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FINALIST and SEMI-FINALIST UNITED KINGDOM SONGWRITERS COMPETITION AUGUST 2006 While Jamie Holden was born in Adelaide, Australia, he has spent the majority of his years growing up in the UK where he dabbled in an eclectic variety of music styles ranging from progressive jazz, rare groove and pop to indie rock and heavy funk. His musical resumé impressively stretches across 11 bands and three continents where he has played the guitar. alto sax, provided lead vocals and showcased his writing talent. He moved back to Oz several years ago and now lives in Cairns, FNQ. BANDS • Strange Fruit (Scotland/Germany) : Progressive Jazz : Clarinet, Writer • Leaps & Bounds (Scotland) : Reggae : Alto Sax, Writer • D.C. Ellis (Scotland) : Retro 70's Heavy Funk (a la Troublefunk) : Alto Sax (Horn Section Leader), Lead Vocal, Writer • The Sour Grapes Bunch (Scotland) : Retro 70's Rare Groove : Alto Sax, Writer • Jacobs Ladder (Scotland) : Pop/Rock : Alto Sax • C (Scotland) : Pop/Folk/Rock : Lead