DaVID JAMES

 

Producer. Composer.

Performer.

 

David James is a versatile musician

 with a zeal for innovation.

 

Discovering music by happenstance,

 David’s love was instant and

perhaps overdue. David had begun

playing saxophone in elementary

 school, but hadn’t discovered it was

 his passion until he was 14 and

picked up the guitar. Until then,

music was purely background noise

 and discussion for his older peers.

 

With limited resources, he used any

 combination of available tools to

begin writing. With a secondhand

guitar and Windows 95 microphone,

 he’d record a minute sound bite,

and play it back through the

speakers. With quick hands and

multiple windows, he was able to

begin recording and layering the

music that fascinated him. Once

he’d developed an understanding of

 the vernacular of classic rock that

 enraptured him as a teenager, he

 immediately sought out the inner

 workings of various genres.

 

From video games, to jazz, country

 and classical, his desire for

emulation and innovation has been

 ever increasing to the present day.

The bliss of learning, teaching, and

 performing is what drives him to

share both his knowledge and talent.

 

David James is freelance musician

 based in southeast Michigan. His

 original music fuses the classic

beauty of Motown and jazz with the

 energy and aesthetics of

contemporary dance music. David

 performs full time with a variety of

acts and solo shows. He has played

 shows at multiple venues including:

St. Andrews Hall, The Magic Stick,

Arts Beats and Eats, Little Caesar’s

 Arena, and more!