Jamie Hall (writer)

Biography

Jamie Hall was born in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from St. James Collegiate and with a degree in Business for the University of Winnipeg Continuing Education as well as the Canadian Youth Business Foundation School of Business. Later he sat on the board of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. His background in business has led to his ownership and management of several companies. He also has a younger sister named Samantha.

His first love was music. He started out as a DJ and then moved into promotions. He then owned a record label called Urbnrg Records which was distributed by Sunshine Records. The label was known for the events it promoted, a TV show called Def 11 9 which was produced for Shaw TV, the DJ Fin-S Live Video Mix Show and the World Record Attempt by 12seven rapper The Hafrican. Citing the internet as having a destructive power over the industry, Hall sold his record label and worked on teen promotions full-time under the company name Feel Tha Heat Entertainment.

During the time that Hall owned Feel Tha Heat he was the face of the company and hosted some of Winnipeg's biggest shows with celebrity attendees. Feel Tha Heat was sponsored by MTS and Rogers. His time owning FTH Entertainment lasted four years until he decided to move into TV full-time when his concept show Club Life was picked up by Citytv. Hall sold FTH Entertainment during the summer of 2008 and moved to Las Vegas to produce Season 2 of Club Life.

While in Las Vegas, Hall began volunteering for the Barack Obama campaign. He worked on every aspect of the campaign that he could from canvassing to event and press coordination. Club Life Season 2 received no interest so Hall stayed on volunteering with the Obama campaign.

Since his time on the US campaign trail, Hall has continued to work in nightlife, opening Mystique, Area and being involved in the launch of Opera. All of which closed within a short span.

In February 2012, Hall released his first novel entitled, 7 Deadly Women. The full story about how the novel came about was covered by CTV. The book has since gone on to sell very modestly in the Winnipeg market and not as much in the US and overseas. Hall has blogged about many subjects including that he is writing his next novel currently.

Television

Hall is a television producer and host. He was first seen on Winnipeg TV for Shaw Cable in 2001 when he hosted and produced a cable access show called Def 11. The show featured a look at hip hop in Winnipeg and often featured guests as well as club nights. His second project was also for Shaw TV called Dance 204. He was the co-host and producer. His third show, Club Life was false National on Citytv and was seen late night. The show featured a look inside the world of Winnipeg nightlife. Most recently, Hall produced The Winnipeg Show season one for MTS TV.

Promotions

While Hall has worn many hats and can be seen as a jack of many trades he has been a promoter for the longest span of time. Hall started by throwing small events at a local legion then moved on to large events. He has promoted everything from foam parties to elegant New Year's Eve events, record labels to politicians. His expansive career in promotions landed him the title of Director of Nightclub Promotions for Canad Inns. He was let go from the company in 2011. As Hall's interests in promotions evolved, he became entrenched in digital marketing. Today, he continues to promote for clients and his own brands with his "digital solutions agency", Immediate Media. Immediate does basic social media management for local businesses, though it has been accused of stealing material for its online channel.

Writing

7 Deadly Womenis the self-published offering by Hall. The book, which has been self-described as "inspired fiction", and a sarcastic, dark look at dating, follows the exploits of Jason Mytez. Having sold mostly in Canada and online the book received mostly mixed reviews. Hall has stated many times in his blog that he is in the process of writing a couple of books, and whichever one he finishes first, will be his second novel. Most recently, he put up images of the cover for his next book, "No Heroes".

Politics

Hall worked on two Mayoral campaigns for the current Mayor of Winnipeg Sam Katz. He also volunteered with the Nevada campaign team for Barack Obama as a press and event coordinator. During a Michelle Obama rally, Hall blogged his reasons for being a part of a USA election and gave a behind the scenes look to his Canadian peers.