James Sedwards is an English guitarist, musician, and composer, working predominantly in alternative rock. Initially known for leading the band Nought (or "Nøught"), he has more recently been known as a collaborative musician on projects including the

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Group, Guapo, The Devil (with members of

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, Alex Ward & The Dead Ends, Zodiac Youth (with

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and

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), and

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. Sedwards also has ongoing improvisation duo work with drummer Jem Doulton. Sedwards is noted for his guitar skills, having been a runner-up at the 1998 National Guitarist of the Year competition at Wembley, UK with the judges finding his composition and performance of the piece 'Cough Cap Kitty Cat' the "perfect blend of technical expertise and inventiveness." He also came in 2nd place in the first UK Riffathon in 2003, a nationwide guitar competition in aid of Action For Brazil’s Children Trust and judged by Jimmy Page and Brian May, where he played the 1973 live version of Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song'. On many of his projects, he plays

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in addition to (or instead of) six-string guitar. He has also been noted for sometimes playing his guitar with a

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infamously said that Sedwards is "the first person who's not a footballer that I've been jealous of."

References

External links

Nought homepageNought @ MySpaceThe Devil Bandcamp site
Living people British rock guitarists Year of birth missing (living people) Chrome Hoof members Guapo (band) members People educated at Abingdon School {{UK-guitarist-stub