at theaters, performing arts centers, festivals, clubs, the Grammy Museum and many other venues. Live tapings include specials for PBS, Good Morning America, The Today Show, etc.

Guitarist/vocalist for original project: Jaime Babbitt Band, NYC: Performed at the Bitter End, Living Room, CB’s Gallery, Kenny's Castaways, The Red Lion, Mercury Lounge and more (1999-2005).

Performed in various Top 40 bands throughout NY/NJ/CT/MA/RI: Bandleader/Emcee, lead vocals, background vocals, guitar, percussion (1985-present)

Performed with the Long Players, Brother Love and Them Vibes, Fred Mollin's Sunday Night Dinner Band, Phoenix Stone and other independent artists, Nashville, TN: Venues include: Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, The High Watt, The Basement, Hard Rock Cafe, Belcourt Theater, 3rd and Lindsley, Bluebird Café, Two Old Hippies, CMA Fest, and the Wild Horse Saloon (2006-2017).

TELEVISION

Contestant on Don’t Forget the Lyrics: won $100,000 (2008)

Featured diner on Diners. Drive-ins and Dives (2009)

RECORDINGS

New York City/LA/Nashville: session vocalist/voiceover artist for TV/radio commercials for over 25 years. Clients include Folgers, Sears, Hanes, Claritin, Pillsbury, Nabisco, Chevy, Diet Coke, Coke, Dr. Pepper, Slim Jim, Denny's, Starburst and many more (1988-present)

Background vocalist on recordings for: Courtney Love, Barbra Streisand, Leon Russell, George Strait, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, J.D. Souther, Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, Matteo Setti, Robert Lamm, Rosie O’Donnell, Disney “Cars”, Curious George and others. (2003-present)

Singer/songwriter: Alt-folk/Americana indie original CD, “Excellent Driver” (2004)

PERFORMANCE COACH and VOCAL MENTOR

Walt Disney Records, Los Angeles, CA (2007-2008) - Musical director for KSM, an all-female teenage band; involved in every aspect of stage, musical and vocal performance.

Performance coach/vocal mentor to various independent artists/performers in Nashville, TN Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY.  Clients include: Maureen Murphy (Zac Brown Band), Adam Ollendorff (Kacey Musgraves), Devon Gilfillian, Evie Irie, Chris Wood and Jano Rix (The Wood Brothers) (2007-present)

AUTHOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, EDUCATOR

Lecturer, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, Music Business Department (2020)

Speaker: The NAMM conference (National Association of Music Merchants), Anaheim, CA (2011-2012), Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (2011-present) and at the Academy of Contemporary Music, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2011-12). Addressed music students, voice students, recording engineering students, music business students and the general public as both a lecturer and during Q&A sessions. NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association, International): Master Classes in Voice in both Nashville and New York (2015-2019)

“Working With Your Voice: The Career Guide to Becoming a Professional Singer",

Alfred Publishing, (2011)

EDUCATION/TRAINING

2021 - Estill Voice Training Certification (online) Tom Burke, mentor/vocal coach

2016-17, Private coaching/scene study, Laura Holloway, Atlantic Rep

2015 - 2016, Workshops, Holly Allen, Regina Moore, Melissa Skoff

2014-2015, Private coaching, Barry Flatman

2012-2013, The Actor’s School, Franklin, TN, private coaching, Alan Dysert

1991-1994, Columbia University, New York, NY; The Writing Program

1989-1990, Mannes College of Music, NY, NY; sight singing/ composition

SKILLS/HOBBIES

Guitar, Piano, Bass, Hammond Organ, Percussion, Harmonica, Songwriting, Writing, Theater, Improv, Yoga, Pilates, African Dance, Cooking, Cycling, Hiking.

DIALECTS/ACCENTS

Yiddish, Southern, New England, Noo Yawk (various), Valley Girl, UK (various), WASP, French, Russian, Czech