Jeremy SinclairB次元官网网址檚 debut music video opens with him sitting Carhartt-clad, hair-tousled in an empty bathtub. Clip by clip, he whips out a new prop B次元官网网址� a fake rose, a candle, three rubber duckies, a suction cup dart gun and a cheap bottle of chardonnay B次元官网网址� as he presents his goofy personality alongside lyrics of isolation, heartbreak and self-acceptance as a queer artist.

ItB次元官网网址檚 a far cry from the snippets of poetry the 25-year-old used to scribble into notebooks during high school and university. Then, the words served as a creative outlet away from class time, and the notebooks a space safe from the homophobic language Sinclair said often permeated his kinesiology degree and university wrestling team.

B次元官网网址淭he social environment was not very accepting to everyone in the sports I was in. I felt I had to be somewhat repressed.B次元官网网址�

About halfway through his degree, Sinclair suddenly realized he was devoting all his spare time B次元官网网址� and class time too, he admitted B次元官网网址� to writing songs. Why, he asked himself, wasnB次元官网网址檛 he pursuing something he was so clearly passionate about?

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An impromptu open mic night in Edmonton sealed the deal. Besides a Grade 6 talent show Sinclair doesnB次元官网网址檛 even recall, it was the very first time he had performed, and he loved every second of it.

Two years ago, Sinclair moved to Victoria and began training at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, devoting himself to singing, songwriting, acting and dancing full time. There, he has found a sense of community.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 nothing but openness and appreciation for the individual, whatever their story is, wherever they come from and however they choose to express themself.B次元官网网址�

Although his sports teams werenB次元官网网址檛 the most accepting environment, Sinclair acknowledges their demanding training schedule helped prepare him for 10-plus-hour days he now spends studying at the performing arts college. His hard work paid off when he earned the lead role of Bobby Strong in the collegeB次元官网网址檚 production of Urinetown last spring.

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Sinclair is able to thrive on the busy schedule, but itB次元官网网址檚 in moments of calm and solitude heB次元官网网址檚 inspired to song write. Every morning he starts his day with a writing session, jotting down whatever is on his mind just to get ideas and thoughts onto paper. When he has some spare time, heB次元官网网址檒l head to a coffee shop or public place to people watch and make up stories in his head. Later, heB次元官网网址檒l often turn his notes and thoughts into lyrics, a poem or a rap.

The introspective process is easily heard in SinclairB次元官网网址檚 crisp, emotive music. While B次元官网网址淗ey, how ya beenB次元官网网址� is his first music video, Sinclair has several other recorded songs. Lately, heB次元官网网址檚 been straying away from the indie-pop style and playing around with hard-rock, which he hopes to debut this winter as he gets more integrated into VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 music scene.

More of his material can be viewed at @jeremy_james_sings on TikTok and Instagram.

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