Contest successes Wins: Broadjam Lyric of the Month Contest, May '09 Upstate New York Songwriting Contest 2008 - gospel category Broadjam 6-Pack 2007 "Location, Location, Location" contest element IFI Music song contest (Electric Alternative genre) 2007 Belfast-Nashville Songwriter's Festival 2006 (Best love song) Broadjam Song of the Month (Nov 06) Music Aid 2007 - National results; Best Male Solo Artist, Best Songwriter & Best Production (Italy) Runner-up: Bjam 6-pack 2009 "two-timer" contest element Bjam 6-Pack 2005 'Open to Interpretation' contest element Music Aid 2006 - Best Songwriter (Italy) Special Mentions: Music Aid International Awards 2007 Placed overall 7th, Broadjam 2009 6-pack Placed overall 10th, Broadjam 2007 6-Pack. Placed overall 15th in both 2005 and 2008 Broadjam 6-Pack contest. Finalist, UK Songwriting Contest 2009 (jazz/blues category) UK Songwriting Contest 2008 (Gospel and Pop categories - 2 songs) Upstate New York Songwriting Contest 2008 International Acoustic Music Awards 2007 (folk category) Semi-finalist, Dallas Songwriters Association 2009 UK Songwriting Contest 2009 (9 songs in pop, rock, folk and open categories) UK Songwriting Contest (2008 - 8 songs in Jazz/blues, Rock/Indie, Adult Contemporary, Folk and Pop categories - 8 songs) (2006 & 2007 - folk/pop/jazz, 8 songs)

Successes & chart positions 2010 Broadjam charts: When I'm dead (and in my grave); Blues (No.10),Blues-Country (No.4), Production-mixed vocals,(No.8), Southern Europe,(No.1), Europe (No.8) (Mar) Dead Ex-Girlfriend; Fan Picks 15-24, (No.6),(Feb) Honey Madelayne; Rock - roots/rock'n'roll (No.10),(Mar)

Successes & Chart Positions 2009 Winner: Broadjam Lyric of the Month Contest, May '09 Runner-up: Broadjam 6-pack 2009 "two-timer" contest element Overall 7th place in 2009 6-pack. Finalist, UK Songwriting Contest, jazz/blues category. Semi-finalist; Dallas Songwriter's Association 2009, Christian/Inspirational category. Semi-finalist UKSC - seven songs in pop, rock, folk and open categories. Broadjam Charts, positions and dates: Call your name (unique - gospel, no.1, May) Let it go (unique-gospel, no 4, May) 5th Avenue (pop - classic, no. 10, Central Europe no. 8, Feb) Hot Hot August Night (pop - europop, no.6, Feb) Deal goin' down (rock - alternative, No.7, Central Europe, No.4, Feb) Go Rabbit! (rock - roots/rock'n'roll, No.3, Southern Europe, No.6, May) Adventure Playground (acapella) (Unique - unclassified, No.1 Southern Europe, No.10, May) Dead Ex-Girlfriend (rock - punk, No.8, May) Betty Boo (Rock - roots/rock'n'roll, No.4, Southern Europe, No.10, August) Someone's trying to kill me (Rock - punk, No.1, Age 25-36, No.7, June) Newfoundland Shore (Unique, No.2, Unique - unclassified, No.1, Southern Europe, No.3, Production - other tempo, No.7, July) Milking Time (Spoken Word, No.10, June) Double D (Rock - New Wave, No.10, August) Happy Birthday! (Unique - holiday, No.10, August)

Jim Ferrie - Bio Back when the dinosaurs ruled the earth, my mother sent me to piano/organ lessons with the wish I should play in church. She was an operatic soprano. My father was a swing/jazz drummer, so it was either Glen Miller or La Traviata. Life as an infant was great, playing a plastic guitar to the mop-topped Beatles. Then flower power arrived and I was restricted in my domestic listening, no doubt in order to save my soul. In my teens, I hated piano lessons. They were tough. Guitarists looked cool and could get girls with ease. Then came the Sex Pistols and the walls came tumbling down. Yay! I started to strum and strangely enough, got girls. College band playing covers - Ah, those were the days! But, still there was something alluring about the piano when I wasn't being forced to play stuff I hated. I started playing stuff I liked. I liked jazz. I tried to play jazz. Due to impatience, it all ended in tears, so to speak. Moving on from the Jurassic era and I've reached my 30's and have a couple of kids. After playing guitar for about 10+ years, I finally took lessons - in jazz, naturally. Did I then play jazz? No! I get a gig playing New Country in southern England, mostly on keyboards, which meant I had to practice a lot. It also lead me to places a married man shouldn't go. Life was fantabulous. Then I went to live in France and the gigging stopped. I'd never written a song and I was 41 years old. But nobody told me I couldn't. I bought a Yamaha hard disk recorder, sold my soul to rock'n'roll, finally fell in love with the macbook and 12 guitars, 3 keyboards and a bass later the rest is history - without the bloody dinosaurs. I'm a qualified Chemical Engineer but, now approaching 50, I've given all that up and am working at Tinman Studios in Silves in the Algarve region of Portugal, working as House Engineer and Associate Producer with owner Mike Myers, who himself has produced such acts as The Prodigy, Billy Ocean and The Nolans.

Successes & Chart Positions 2008 Winner - Upstate New York Songwriting Contest - gospel category; track, "Call your name". Double Finalist - UK Songwriting Contest (Gospel and Pop categories) also, Semi-finalist (8 songs) in Adult Contemporary, Folk, Blues/Jazz Rock/Indie and Pop categories. Broadjam 2008 6-pack: Overall 15th. Track (Broadjam chart highest position gained) (month) One on One (Europe, No.10) (Jan), (Southern Europe, No. 4) (Jan) Oignons (Folk - Alternative, No.6) (Feb) Let it go (Unique - Gospel, No.3) (Apr) Take a leaf out of my book (Country - Honky Tonk, No.9) (Feb) Babysittin' (Mama said) (Folk-Contemporary, No.5, Southern Europe, No.7) (July) & (Apr/May) Barometer (No.10, Jazz - Lounge) (Apr) Still in love with you (No.9, Blues - Modern) (May) 5th Avenue (No.1, Pop - Classic) (July), No.10, R&B - Classic) (Apr/May), (Southern Euro6e, No.6) (June) Hot Hot August Night (No.7, Pop - Europop) (July) Double D (No.3, Rock - New Wave) (May) Postcard from St.Tropez (No6, Pop - Classic) (July) Bombardier's Moon (2008 re-write) (No.6, Unique - Unclassified) (July) (No.6, Southern Europe) (July) Adventure Playground (No.4, Unique - Unclassified) (July) Call your name (No.2, Unique - Gospel) (No.8, Southern Europe) (July)

Successes & Chart Positions 2007 "The Jim Ferrie Remix Contest" is hosted during August and September by Sony's www.acidplanet.com 'AcidPro 6' loop-based music software website. Track "One on One" used as the basis for samples in this remix contest. Winner, Broadjam 2007 6-Pack "Location, Location, Location" contest element. Winner, Electric Alternative genre, First Annual IFI Music Song Contest, Nov. '07 Winner, Music Aid International Awards - Best Male Solo Artist, Best Songwriter & Best Production categories (Italy) Finalist, 3rd International Acoustic Music Awards, 2007 - folk category. Semi-finalist, UK Songwriting Contest 2007 (6 songs in Folk, Pop and Jazz categories) plus one other track 'Highly Commended' Successes in Broadjam 'Top Tens' during 2007. Track - Chart (in order earth/genre/sub-genre/regional/other) - Highest position gained - Month. Lucky Guy: (Country-Bluegrass,No.10), (Jan) Oignons: (Folk-Alternative, No.2), (Southern Europe,No.4), (Jan) Skimmin' Stones (down by the river): (Folk-Contemporary, No.5), (Jan) Barometer (Summer rain): (Jazz-lounge,No.2), (Jan), (Southern Europe,No.4), (Feb) I got you (neighbor): (Country-rock,No.5), (Jan) A friend in need: (Rock - Roots, No.10, Southern Europe, No. 5) (May) Love or the lack: (Folk - Alternative,No.7) (Feb) Life is for living (feat. Georgia): (Pop-Rock,No.2), (Southern Europe,No.3), (Feb) Bombardier's Moon: (Folk - Contemporary,No.9), (Southern Europe,No.5), (Feb) Take a leaf out of my book (Country-Honky Tonk, No.7), (Apr) Wickedly Delicious (Pop - Europop, No. 6), (May) Part of me (Folk - Contemporary, No.10),(Southern Europe, No.10), (May) One on One (extended version) (Pop - Classic, No.2), (Southern Europe, No.6), (May) Chrome (Rock - Indie/lo-fi, No.7), (Jun) 50 Ways (Rock - Hard Rock, no.5), (Southern Europe, No.6), (Aug) Double D (Rock - Roots,No.3), (Southern Europe, No.4), (Aug) Let it go (Unique - Gospel, No.2), (Southern Europe, No.4), (Aug) I can't lie anymore (Country-Rock, No.10), (Aug)

Successes & Chart Positions 2006 Winner: NSAI/Panarts Belfast-Nashville Songwriter´s Contest 2006. Song: Mary McGee. Full details at www.belfastnashville.com Winner: Broadjam.com "Song of the Month" (November). Song: One on One. Full details on the Broadjam website under 'Contests'. Runner-up: Music Aid International Music Awards - Best Songwriter Category (Italy). Full details at www.musicaidawards.com Semi-finalist: UK Songwriting Competition 2006. Tracks: "Skimmin' stones down by the river" and "South" Full details at www.musicaid.org/contest/results2006 Radioplay: Northern Ireland - BBC Radio Ulster; Portugal - Kiss FM; England - Mercury FM, Invicta FM. Radio interviews: BBC Radio Ulster, KissFM Algarve. November 22nd: Had 7 different tracks in 7 different Broadjam genre 'Top Tens' simultaneously. Broadjam highest 2006 chart placings (track, chart and position): Always play for you: (Earth, No.2,), (Europe, No.1), (Rock, No.1), (Rock - Easy Listening, No.1), (Production - Male Vocals, No.1), (Production - Ballads, No.1), (Fan Picks - Male, No.4), (Southern Europe, No.1) (Mar thru Apr) Mary McGee: (World (music) No.6, Jan), (World - Celtic, No.5, Oct) I can't lie anymore: (Country - rock No.6, Jan) Blue & Scribbling: (Unique-unclassified No.2, Jan) (Production - Other tempo No. 10, Jan) (Southern Europe No. 6) Hellgig video clip: (Southern Europe No.10, Feb) Your laughter and your smile: (Pop-Classic, No.5, Mar) Hold On: (Pop-Europop, No.3, May) (Southern Europe, No. 9, May) South (down,down,down): (Folk - Contemporary, No.8, May) (Southern Europe No.7, May) A friend in need: (Rock No.8) (Rock - Roots/Rock'n'roll, No.1) (Europe No. 7) (Southern Europe No.1) (Production - Up-Tempo, No.6) (Oct) A disgrace to the airwaves: (Unique, No.2), (Unique - Soundtracks, No.1), (Europe, No.2), (Southern Europe, No.1) (Production-Instrumental, No.5), (Production-Ballads No.10), (Fan Picks - Male, No.9) (Aug) The more that you love: (Rock, No.10), (Rock - religious, No.1), (Europe, No.9), (Southern Europe, No.1), (Production - Mid-Tempo, No.10) (Aug/Sept) Tomorrow wil be: (Rock - Gothic, No.4) (Oct) Oignons: (Folk - Alternative, No.4) (Dec) Skimmin' stones [down by the river]: (Folk - Contemporary, No.4) (Southern Europe, No.9) (Nov) Wickedly Delicious: (Pop - Europop, No.7) (Nov) Happy Birthday!: (Unique - Holiday, No.2) (Dec) Love or the lack: (Folk - Alternative, No.3) (Dec) Take a leaf out of my book (band version): (Country - Honky Tonk, No.5) (Dec) Lucky Guy: (Country - Bluegrass, No.7) (Dec)

Successes & Chart Positions June Winner 6-Pack ´Open to Interpretation´ contest: Track: Blue & Scribbling Peer review ranking in 6-pack challenge (all 6 elements) overall : 15th Track: Love or the Lack. Single-song collaboration with Grammy award-winner Tia Sillers (co-writer of the Dixie Chicks´ hit "There´s your trouble") who co-wrote lyrics. Highest Broadjam Chart placings: Track: Down in the Valley of the Innocenti. Chart: Rock-Punk (No2, July) Track: Lucky Guy. Chart: Europe (No10, Sept), Southern Europe (No3, Sept), Fan Picks age 37-50 (No1, Sept) Track: Hold On. Chart: Pop-Europop (No6, Sept), Southern Europe (No7, Sept) Track: Bah-Humbug (Saville Row Xmas), Southern Europe (No. 9, Oct.) Track: Blue & Scribbling. Chart: Unique (No5, Dec), Unique-Unclassified (No1, Dec), Production-Other Tempo (No4, Dec), Southern Europe (No2, Dec) Track: I Can´t Lie Anymore. Chart: Country-Rock (No7, Dec)

Judge´s pick for Harpo This is what John Greenland, producer, musician, artist of the painting ´Harpo´ and contest judge of the 2005 Broadjam 6-Pack ´Open to Interpretation´ contest element had to say of Jim Ferrie´s entry ´Blue & Scribbling´, which came 2nd of the 5 winners: "Jim offered everything from multi-part shower singing to a frenetic piano backing the Bird Circus on Pluto to the Moose Lodge thing to Cougat on steroids to....you get the idea. I think he must have put Harpo on the screen and just written what he saw. I imagine that Jim probably had trouble sleeping that night. I liked the humour and the strange juxtaposition of musical types. Harpo meets Number 9. Nothing a few weeks on the couch won´t cure, Jim."

Joseph Clarke Ferrie - Bio A London-born Irishman, Joseph plays drums/percussion on some of these recordings. Joseph, schooled in drumming in Perpignan, France by the Agostini Method, attained the highest marks in France at grade 2 in 2004, at age 13. He impressed enough to receive a masterclass from world renowned drummer/percussionist Trilok Gurtu (during his 2004 European tour - see photos). Styles; anything from John Otto (Limp Bizkit) to jazzist Peter Erskine. His latest contribution is drums and percussion on "Pig-in-the-middle". However, he has put his drumming on the back burner to concentrate on his academic studies. Joseph lives in Portugal and is hoping soon to go to university in Paris. Joseph says he doesn't mind being substituted by Drumcore software - just for now!

List of studio equipment Recording media: Apple MacBookPro c/w Ableton Live 8 Suite loop-based music production software and Garageband '09 (in reserve; Yamaha AW2816, 16-track, 24 or 16 bit digital HD recorder with multiple software effects) Sample Library: Apple, Drumcore, IK's Miroslav Philharmonic. EM-U....and a few others for PC only - offers please!! Interfaces: Digidesign MBox 2, Line 6 TonePort UX2, EM-U midi interface, Presonus Firebox, M-Audio FastTrack Pro. Monitors: Yamaha MSP 5 Keyboards: Yamaha MO8 88-key (weighted) professional synthesizer workstation, Yamaha PSR-730 64 note polyphony digital keyboard and sequencer, Yamaha DS55 FM synthesizer, Roland Edirol PCR-500 USB interface keyboard. Guitars: Yamaha CJX 12 BL electro-acoustic (2007) Avalon Gold Series acoustic (2006) Cort EARTH 200/12 12-string acoustic (2006) Fender TC90 Thinline Telecaster Custom (Korea 2005) G&L Comanche (USA 2005) Fender Squier (Japan 1987) Standard Telecaster Yamaha AES 800 c/w twin DiMarzio humbuckers (2002) Yamaha AEX 500 jazz/electro-acoustic hybrid (2002) Yamaha FG340 (1981) acoustic c/w Shadow piezo/microphone sound pick-up system Ibanez Talman TCY10 electro-acoustic (2002) Antoria Jazzstar (1975) Bass: Samick Artist Series 4-string (1995) Drums: Roland TD-3 Vdrums Analogue Effects: Alesis Ineko DoD Tech IV analogue guitar effects Sequencer Remixer: Yamaha RM1x Amplifiers: Peavey VT 120W guitar Peavey TKO 65 65W Bass Marshall 100W Lead Combo guitar Peavey KB100 keyboard Epiphone Acoustic Regent 30 electro-acoustic Ibanez acoustic 10W