Who is Jami Asselin?

Biography for Senior Music Editor of Branson Critic

Jami Asselin Reviews

4-05-06: Jami has lived in Branson, Missouri for over 25 years. She is married to Brian Asselin - an actual native to these Ozark Hills and together they have two wonderful children - Briana and Bryce.

Both Jami’s father and mother were avid musicians and vocalists and shared their love for music with their 3 daughters. From as early as she can remember, Jami has been singing and learning harmonies with her 2 older sisters. They use to switch harmony and melody parts several times within a song to keep people guessing who was singing what.

There was an old “out of tune” piano in the basement of their home and before long, Jami taught herself to play one song after another. By the age of 8, she was writing her own music and playing it two-handed on the keys. Her parents bought an old guitar at a secondhand shop and brought it home one day.

Not knowing how to properly tune a guitar, Jami did what any logical, 8-year-old piano player would do. Duh. Tune it like keys on a piano! She knew the sound coming out of that guitar was NOT what it was suppose to sound like so she made up her own chord formations with her fingers on the frets and went to town. Until one day she discovered no one else played the guitar like she did. Wanting to learn correctly, she asked a guitar playing friend how to properly tune a guitar, and the rest is history.

Growing up in Branson, Missouri provided many opportunities and venues of music to take advantage of. Jami has been able to perform on several stages and in clubs for years singing one cover tune after another, until she joined up with a group of friends and started creating her own music. As a result she has found writing and co-writing her own music to be much more rewarding. Now part of the band Final Indecision, they have just released their debut album - The First of Many. Hear the entire album at this link> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=179512. Cd’s are available and contact information is provided.

Living in Branson for so many years has given Jami an opportunity to get to know several musicians and see hundreds of shows. Jami is currently a Senior Editor for Branson Critic and her #1 priority is to help make your trip to Branson a fantastic vacation getaway and one your family will treasure forever.

“The talent I have seen in this town never ceases to amaze me,” she says. " When I was young, I took what Branson had to offer for granted, but I learned as I traveled to other areas in the world, and played with other musicians in other shows, that what we have nestled down in these Ozark Hills is something very special. There is not another place in the world like it. However, Missouri is also the “Show Me State” so we understand that people have to come and see for themselves and that is EXACTLY what we want and hope you will do. "
“I am going to hit the streets of Branson and take in the new 2006 shows!! I will be posting my personal reviews of each show, so be sure to keep checking back with me. Send me a line and let me know YOUR opinion. “

If you are a theatre or show manager and would like Jami to review your show, she would love to hear from you as well.

Jami Asselin can be contacted at bjasselin@yahoo.com. 
 

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