One
of the hottest young country rock artists performing
today. JamesRAy is the ACMA 2002 Award winner
for the Best Original Song, Best Male Vocalist
and Best Overall Performer. He is also the 2002
NZCMA Entertainer of the Year Songwriter Winner.
The 2003 Sun City Country Music Awards
provided JamesRAy with the 'Best Senior Overall', 'Best
Male Oldtime', 'Best Male Vocal', 'Best Original Song'
and 'Best Senior Country Rock'.
His
latest Album, "Chasing the Dream"
was a New Zealand Music Tui Grand Finalist
in both the 'Best Country Album' and 'Best Country Song'.
Sony Records has included JamesRAy
on "NZ's Best Country Songs"
compilation CD along with Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn and
many other great kiwi artists.
JamesRAy
became the Norfolk Island 2003 Trans-Tasman Entertainer
of the Year Award Winner and represented New
Zealand at the ten day Telstra Mildura Music Festival,
Australia's largest independent artist Music Festival.
JamesRAy's
growing popularity in the Kiwi music scene has beckoned
him to share the stage with such well know Kiwi artists
as Paul Ubana Jones, Hammond Gamble, Brendon Ham, Marian
Burns, the Topp Twins, Jodi Vaughn and international touring
artists like the Amazing Rhythm Aces, the Warratahs and
Donna Dean just to name a few.
Many
may have seen and heard JamesRAy during his national TV
appearance on NZTV One's Good Morning Show.
Others may have heard JamesRAy on various local radio
stations as a result of his growing popularity in the
Country Music market in New Zealand. JamesRAy has become
known for his own style of alternative 'feel good' country
and rock music as well as his award winning songwriting
talents.
"His
fresh approach to acoustic country rock and his brilliant
song-writing ability lead me to think that it won't be
long before he is a household name in this country. "
- Diana Edwards of Rock it Promotions.
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