About James
James kicked off his guitar playing adventure in a punk rock band he started at school. Over the subsequent years, he played with an array of local bands in his native Hull, East Yorkshire. He was in multiple bands putting together his own compositions as well as branching out into a range of covers bands playing punk, new wave, prog-rock, jazz, rockabilly, funk-fusion, disco, dub-reggae and pretty much anything else that took his fancy.
He eventually moved to Birmingham to study and immediately started playing and writing with a varied bunch of musicians. As well as writing and performing his own music he spent a 7-year stint with a Blues Brothers Tribute band touring the UK.
Whilst studying in Birmingham, James taught guitar and bass informally to friends and fellow musicians and more formally to younger students as a side-line to his day job. James focuses on enjoyment and personal progression for the student. James believes if the student is having fun learning, they don’t consciously notice how much hard work they have put in – this improves their playing and their enjoyment – generating a virtuous cycle of fun and development.
Now James splits his time between playing, recording, session work and teaching.
About James
James kicked off his guitar playing adventure in a punk rock band he started at school. Over the subsequent years, he played with an array of local bands in his native Hull, East Yorkshire. He was in multiple bands putting together his own compositions as well as branching out into a range of covers bands playing punk, new wave, prog-rock, jazz, rockabilly, funk-fusion, disco, dub-reggae and pretty much anything else that took his fancy.
He eventually moved to Birmingham to study and immediately started playing and writing with a varied bunch of musicians. As well as writing and performing his own music he spent a 7-year stint with a Blues Brothers Tribute band touring the UK.
Whilst studying in Birmingham, James taught guitar and bass informally to friends and fellow musicians and more formally to younger students as a side-line to his day job. James focuses on enjoyment and personal progression for the student. James believes if the student is having fun learning, they don’t consciously notice how much hard work they have put in – this improves their playing and their enjoyment – generating a virtuous cycle of fun and development.
Now James splits his time between playing, recording, session work and teaching.
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