About James – Guitar, Bass, Keyboards and Vocal tutor

James is the owner of The Musical Box Fritwell, which is near to Bicester. From here he teaches Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboards and Vocals and also has Chris Rush over each week to give drum lessons.

James is a seasoned musician, a great teacher and dedicated to offering the same teaching styles and surroundings in the Bicester area as The Musical Box already do at Alderminster.

Having played in bands with Tim for many years along side many other professional studio and touring musicians James is able to offer not only the usual one-on-one lessons on numerous instruments, but also has a wealth of experience to share in the areas of composition, production, recording, sound engineering and live performance, all of which are important in The Musical Box's ethos of nurturing all round musicianship that will be enjoyed for a lifetime!

CRB Approved

All teachers at The Musical Box have been fully checked prior to employment through the Criminal Records Bureau, and are required to renew their CRB certificate when they expire to ensure the highest degree of safety and security within The Musical Box school of rock.

Fave bands:	Very broad but the short list would be something like: Hendrix, Cream, Beatles, Stone Temple Pilots, Spin Doctors, Paul Simon, Jellyfish...
Likes:	Family, Music, Sport, Films, DIY!
Dislikes:	None really, but if pushed I'd have to say narrow mindedness or overly arrogant people
Best day:	I'd have to agree with the other guys and say my two children being born but also the day I met my wife!
Favourite gig played:	There are loads but the ones that spring to mind are in South of France or Durham Uni.
Favourite gig seen:	Spin Doctors downstairs at Rock City in Nottingham - it was like a pub gig but with a multi-million album selling band
General Heroes:	Martin Scorsese, Billy Connolly, Robert De Niro, Russell Crowe.
Guitar, Keyboard, Vocal and Song Writing Heroes:	Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Crosby Stills and Nash, Indigo Girls, Sting, Seal, Paul Simon, Jellyfish, Billy Joel...the list goes on!
Little known fact:	My Grandmother was related to Roger Moore through his marriage to Dorethy Squires!