About

Lawrence Arabia

Lawrence Arabia
- Lawrence Arabia is James Milne, born in 1981 in New Zealand.  He is a former member of The Brunettes, The Ruby Suns and one-time touring member of Okkervil River.
- Milne has produced music for film and theatre and wrote music for the indie film, Eagle vs. Shark. 
-Milne’s 2010 album, Chant Darling, is the follow up to his 2006 self-titled debut and the debut by his band The Reduction Agents.  Both Lawrence Arabia and The Reduction Agents were nominated for several Bnet awards (New Zealand’s public voted alternative radio awards).
- Milne has also been nominated for a New Zealand APRA Silver Scroll Award.
- Chant Darling was recorded over 18 months in a studio in Stockholm, three flats in London, a garden shed in Port Chalmers, a car club in Wellington and a studio in Auckland.
- Lawrence Arabia has spent the past year in London, touring with Feist.

Discography
Lawrence Arabia (2006), Chant Darling (2010)

Awards and Recognitions
- Lawrence Arabia has toured with Feist
- He has been nominated for a New Zealand APRA Silver Scroll Award