Homepage: http://www.jamieholden.com

Genre: Pop

Secondary Genre: Adult Contemporary

The Long, Short & the Tall of it is to be found at www.jamieholden.com

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Jamie Holden has achieved Platinum, Gold, and Silver Auddy Awards for their music.

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To request more information or book a performance please contact:

  • Jamie Holden
  • +61 7 4054 6292
    • 75 Ishmael Road
    • Earlville
    • Cairns,
    • 4870
    • AUS
  • jasholden@dodo.com.au

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Jamie Holden

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Biography

"My first professional gig at age 16 was playing support for the great Jack Bruce in a packed, sweaty night club in Scotland – Jack was fronting a high powered, rocking 5 piece… Lord knows how we got the gig, I think the promoter was desperate haha. It was a small club so we all had to share the kitchen as a makeshift dressing room – quite an experience in itself. Our 20 minute set went down surprisingly well thankfully ie. we made it out alive, and the whole experience was seminal in defining my commitment to music.

My influences are many and varied, gleaned...

"My first professional gig at age 16 was playing support for the great Jack Bruce in a packed, sweaty night club in Scotland – Jack was fronting a high powered, rocking 5 piece… Lord knows how we got the gig, I think the promoter was desperate haha. It was a small club so we all had to share the kitchen as a makeshift dressing room – quite an experience in itself. Our 20 minute set went down surprisingly well thankfully ie. we made it out alive, and the whole experience was seminal in defining my commitment to music.

My influences are many and varied, gleaned from the passage of life…

an eclectic ranging source – all good though, I hope you’ll agree.

7 Platinum, 2 Gold and 2 Silver AUDDY AWARDS

One of my songs; ’One More Minute" has just been released on a compilation called " The Art Of Men" out of Hollywood CA

and another of my songs; "Hard To Let Go" has just been released on a compilation out of GOA, India…

"The past 22 months have been great, ’12 is looking even better "

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AID MUSIC AWARDS 2007

Gold Disc Winner- Best Male Solo Artist, OVERALL Winner – "One More Minute"

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AID MUSIC AWARDS 2007

Winner- Best Male Solo Artist, AUSTRALIA Winner – "One More Minute"

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AID MUSIC AWARDS 2006

Gold Disc Winner- Best Male Solo Artist, OVERALL Winner – "Hard To Let Go"

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AID MUSIC AWARDS 2006

Winner- Best Male Solo Artist, AUSTRALIA Winner – "Hard To Let Go"

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITERS COMPETITION 2006

Finalist : ‘Man for All Seasons’

Semi-Finalist : ‘Standing in the Middle’

AMERICAN IDOL UNDERGROUND 2008

Winner : LightScribe POP Competition ‘Man for All Seasons’

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR 2008

Top Five Finalist ‘Hard to Let Go’, POP Category – February 2007

Runner-Up – January 2008

UNISONG INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2008

Top 20 Finalist, Pop Ballad

"One More Minute"

Here’s what people are saying…

"Jamie Holden is a multi-talented musician. An accomplished saxophonist, guitarist and a uniquely strong and commanding vocalist.

He also writes Great Songs…" – 2008

"Jamie has meticulously constructed the details of his songs.

The performances are solid, the recordings professional and broadcast quality.

He has an extremely strong voice and nails every song – naturally" – 2008

"His lyrics are for the most part, well considered. There’s an element of assimilation of influences here but the end result is cohesive and certainly evocative." – 2008

"I’ve listened carefully to Jamie Holden’s material…

I really love his voice and melody lines. ‘Man for all Seasons’ is a song that I know I will hear all over the radio." – 2008

"Jamie Holden’s songs are exciting, focused and thorough…

Each track contains it’s own unique and expressive structural approach that revolves and evolves around a powerful and definitive melody." – 2008

"He has a unique talent and skill that displays not only knowledge when it comes to the design and execution of each musical composition it also showcases a more powerful asset … experience." – 2008

His recordings are professional, the vocals performed with true passion, focus and uncompromising attention to detail" – 2008

"WOW! "Hard to Let Go" is a great song! Well written, played and recorded. Great dynamic contrast too. I’ve done almost two hundred reviews since I’ve been on this network to date, and this is one of only a handful of songs I’ve heard that I believe to be a guaranteed "Hit" Song"!

I’m going to check out your site when I finish this review.

Great job and bring it on!" – 2008

TOP TEN INTERNATIONAL BROADJAM LISTINGS 2008

No.2 Blues Rock Category "Hard to Let Go"

No.3 Australia Region "Hard to Let Go"

No. 1 POP Category "Man for All Seasons"

No 1 POP ROCK Category "Man for All Seasons"

No. 1 POP Region AUSTRALIA "Man for All Seasons"

Jamie Holden has charted Top 10 so many times in different
categories that there’s way too many to list here,
- it is what it is cheers B.J.
You guys ROCK :)

AMERICAN IDOL UNDERGROUND 2007

Winner : LightScribe POP Competition ‘Man for All Seasons’

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR 2008

Top Five Finalist ‘Hard to Let Go’, POP Category – February 2007

Runner-Up – January 2007

Runner-Up – November 2007

MUSIC AID INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS 2006

Gold Disc Winner – Overall Winner, Best Male Solo Artist ‘Hard to Let Go’

MUSIC AID INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS 2006

Runner Up – Best Songwriter

MUSIC AID INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS 2006

Runner Up – Best Composition

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR 2008

Top Five Finalist ‘Need Somebody’, POP Category – May 2008

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR 2007

Top Five Finalist ‘Hard to Let Go’, POP Category – February 2008

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR 2007

Runner-Up ‘Standing In The Middle’ – January 2008

THE 2008 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS

Honorable Mention ‘Hard to Let Go’

THE 2008 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS

Honorable Mention ‘Man for All Seasons’

THE 2008 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS

Honorable Mention ‘Key To The City’

THE 2008 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS

Honorable Mention ‘Comfort & Strength’

THE 2008 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS

Honorable Mention ‘Least Resistance’

THE 2008 SINGER/SONGWRITER AWARDS

Honorable Mention ‘Coming Home’

AMERICAN IDOL UNDERGROUND 2007

Winner – LightScribe POP Competition ‘Man for All Seasons’

AMERICAN IDOL UNDERGROUND 2007

2 Top 10’s, 2 Top 20’s and 7 Top 50’s overall in Pop & Rock

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2008

Finalist – ‘Man for All Seasons’

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2008

Semi-Finalist – ‘Standing in the Middle’

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007

Semi-Finalist – ‘Least Resistance’

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007

Semi-Finalist – ‘Key To The City’

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007

Semi-Finalist – ‘Walk Away’

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007

Semi-Finalist – ‘Coming Home’

UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007

Semi-Finalist – ‘Comfort & Strength’

BROADJAMROCK SONG

Winner – March 2007 ‘Man for All Seasons’

BROADJAM "BEST MALE VOCALIST"

Winner – September 2008 ‘Coming Home’

MUSICOZ 2007

Top 10 POP Category " Change in the Weather"

Top 10 BLUES Category "Hard to Let Go"

TOURS

England, France, Australia, Scotland, Germany, Hong Kong

HIGH PROFILE GIGS

Support : Jack Bruce, Scotland

Support : James Brown’s Band, Manchester, UK

Support : Misty in Roots, Glasgow, Scotland

London Hippodrome, UK

BBC Live from the Edinburgh Festival, U.K.

Live broadcast from Berlin, Germany

Live on TF1, Paris, France

Cities Played;

Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Melbourne, York, Hong Kong, Edinburgh, London, New York, Manchester, Cairns, Aberdeen, Stirling, Paris, Sydney
Part 1
Jamie was born in Gawler, South Australia and spent his formative years in England, Scotland, and various other countries in the E.U.

Jamie Holden, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist plays fluent Sax, Guitar and a few other instruments.

I have to admit it’s a little scary at times but the rewards that are beginning to transpire are reassuringly gratifying…

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"Need Somebody" by Jamie Holden was selected as a Music Universe Contest Semi-finalist.

"Need Somebody" by Jamie Holden was selected as a Music Universe Contest Semi-finalist.
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Instrumentation

Jamie Holden

Vocals, Guitar, Sax, Keys

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