Jaime Robbie "JR" Reyne is an Australian singer/songwriter and actor.

Personal life

Reyne's parents are the rock singer

James Reyne James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter both in solo work and, until 1986, with the band Australian Crawl. Biography Early years Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria. His father, Rod ...

and English-born model/stylist Kim Ellmer. He was educated in Melbourne, Australia at Scotch College. He has a son.

Music career

Between 2003 and 2004 Reyne played solo gigs in London and festivals in Australia. 2005 saw the independent release of his debut solo acoustic EP, ''Tex Sessions''. In 2006 he formed Jaime Robbie Reyne & The Paradise Three. In 2007 the band released their debut mini-Album, ''Fallen Flower'', (through Green Media/

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) to critical acclaim, from many publications including ''Rolling Stone'' (Australia). The release was followed up with a national tour and performances at festivals including

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Music Festival and The Australian Country Music Muster. Reyne then formed the group, Rushcutter with Vincent Daniele (guitar), Tim Wheatley (bass) and Brett Wolfenden (drums) in 2008. Wheatley is the son of

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, and manages the band. They soon started writing and producing demos and playing headline shows in Melbourne, before disembarking to the United States. Upon returning to Australia in early 2009, Rushcutter were signed to

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working with American producer

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on their debut release, ''Call High Water'' at Melbourne's Sing Sing Studios. The four track EP was released in 2009, with the title track becoming ''

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s song of the week. The next and final release for Rushcutter was 2010's "Foreign Soil" - ("a classic rock sound, with a contemporary pop-rock twist" ''The Music Network''). After touring Australia, Rushcutter split due to "creative differences" and Reyne returned to his solo career, touring Australia with

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and

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, as well as playing shows with

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Thirsty Merc Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 by Rai Thistlethwayte, Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matthew Baker (guitar). In 2004, Baker was replaced by Sean Carey, who was, in turn, replaced by Matt Sm ...

and Richard Clapton. His debut solo single "Remember To Breathe" ("a fine slice slice of rollicking pop" Jeff Jenkins, '' Inpress'') was released in 2011. Reyne toured "Remember To Breathe" throughout Australia and the US.

Acting career

Reyne has appeared on many television shows, including '' Neighbours'' (where he played

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, first appearing in 2002), and ''

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''. His theatre and film productions include ''Diablo is Done For'', ''Evolution'', ''Snow White'', and ''G7''. In 2016, Reyne played Dan Delaney in the television series '' The Secret Daughter'' alongside

Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...

Media and TV appearances

* '' Gamezville'', Sky UK * '' :sn:tv'',

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* ''

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'', Channel Nine (2009) * Realmusic Bitz, Myspace (2009) * ''The Naked Lentil'', SBS (2010) * ''

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'', Go (2009 / 2011) * ''

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'', CityTV Canada (2012) * '' Home and Away''

Discography

Singles: * "To Be Your Friend" – Green Media/

(JRRP301) (23 June 2006) * "The Blonde Hotel" – Green Media/MGM Distribution (JRRP301) (2 March 2007) * "Fallen Flower" – Green Media/MGM Distribution (JRRP301) (March 2007) * "Call High Water" – Mercury/

(5 September 2009) * "Remember To Breathe" – Fur Records/

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(9 May 2011) * "Turtledove" – Valleyarm (14 November 2011) * "Word Gets Around" – Valleyarm (13 July 2012) * "Montgomery" – Valleyarm (21 January 2013) EPs: * ''Call High Water'' – Mercury/

(2707065) (10 September 2009) * ''Foreign Soil'' – Mercury/Universal (1 March 2010) * ''Surrounded by the City'' – Valleyarm (6 April 2013) LPs: * ''Tex Sessions'' - Independent (2005) * ''Fallen Flower'' – Green Media/

(JRRP301) (March 2007) Compilations: * ''Discoveries'' –

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* ''Beer Blokes & BBQS, Vol. 3'' - Mercury/Universal * ''Painted Black: 50 Years of The Rolling Stones'' - Halcyon Records

References

External links

mp3.com.au

tv.com profile

yahoo gig guide

Triple J Unearthed

Rushcutter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reyne, Jaime Robbie 1985 births People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School Australian rock guitarists Australian country guitarists Australian male guitarists Australian country singers Australian people of Nigerian descent Living people Australian songwriters 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century guitarists 21st-century Australian male singers