James Bourne
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 James Bourne performing, 2007
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| Birth name | James Elliot Bourne |
| Born | September 13, 1983  Rochford, Essex, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop rock Pop punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Label(s) | Mercury |
| Website | Official Website |
James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September 1983 in Southend, Essex, England) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British pop punk band Son of Dork, with fellow band members Chris Leonard, Danny Hall and Steve Rushton. Son of Dork was formed after the 2005 demise of Busted, which Bourne was a member of along with Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson.
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[edit] Biography
Bourne, who moved from Rochford to Southend-on-Sea in Essex at age ten months, was born to Peter and Maria Bourne, and has three siblings - Nick, Chris and Melissa. Chris, his youngest brother, appeared in the music video for "Year 3000" as the neighbour who builds the time machine. Nick appeared in a few Busted videos such as "Who's David" and "You Said No".
James Bourne attended Thorpe Hall Private School in Southend-On-Sea.
Bourne's main instrument is the guitar, however, he also plays the piano, bass, and the drums. Bourne claims that he is still good friends with the members of Busted and McFly.
Bourne is the owner of a De Lorean DMC-12 and a golf cart.
Bourne bought an American skating and apparel company called SicPuppy, named after a band he was once a member of. Bourne paid over £16,000 for his own record company, Sicpuppy Records, which, in 2007, gave unsigned UK bands a chance to play on the Sic Tour 2007 in Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The event was hosted by David Gest and Matt Willis.
[edit] Songwriting
Bourne wrote the majority of Busted's two albums with Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Busted's style of music can easily be identified in his new band Son Of Dork’s poppier tracks.
Bourne has written on every McFly Album Room on the 3rd Floor, Wonderland, Motion in the Ocean which also appear on their Greatest Hits album, He has recently been working with McFly in Australia for their upcoming 4th Album. He takes allot of writing credits for artists such as Mel C for which he wrote "Immune" for her fourth studio album "This Time". Another artist include Pat Monahan in which he co-wrote "Great Escape" and the track appears on the album "Last Of Seven".
Bourne has recently been writing with his girlfriends band Avenue B, JC Chasez, McFly and Jonas Brothers as well as unknown artists as a part of Metrophonic.
[edit] Introduction to music
Bourne started to get into music at the age of 6, when he discovered his main idol, Michael Jackson through a Bart Simpson (the cartoon character) song. He was intrigued by the line "dancing like Michael Jackson" and was eager to find out who it was – When he did, and started listening to his music, he was amazed. After seeing Jackson live a year later, Bourne soon decided that his new aim in life would be being able to play his songs.
By the time he was twelve, he decided to form a band called Sic Puppy with his friends, Nick and Jeremy. They started off without a bassist and had band practice in his friend's bedroom. As time passed by they found themselves a bigger rehearsal space and a bassist called Stewart, but as they got older, they lost interest in rehearsing and Sic Puppy eventually fizzled out.
[edit] Busted
At the age of 17, Bourne dropped out of the South East Essex college course in Music Technology to try and make his dream of being a professional musician happen. He eventually met Matt Willis through Busted manager Matthew Fletcher, who told him he'd found someone with the same ideals as him and they soon started writing songs together at Bourne's house in Southend. Two-thirds of Busted was born.
Willis and Bourne soon decided that they couldn't form a band with just two members, so they decided to place an ad for a third member in NME magazine. They soon held auditions and after listening to a few songs the two had written together, Charlie Simpson joined the band.
After signing up to Universal in 2002, Busted released their first single, What I Go To School For, from their self-titled debut album in September that year, which quickly became No.3 in the UK charts. Year 3000 soon followed and became a hit as well, even abroad.
[edit] Son Of Dork
After Busted split up due to Charlie deciding to try and make it with his band fightstar who he had been involved with during Busted, Bourne decided he didn't want to leave the music scene already so he formed a new pop punk band in the summer of 2005, named Son of Dork (which is "a heavier version of Busted" according to some. They released their first single, Ticket Outta Loserville in November that year, slowly followed by their debut album Welcome To Loserville a week later. Son Of Dork have allegedly split up, after 2 of the members leaving the band, they have not toured or performed together for over a year.
[edit] Solo Career
It is rumoured that Bourne is now pursuing a solo career after not meeting with the Son Of Dork members for over a year. He played a small solo gig in the USA a short while ago, and is currently setting up a solo gig for the UK for later this year.
[edit] Busted Court Case and Reunion
Bourne, Matt Willis and ex-manager Richard Rashman faced a £10 million royalty battle with former members Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle who claimed to have written three of bands key singles. What I Go To School For, Sleeping With The Light On and Year 3000 all gained top three status in the UK charts. Album track Psycho Girl was another track included in the case. It began in February 2008 and included the likes of Charlie Simpson and Simon Cowell[citation needed] as a potential witness and was dismissed in June 2008.[1]
On Friday June 6th 2008 it was announced that Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle had lost the court battle, with the judge calling them both 'unreliable witnesses'. They are planning an appeal. Bourne and Willis released the following statement: "This was an opportunistic attempt by Doyle and McPhail to cash in on our success. Their claims were a complete fabrication and we are delighted that the judge has seen through this and totally dismissed them. Our position has been completely vindicated and our achievements with Busted remain untarnished." [2]
Several British tabloids reported Busted are reuniting and releasing a single this summer. Willis has denied rumours of a reunion.
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