### Behind the Scenes with Mark Stone 2004 VtheSceneswithMarkStone % 282004 % 29 % 28 V % 29 Adult Angel Cassidy , Wanda Curtis , Nikita Denise Director Mark StoneIMDb rating Unknown awaiting five votes This space intentionally left blank . More info at theSceneswithMarkStone % 282004 % 29 % 28 V % 29 . I am a bot . Send me feedback % 2 Fr % 2 FMovieGuidesubjectRe % 3 A % 20 Confidence 0 . 57 . Data sources and other i n f ormationrMovieGuidewabout . <| sep |> I hate the holidays and the less time I spend with other human beings the better . I may also be depressed . <| sep |> If that ' s true , how are you typing ? <| sep |> Jamie Cullum artist picimg 2 . akamaized . netiu 2524 a 4 c 4 d 8 bb 7924517 aac 49 c 41 b 2 b 2 c 5 a 3 . png Jamie Cullum born 20 August 1979 is an English jazz singersongwriter , and multiinstrumentalist . Though he is a primarily a vocalist , he also accompanies himself on instruments including piano , guitar and drums . Cullum was born in Romford , East London . He was brought up in Hullavington , Wiltshire , and educated at the independent feepaying Grittleton House School and the sixth form at Sheldon School . He then went on to study English Literature , and minored in Film Studies , at Reading University where he graduated with First Class Honours . His mother , Yvonne , is a secretary of AngloBurmese origin , whose family settled in Wales after Burma ' s independence his father , John Cullum , worked in finance . His paternal grandfather was a British Army officer , while his paternal grandmother was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who sang in Berlin nightclubs . Cullum married British model Sophie Dahl at a country hotel in the New Forest National Park in England on 9 January 2010 . Cullum released his first album , Jamie Cullum TrioHeard it All , in 1999 , of which 500 copies were made . Due to their rarity , original copies have sold for as much as 600 on eBay . The success of Heard It All Before resulted in Cullum being invited to appear on Geoff Gascoyne ' s album Songs of the Summer . After graduating from Reading University , Cullum released a bestselling album , Pointless Nostalgic , which stirred interest from Michael Parkinson and Melvyn Bragg . Just after Cullum made his first television appearance , on Parkinson in April 2003 , he signed a 1 m contract for three albums with Universal , who beat Sony in a bidding war . Cullum ' s third album , Twentysomething , released in October 2003 , went platinum and became the # 1 selling studio album by a jazz artist in the United Kingdom . Cullum ended 2003 as the UK ' s biggest selling jazz artist of all time . Although primarily a jazz musician , he performs in a wide range of styles and is generally regarded as a crossover artist with his musical roots firmly based in jazz . Cullum draws his inspiration from many different musicians and listens to an eclectic mix of music from Miles Davis to Tom Waits and many more . Cullum has belonged to several bands , ranging from banging drums in a hip hop group to playing guitar in rock bands such as Raw Sausage and The Mystery Machine , in his teenage youth . Cullum names his elder brother , Ben Cullum , as his biggest musical influence , and the two continue to collaborate extensively . Cullum is well known not only for his abilities on the piano , but also for his unique entertainment style and charisma . One of the many things that features in Jamie ' s concerts is the stompbox not to be confused with an effect pedal for guitars , made from a small wooden block . The stompbox is used to amplify a musician ' s tapping foot . Jamie found this in Australia and uses it to enhance upbeat and fastpaced songs such as Seven Nation Army originally by the White Stripes and Gold Digger , originally by Kanye West . He is also often found using a looping machine . This plays a heavy part in Cullum ' s versions of Seven Nation Army and Teardrop by Massive Attack . Cullum is also often found beatboxing at most gigs . As well as the White Stripes and Kanye West , Cullum has performed work by Massive Attack , Rihanna , Pussycat Dolls , Radiohead , Gnarls Barkley , Elton John , Justin Timberlake , John Legend , Joy Division , Lady Gaga and many others . He has also performed with Kylie Minogue , Sugababes , Will . i . am and Burt Bacharach . Cullum rarely works to a set list and on average his gigs last just over two hours . The gigs are largely improvised , rooted in jazz but not solely consisting of jazz music . Cullum has played at many large music festivals , including Glastonbury Festival in 2004 2009 , Coachella 2005 , 2006 South by Southwest , North Sea Jazz Festival , the Hollywood Bowl performing with the Count Basie Orchestra and the 2006 Playboy Jazz Festival . On the April 29 th 2006 Cullum played his biggest ever crowd on Queensday in The Netherlands . Discography 1999 Heard It All Before 2001 Pointless Nostalgic 2003 Twentysomething 2005 Catching Tales 2009 The Pursuit 2010 Devil May Care 2013 Momentum 2014 Interlude Read more on Last . fm . Cullum 998 , 425 listeners , 19 , 750 , 883 plays tags jazz , piano , singersongwriter , british , pop Please downvote if incorrect ! Selfdeletes if score is 0 .