BIOGRAPHY
“Almost takes the listener back to the 60s... Jamie-Lee Dimes gives Australia a good name; this singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is a surefire way to get your dose of music with meaning.” — Ladygunn Magazine
Aotearoa-born, Australian artist Jamie-Lee Dimes is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and artist whose musical creativity transcends conventional genre boundaries. As an official artist at SXSW 2024, Folk Alliance 2023, and Expo 2020 Dubai, Dimes has garnered acclaim from industry leaders and audiences worldwide. Her forthcoming album 'New York, California' builds on the momentum of her debut 'Hell and Heaven Come in Threes,' which was featured by tastemakers like Triple J, CMT, American songwriter, Lady Gunn Magazine, Tone Deaf, Industry Observer, and Rolling Stone Australia, and was shortlisted in the 65th Annual Grammys for Best Americana Album.
In addition to her musical achievements, Jamie-Lee Dimes has also contributed to the fashion and style world. Living in New York and California, her style and photoshoots have been highlighted in MTV, establishing her influential presence in music, fashion, storytelling, activism, lifestyle and the arts. Her photography and travel content provide insights into her artistic journey, seamlessly blending visual storytelling with her music. Jamie-Lee has been a part of creative campaigns that have received recognition from British Vogue, Wild Hearts, and New Zealand Fashion Week, showcasing her versatility as a creative artist.
Through her label 1973 Records, Dimes fuses music, photography, and film, while also pursuing a law degree to expand her work as an advocate. In 2024, she became a whistleblower for a major LA Times investigation into systemic abuse in the music industry, helping lay the foundation for a civil lawsuit. Her viral article Brothers for Sisterhood reached over 250,000 readers in two weeks, further establishing her as a fearless voice for justice in the arts.
With New York, California, a new band, and new music coming in 2026, Jamie-Lee Dimes continues to build a body of work rooted in truth, transformation, and unflinching storytelling, resonating across America, Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Aotearoa. Based between Meanjin, Brisbane, Australia and Joshua Tree, California, America.
PRESS
Thank You” is the new single from Australian artist Jamie-Lee Dimes. It’s a beautiful, slow burner of song; quite stripped back, with a sublime vocal performance at its centre. You’ve also got some lovely atmospheric guitar just to fully complement the whole vibe of the piece. - Best new music in Australia, AU Review
"Wish I Was Someone Else...The unsettled, sun-dappled video was strung together with footage Jamie-Lee Dimes captured during a three-year stint living between New York City, the California Desert, and Mexico. Interspersed with live performance footage, and ultimately, the lonely confines of hotel quarantine.” - Music video of the Week, Tonedeaf, Rolling Stone Australia, The Brag, Industry observer, Don’t Bore Us.
What Jamie-Lee Dimes provides with “Goodbye” is a sound of unimaginable sincerity and beauty. The intoxication the song elicits is unmatched and acts as further proof that Dimes is an artist to be on the lookout for." - Atwood Magazine
“Jamie-Lee Dimes’ advocacy stands not on party lines but on human lines… Sometimes sounding like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval and other times like a Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins, Dimes’ musical angst is tempered by her velvety vocals.” – American Songwriter
“Jamie-Lee Dimes gives Australia a good name, this singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist… is a sure-fire way to get your dose of music with meaning. - Ladygunn Magazine
“Jamie-Lee Dimes turns her own self-realisations into music that explores topics that have risen to the top of social consciousness in recent years… her folk-based melodies reveal a hypnotic and ethereal energy that perfectly soundtrack the introspective nature of her lyrics.” – Substream Magazine