What I’m doing now
Updated June 2025, Brighton (I update this every few months, when I have time)
This is a /now page, inspired by Derek Sivers. If you have a website, I recommend making one too.
I have a handful of new queer pop songs in the works right now. Finding time to get into the booth and record vocals is the challenge. I can't record vocals on ships when I'm away doing my concerts, there's just too much noise and distraction everywhere, so when I have a few uninterupted days at home, I'll get those done.
I am working with choreographer Joseph Poulton on a ballet adaptation of Pygmalion and My Fair Lady. Collaborative dance work is a deliciously slow process (mostly because all the workshop performers and creatives are on national tours with other fantastic shows) but I’m enjoying the revelation of each section being created, workshopped and filmed. It’s by far the biggest thing I’ve ever written and it’s very different than anything I've done before.
I teamed up with NYC composer and performer Jesse Corbin as the orchestrator and music producer for Lemonade - The Musical. It had a table read at Florida Rep in 2025 which led to a fully commissioned off-Broadway production in 2026. Get involved here: www.instagram.com/lemonadethemusical
I travel the world performing my piano-vocal show Piano Legends on stunning ships and venues across the world, thanks to having the best agent in the world, who not only signed me mid-pandemic, but filled my diary with incredible gigs through 2026. I worked hard to get to here, but it taught me that everything happens at the right time and not before. I love seeing the show evolve and how it brings joy to so many people. www.instagram.com/king_jamsheed
I'm seeing some fairly big names in my inbox these days, all requesting charts and music production for their shows. The feeling I get from hearing other people perform my work is unbelievable. I have started to charge more closely to industry standard prices, now that I've gained a lot of confidence in what I do, but I still wait for payment until the performer has used the music in a show for the first time. It's a team effort and we get there together. Details: www.jamsheedmaster.com/arranger
I’ve been chipping away at a song-cycle work that’s been in my head for months. It’s an artistic response to the climate emergency and involves a lot of musical forces. I have a few funding applications on the juggle, but the path will reveal itself when the time is right.
I sit on the board of The Queery - a bookstore, cafe and queer community space in Brighton. It’s a beautiful little place and I handle all the grants and funding applications. It’s hard work but the importance of this place is huge. When I was young, spaces like The Queery simply didn’t exist and that’s why I’m determined to see it thrive. If you'd liek to make a donation or social investment, contact me.
27 years in Brighton and I still adore the place. Ten years ago, I bought a gigantic doer-upper right in town, which I share with two wonderful friends and an elderly cat. It's fantastic, but I want a house with my partner now, plus a bigger studio space and room to expand my other creative endevours. The flat is up for sale currently, so things are up in the air as to when anything will happen.
My logical family and I follow a druidic pagan calendar. Currently, Summer Solstice takes us into Autumn. This is the time when I shine the most - the harvest is massive this year and I'm proud of everything I've acomplished. As ever, each project bigger than the last, each endeavour more exciting and new.