BIO & DISCOG

Recorded/ performed live with:

• DJ Yoda (Get Involved)

• Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate (Cumbancha) 
• Eva Lazarus

• Afrika Baby Bam from Jungle Brothers

• Sarah & Julian Muldoon (PIAS - Germany)

• Jamie Woon (Polydor)

• Stac (Wah Wah 45's)

• John Hendicott (sound designer/ producer) 

• Alex Beitzke (Dean Street Studios engineer/ producer)

• Lazy Habits (independent) 

• John Fairhurst (independent) 

• High Cross Society (independent)

 

TV/ Radio/ Soundtrack:

• 'Knockout Scousers' Channel 4 documentary soundtrack [2012]

• Korsa Live - live performance on Morrocan TV with Joe & Sekou [2014]

• Live performance on KEXP radio, Seattle [2015] 

 

Venue/ festival highlights:

• Shepherds Bush Empire

• Camden Jazz Cafe

• The Roundhouse, London

• Royal Opera House, London

• Scala, London

• WOMAD, UK

• Glastonbury Festival, UK

• Big Chill Festival, UK

• Sauti Za Busara Festival, Zanzibar

• Nuits D'Afrique Festival, Canada

• Healing Music Festival, Israel

• Harley Davidson Events (Portugal, Spain, Austria)

• Toured in UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, U.S.A. (east & west coast), Canada.

 

Discography:

• Stac - 'Turn That Light Out' 2010

• John Fairhurst - 'Hungry Blues' EP 2012

• High Cross Society - 'High Cross Society' 2013

• DJ Yoda's Breakfast of Champions 2015 (awarded BBC 6 Music album of the day and nominated for best album at the UK Bass Awards 2015)

• Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate - 'Monistic Theory' 2016

 

"James came on board with a project that spans hip hop, jazz and electronica.. Not only did he have all of the parts learnt before the first session, he completely nailed each style and created many more ideas that fed back into the music. In terms of bad ass drummers, James is my 'go to' man."

- John Hendicott: Gold Disc awarded music producer for clients such as Nike, MTV, Coca Cola, Chipmunk and Portico Quartet.