Phil Jamieson
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Phil Jamieson is an Australia
n musician from Wauchope, New South Wales
. He is the founder and frontman for the rock
band Grinspoon
.
whilst his parents were on the road. His father Will was the singer in a Christian rock n' roll
band called Good Grief, his mother was the keyboard player of the support act. The pair would tour beach missions on a Baptist church initiative, on the east coast of NSW. His parents' religious influence left Jamieson with things he was not allowed to do at a young age; he could not watch shows like Monkey
and Dirty Dancing
because they were "that way inclined".
In the late 1980s, Jamieson became "quite obsessed" with pop music
and the top ten on the charts. He admits being a big fan of Bros
and that his first concert ever was for "When Will I Be Famous?". He also liked the likes of Bon Jovi
, Michael Bolton
, Richard Marx
, George Michael
and "just anything that was particularly bad." He attended Wauchope High School.
Phil co-acted the lead in the school's 1994 production of Joseph & The Technicolor Dreamcoat, sharing the role with Matt Joyce. Also during his school years he had a band with his sister, Fiona, called "Dancing With Daisies In a Meadow Full of Corruption". This band won the Hastings Battle of the Bands
competition. Phil is best known as the frontman of alternative metal
band Grinspoon
. The band was the first band ever "unearthed" by the ABC Youth Radio Network Triple J
. The first single was called "Sickfest", lifted off their EP "Green". Grinspoon has been together for almost twelve years, recently releasing a "best of" album. He also co-wrote the Unwritten Law songs "She Says" and "Because of you" with Scott Russo. He also co-wrote the song Elva with Scott Russo and Steve Wright.
In early 2005, Phil performed guest vocals on the track "Sayonara" by the Deck Dogz
. In 2005 Phil also won best male performer in the Jack Awards
and together with Grinspoon won their first ARIA
.
On Thursday 23 June 2005, Phil and his wife Julie became the parents of a little girl, Lyla.
Also in 2005, Phil was a guest vocalist on part three ("I'm Losing You") of supergroup
The Wrights
' cover of Stevie Wright's (lead singer of The Easybeats
) classic "Evie" (Parts 1, 2 and 3). The first part was first performed at the 2004 ARIA
awards. The supergroup features members of many other Australian rock bands.
Jamieson brought the sounds of Grinspoon to millions on the world stage in March 2006, playing live at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
for the closing ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games
.
Jamieson's father Pastor Will Jamieson is the minister at the Wauchope Baptist Church.
Jamieson has recently relocated back to his home town with the support of his family. His wife Julie also gave birth to the couple's second child, another daughter, Evita.
Jamieson is an avid South Sydney Rabbitohs
supporter, and is their No 2 ticket holder.
and spoke of the lows he went to; stealing from his bandmates to fuel the addiction and becoming estranged from his wife.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n musician from Wauchope, New South Wales
Wauchope, New South Wales
-People from Wauchope:* Iva Davies - Musician, Icehouse* Alison Langdon - Channel Nine News Reader - Today Show* Phil Jamieson - Musician, Grinspoon* Andrew Stoner - NSW National Party of Australia leader, Member for Oxley...
. He is the founder and frontman for the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...
.
Biography
Phil Jamieson was born in Hornsby, New South WalesHornsby, New South Wales
* Highest Maximum Temperature: 42 °C* Lowest Maximum Temperature: 4.9 °C* Warmest Month: January* Coolest Month: July* Highest Precipitation: February* Lowest Precipitation: July-Notable residents:...
whilst his parents were on the road. His father Will was the singer in a Christian rock n' roll
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band called Good Grief, his mother was the keyboard player of the support act. The pair would tour beach missions on a Baptist church initiative, on the east coast of NSW. His parents' religious influence left Jamieson with things he was not allowed to do at a young age; he could not watch shows like Monkey
Monkey (TV series)
Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series , based on the classic sixteenth century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television and International Television Films in association with NHK.The series ran for...
and Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
because they were "that way inclined".
In the late 1980s, Jamieson became "quite obsessed" with pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and the top ten on the charts. He admits being a big fan of Bros
Bros
Bros were a British band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan...
and that his first concert ever was for "When Will I Be Famous?". He also liked the likes of Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
, Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
, Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
, George Michael
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
and "just anything that was particularly bad." He attended Wauchope High School.
Phil co-acted the lead in the school's 1994 production of Joseph & The Technicolor Dreamcoat, sharing the role with Matt Joyce. Also during his school years he had a band with his sister, Fiona, called "Dancing With Daisies In a Meadow Full of Corruption". This band won the Hastings Battle of the Bands
Battle of the Bands
Battle of Bands is a contest in which two or more bands compete for the title of "best band". The winner is determined by a panel of judges, the general response of the audience, or a combination. The winning band usually receives a prize in addition to bragging rights. Traditionally, battles of...
competition. Phil is best known as the frontman of alternative metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
band Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...
. The band was the first band ever "unearthed" by the ABC Youth Radio Network Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. The first single was called "Sickfest", lifted off their EP "Green". Grinspoon has been together for almost twelve years, recently releasing a "best of" album. He also co-wrote the Unwritten Law songs "She Says" and "Because of you" with Scott Russo. He also co-wrote the song Elva with Scott Russo and Steve Wright.
In early 2005, Phil performed guest vocals on the track "Sayonara" by the Deck Dogz
Deck Dogz
Deck Dogz is a 2005 Australian skater film, written and directed by Steve Pasvolsky and starring Sean Kennedy, Ho Thi Lu and Richard Wilson with a guest appearance by Tony Hawk. It was filmed in and around Adelaide and Sydney, Australia...
. In 2005 Phil also won best male performer in the Jack Awards
Jack Awards
The Jack Awards are a set of popularly-voted Australian music awards, sponsored by Tennessee whiskey company Jack Daniel's. The awards were conceived by Damien Wilson, former creative director of Peer Group Media to create a national platform that rewarded all areas of Australian live music, from...
and together with Grinspoon won their first ARIA
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
.
On Thursday 23 June 2005, Phil and his wife Julie became the parents of a little girl, Lyla.
Also in 2005, Phil was a guest vocalist on part three ("I'm Losing You") of supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
The Wrights
The Wrights
The Wrights were a one-off Australian rock music "supergroup". They consisted of Nic Cester , Bernard Fanning , Phil Jamieson , Kram , Chris Cheney , Davey Lane and Pat Bourke...
' cover of Stevie Wright's (lead singer of The Easybeats
The Easybeats
The Easybeats were an Australian rock and roll band. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and broke up at the end of 1969. They are regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s, and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their 1966 single...
) classic "Evie" (Parts 1, 2 and 3). The first part was first performed at the 2004 ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
awards. The supergroup features members of many other Australian rock bands.
Jamieson brought the sounds of Grinspoon to millions on the world stage in March 2006, playing live at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
for the closing ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
.
Jamieson's father Pastor Will Jamieson is the minister at the Wauchope Baptist Church.
Jamieson has recently relocated back to his home town with the support of his family. His wife Julie also gave birth to the couple's second child, another daughter, Evita.
Jamieson is an avid South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
supporter, and is their No 2 ticket holder.
Drug addiction
In July 2007, information arose that Jamieson had been admitted to the Odyssey House rehabilitation centre's detox unit in Sydney, to reportedly overcome an addiction to the drug crystal methamphetamine (ice). Jamieson claimed the information was leaked by a nurse and said he felt his "confidentiality, was completely raped." He went public with an interview on the television program Enough RopeEnough Rope
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC Television in Australia...
and spoke of the lows he went to; stealing from his bandmates to fuel the addiction and becoming estranged from his wife.