The 11-year-old has just inherited a drum kit, and things could get a bit noisy over the next few days.
You can thank Ray Harwood for that.
The 85-year-old retired drummer saw a photograph of Jamie in the Otago Daily Times this week, busking in central Dunedin with half a dozen old plastic buckets, some paint tins and a set of drum sticks - playing them like drums, to his favourite Christmas music on a portable CD player.
Jamie's novel approach to busking was aimed at raising enough money to buy himself a real drum kit.
But his approach also snared Mr Harwood's attention.
''He reminded me of myself at that age.
''I started in a brass band on the cornet, but I always had a hankering to play the drums.
''I used to practise drumming with a pair of sticks, hitting a newspaper on the kitchen table.
''My mother got sick of me in the end and she went away and bought me a drum ... and I had to pay it off.''
Mr Harwood said he went on to gain many years of joy from playing drums in dance bands around Dunedin.
''It was a way of making money - I kept myself in pocket money. For years I never had to pay for any beer.''
He said none of his children played drums, and he was worried his high quality Premier drum kit would end up in the landfill after he had gone.
''I saw Jamie's picture in the paper, and I thought, he needs those drums. He can't be whacking those old paint tins.''
His only words to Jamie when handing over the drum kit yesterday, were: ''Make me proud''.
Jamie was bursting with excitement yesterday, in anticipation of getting behind the kit.
''I can't wait to play it.''
