Jamie Larsen Thomas is a New York City-based singer/songwriter. His debut CD, Hell's Kitchen Serenade, falls into the genre he calls Polk music, a combination of Pop and Folk. Growing up in Bergen County, New Jersey, his early musical influences came from the original Fab Four, The Beatles. He learned to sing harmony while singing along with his sisters' Beatles 45s. The first album he received was James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James", as a gift from his uncle. The Carpenters' "Close to You" was one of the first albums he purchased on his own. Jamie also cites Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Kate Bush, and Siouxsie and the Banshees as influences.