Jeremy Neale

Jeremy Neale is an Australian singer/songwriter and lead singer of band Velociraptor.

History

Neale was a founding member of Brisbane band Velociraptor in 2008. In November 2017, Neale released his debut album, Getting the Team Back Together
At the 2018 Queensland Music Awards, Neale won Song of the Year for "Dancin' & Romancin'". In that year he also won QMusic’s Grant McLennan Scholarship. This enabled him to attend a songwriting masterclass at New York University. Neale hosted the National Live Music Awards of 2019
In February 2020, Neale released his second studio album, We Were Trying To Make It Out which was written in Brisbane and New York City over two years. He has spoken of the album's songs being about "the day-to-day struggles of the working class" presented in an upbeat fashion, "because I love things that sit at about 140-150 beats per minute". The Ramones and Prefab Sprout have influenced his sound.

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

The Queensland Music Awards are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.