Career
He is known for his work as bass guitarist for popular star Bruno Mars and winning P. Diddy"s Music Television Making His Band in 2009, he appears in Bruno Mars music video "Locked Out Of Heaven". Artis has also worked with many others from Rhythm & Blues Artist Monica to playwright Juris Doctor Lawrence, he has established himself as a well-rounded and respected bass guitarist. In 2014, Jamareo recorded with Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars on the biggest song of the 2010"s "Uptown Funk" which lasted at Number.
1 on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks.
Artis also appears in the music video for "Uptown Funk", "Gorilla", and "Treasure" with Bruno Mars
Artis has performed many television shows such as Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show, The Grammy Awards, Saturday Night Live, Victoria"s Secret Fashion Show, Music Television Video Music Awards, Today Show, X Factor, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, David Letterman, American Idol, Music Television European Music Awards, Echo Awards, X Factor United Kingdom, and several others His influences are James Jamerson, Pino Palladino, Willie Weeks, Jaco Pastorius, Nathan Watts, and Marcus Miller, all of which his bass style consist heavily of.
He is known for playing Fender Bass Guitars with Flatwounds and Stainless Steel DR Strings, using Sennheiser wireless systems, European Business School Pedals, and Ampeg or Ashdown Amplifiers. Artis began playing the bass at the age of 10.
He graduated from Ralph L. Fike High School in 2007.