Today's New Zealand Live guest spent the first half of this year creating his debut album. It's not out until December but we are going to get a sneek peek today.
Jasper Hawkins first picked up a guitar at the age of 13 and it has since become his passion.
But it's his talent as a song writer that has people talking and one of his songs has already been featured on this show, when Jesse played a touching tribute he wrote for a friend who lost his life in a traffic accident.
Jasper Hawkins Photo: Supplied
