9 9 6 ▁saw ▁Brian ▁release ▁his ▁first ▁independent ▁album ▁titled ▁" The ▁Brian ▁Lord ▁Band ", ▁which ▁included ▁two ▁original ▁tracks , ▁" Just ▁A ▁Boy ▁From ▁The ▁Country " ▁( written ▁by ▁Brian ) ▁and ▁" F ant asy ▁W alt z " ▁( written ▁by ▁Brian ▁Lord ▁& ▁Les ▁Trace y , ▁NS W ), ▁and ▁twelve ▁popular ▁cover ▁songs ▁from ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁country ▁rock ▁gen res . ▁A part ▁from ▁local ▁" live " ▁gig ▁requests ▁this ▁release ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁many ▁waves ▁and ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁ref ocus ▁on ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁country ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁new ▁manager ▁Mare e ▁Sp ink le , ▁Brian ▁became ▁the ▁oldest ▁entr ant , ▁at ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁final ist ▁at ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Tam worth ▁Star ▁M aker ▁Awards ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁eventually ▁won ▁by ▁Grant ▁Richard son . ▁This ▁helped ▁boost ▁his ▁career ▁profile ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁country ▁music ▁scene . ▁ ▁By ▁mid - 2 0 0 1 , ▁Brian ▁had ▁independently ▁released ▁two ▁singles ▁into ▁the ▁Australian ▁Country ▁Music ▁Ch arts ▁- ▁" My ▁B are ▁H ands " ▁( written ▁by ▁Greg ▁Mac ain ish ▁of ▁Sky ho ook s ▁fame ) ▁pre - re leased ▁on ▁N f S ▁ 6 7 ▁and ▁" L ove ▁Had ▁The ▁Last ▁Word " ▁( A ▁du et ▁with ▁Kay le en