Jamie Saxe

Jamie Saxe crosses many boundaries and genres with his music. Starting with psychedelic rock band The Ergot Derivative in the 1990s, he then began composing music for screen including many documentaries, children's TV series and television commercials. Meanwhile he continued releasing solo recordings that melded blues, rock and electronica with lyrics exploring the environment, the search for meaning in the human condition and the state of our society. He played with bluegrass outfit The Devil Goat Family String band between 2004 and 2010. In 2007 he started kid's rock band The Mighty bUZZniks who still perform irreverent rock to kids around Australia and have two albums available through ABC Music. He continues writing for screen and producing eclectic, filmic instrumental music. His kid's song OwOwOw gained third prize this year for best children's song in the International Song Writing Competition and has been nominated for best song for screen and best music for a children's TV series in The APRA/AGSC awards. He contributed to the film score of award winning film Beatriz's War this year also.