One of the hottest young
country rock artists performing today. JamesRAy
was recently a grand finalist for BEST MALE COUNTRY
ARTIST by the Kiwi Pro-Am national music awards 2009.
He 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.
After touring the world throughout
the mid 90's with Bob Dylan and since coming to New
Zealand in 2000 for a lifestyle change JamesRAy has
become a citizen and found a unique niche for himself
as a much demanded artist, performing to sold out concerts
with the likes of International artists The Amazing
Rhythm Aces as well as co-billing with such Kiwi icons
as the Topp Twins, Hello Sailor, the Warratahs and the
Stars of the Highway of the Legends (Gray Bartlett,
Brendon Dugan and Jodi Vaughn).
You might have seen and heard JamesRAy
during one of his national TV appearances on NZTV
One's Good Morning Show. Or you may have heard
JamesRAy on various local radio and national stations
as a result of his growing popularity in the New Zealand
Country Music market. JamesRAy has become known for
his own style of alternative "feel good" country
and rock music as well as his award winning song writing.
"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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