A student of the arts, James graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Music with Voice Focus from the University of Massachusetts Boston in June, 2002, and has been performing steadily as a solo artist since 1999; first in over a dozen Boston night spots and currently in the greater LA area.

James made the move to LA from Boston in the fall of 2003 and has hit the ground running, making new fans and collaborating with studio and touring musicians to produce new songs with wide-spread appeal.