In 1991, Jay started touring with country recording artist Patricia Conroy. Throughout the 90's, he spent time working in Nashville and gained a strong influence from the industry there. It inspired him as both a songwriter and a studio musician and played a major role in shaping his career.
After ten plus years of touring internationally with Patricia, Jay started doing more freelance and studio work. Since then, he has built a reputation as a true professional in the Canadian country music industry. Besides his continued work with Patricia, he has performed all over the world from Alaska to the Persian Gulf, for the military in Germany, Bosnia, UAE, Israel and Egypt and on live radio and television including CMT, The Nashville Network, the CBC and the CCMAs. In 2007, he was a member of the house band that performed all the music for the live, televised Canadian Country Music Awards on CBC/CMT.
Jay appears on numerous recordings by major label and independent artists and currently works both
live and in the studio with many of Canada's finest country artists.
Gig highlights 2008
- Aaron Pritchett album / tour
- Jay Semko album
- Saving Grace album
- Ridley Bent tour
