PROFILE
AWARDS
RECENT ACTIVITY
Experienced multi-skilled award winning music producer, songwriter and composer. Highly accomplished audio engineer, expert in computer-based music systems for recording, mixing and sound design. Hit-song chart success as an artist and many years of live concert performances. Classically trained in pianoforte, university computer science education.
ARIA – “Best Producer” 1999
This is the Australian equivalent of the USA’s Grammy Award, given by the Australian Record Industry Association.
APRA – “Song Of The Year” 1999
Australia’s most prestigious song writing award, voted by peers, equivalent to the USA’s ASCAP awards. Won for the hit “Buses and Trains” as sole writer.
PPCA – “Most Broadcast Australian Artist” 1999
- “Most Broadcast Recording” 1999
Achieved by the pop duo Bachelor Girl, of which James is a member as songwriter, producer and performer, for radio and television broadcast success.
RAWARDS - “Best New Australian Artist on Commercial Radio” 1999
- “Most Popular Australian Chart Act On Commercial Radio” 1999
The Rawards are Australia’s commercial radio broadcasting industry awards.
FURTHER NOMINATIONS:
ARIA “Best New Act” 1998
ARIA “Best Pop Release” 1999
ARIA “Best New Artist Album” 1999
ARIA “Highest Selling Australian Single” 1999
Scoring “Mutant Chronicles” feature film production trailer 2008
Scoring corporate video for OPEC.
Musical Director, TV Pilot for the 7 Network
Co-Producing NUMBER ONE album for Damien Leith (Australian Idol Winner)
Scoring documentary for the Asian Games 2006
Scoring the Australian feature film “Devil’s Gateway”
Producing 4 tracks for forthcoming 2nd album of Anthony Callea (Australia Idol winner)
Producing 1 track for forthcoming 3rd album of Guy Sebastian (Australian Idol winner)
Producing tracks for debut album with Kiki Courtidis (Pop Stars)
Produced new 12 track album for Naked Raven (Germany)
Documentary for Amiral Corporation (Egypt) - as composer
Documentary for British Heart Foundation - as composer
Produced new 11 track album for Country artist Michael O'Rourke
Executive Producer for “The Collective” - production music group
Produced "Flow" for Australian Idol Winner's album 2004 - Casey (current Australian single)
Composer for international aid agency "Adopt A Minefield"'s 2004 documentary "A Quiet Earth".
Remixing "This Time Of Year" - Adam Brand
Produced 3 album tracks for undisclosed BMG solo artist