Jamie Buchanon Hutchings (born 1971, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is the lead singer-songwriter and guitarist for Australian band Bluebottle Kiss

Bluebottle Kiss

-History:Formed in the mid '90s, Bluebottle Kiss took their influences from the late '80s American indie scene, which included artists such as Sonic Youth and the Afghan Whigs, singer-songwriters of the '70s, such as Neil Young and Van Morrison, as well as the very creative Australian independent...

, who have released six albums, plus numerous EPs and singles. Huchings has released three solo albums, The Golden Coach

The Golden Coach (album)

The Golden Coach is the first Jamie Hutchings solo record. It was released in 2002.-Track listing:# "User Friendly"# "I Remember A Time When I Once Used To Love You"# "When Will It Make Sense To You"# "Lord, An Answer"# "Belles Of The South"...

, His Imaginary Choir and Avalon Cassettes. Unlike Bluebottle Kiss albums, which Hutchings produces himself, His Imaginary Choir was co-produced with notable Australian producer Tony Dupe

Tony Dupe

Tony Dupe is an Australian music producer and musician. He performs and releases music under the name of Saddleback. He has released two solo albums, Everything's a Love Letter and Night Maps...

. He has produced three albums for fellow Sydney band Peabody

Peabody (band)

Peabody are an Australian four-piece rock band. Forming in Sydney in the mid-90s, the then three-piece Peabody ingrained themselves in the live music scene of Inner-city Sydney...

. His latest solo album, Avalon Cassettes, was released on Laughing Outlaw in early 2011.

Biography

From a musical family, Jamie's father, Lee Hutchings, is a professional musician (saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

 for The Flying Circus

The Flying Circus (band)

The Flying Circus was a pioneering Australian country rock band who had a number of pop hits in Australia from 1968 to 1971 and then re-located to Canada from 1971 to 1974 where they also achieved a degree of success.-Beginnings:...

) and two of his siblings, Scott Hutchings and Sophie Hutchings, are frequent collaborators.