As a songwriter, artist, and captivating vocalist, Jeremy Lister is a man of many talents. His earnest songwriting and melodies are breathtaking and powerful, and he is known for his ability to write and perform across a wide spectrum of genres, from pop to folk to crooner jazz. Lister has toured with Alison Krauss/Union Station, Brett Dennen, Colbie Caillat, and Ben Folds and is an original member of Nashville-based a cappella group Street Corner Symphony, who placed second on NBC’s “The Sing-Off.”
Lister started connecting with music while growing up in the middle of Mississippi. A son of a preacher, he began singing and learning harmonies in church at the age of two. Lister moved to Nashville in 2003, bringing his first EP, Shooting Star, with him. In 2005, he released his second EP, So Far, followed by the release of his Just One Day EP on Warner Bros. Records. That same year, he was invited to join the Ten Out of Tenn collective of singer/songwriters, which included then up-and-coming artists such as Andrew Belle, K.S. Rhoads, and Gabe Dixon.
In 2010, he joined a cappella group Street Corner Symphony for the second season of NBC’s "The Sing-Off." The group became a fan favorite, eventually claiming the second-place title in the competition. Ben Folds invited them out on the road immediately following their success on the show.
Lister released his first solo full-length album, The Bed You Made, in 2011, which featured a duet with Alison Krauss on the song You and I. In 2013, he released the single Set Us Free, which became the theme song for the MTV series "The World Of Jenks." In 2017, he and his brothers, together under the name Lister Brothers, co-wrote and released the album Helium Ocean.
Since signing with Big Yellow Dog in 2019, Lister has had songs placed with T-Mobile, Dignity Health, the Netflix movie 2 Hearts, the promo for the season finale of Modern Family, and more, and has released four EPs: “Sign Language” - 2019, “Cool Cool” (side project with Bergie) - 2020, “Forest for the Trees” - 2020, and “Happy Holidays, Everyone” EP - 2020. In November 2021, Lister released his full-length big band holiday album “Happy Holidays Everyone,” which has already garnered over 4 million streams. The title track landed a spot on T-Mobile’s 2020 holiday campaign, and several tracks can be heard on Spotify’s Christmas Jazz playlist. In the past year, Lister has had several big music moments on “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 19, including his uplifting ballad “One Step,” which closed out the mid-season finale.