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Born and bred in Melbourne, Australia, JP Hedigan (John Patrick, in case you were wondering) describes himself as a singer-songwriter, music therapist and lost cause coffee addict. He started singing, playing guitar and writing songs at age 13. In a genuine sliding doors moment, at 25 JP met Clare Bowditch at a festival (where they sang together for hours in a Chai tent) Little did JP and Clare know at the time, but this chance meeting would not only create great music but also 2 families with 5 children between them. Upon returning to Melbourne they promptly started the band Red Raku that played in the Fitzroy Collingwood area and made 2 albums in 3 years (Sweetly Sedated and Rodaleisis May) before Clare’s departure for further study in Vancouver. After Red Raku disbanded, JP graduated from Melbourne University with a master's degree in music therapy and worked as a senior clinical music therapist from 2001-2007 at drug and alcohol rehab Odyssey House. During this time JP and his