1. Brendan James was born on July 17,1979 and is an American, piano-based singer-songwriter from Derry, New Hampshire.
26 Facts About Brendan James
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Brendan James signed to Decca Records in 2008 and has released two studio albums with the label.
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Brendan James moved to Derry, New Hampshire, when he was four and, after the divorce of his parents, alternated living between Derry and nearby Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Brendan James had an early interest in performing and singing, leading him to perform in school plays and musicals while growing up.
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Brendan James attended high school at Pinkerton Academy in Derry.
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Brendan James began teaching himself piano at the age of 19 and started writing and composing songs.
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Back at the University of North Carolina, Brendan James joined the Clef Hangers, an a cappella group.
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Brendan James earned school credits during the stay on the condition that he accept an internship at a business related to his Communications degree.
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Brendan James worked at a job at Urban Outfitters to support himself.
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Brendan James held that job for the next three years while performing at open mikes in the East Village.
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In 2003 he partnered with his manager Ben Singer, a former classmate Brendan James had met at UNC.
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Ben helped him record a demo that eventually made its way to Carly Simon, who invited Brendan James to come and record a song with her.
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The demo caught the interest of major labels and Brendan James did a showcase at The Living Room in New York City for various record companies.
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Slater signed him to a record deal and Brendan James spent the next year and a half working on his debut album, recording with producers Tony Bruno and Patrick Leonard.
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Still living in New York, Brendan James used and built upon the music he developed and recorded at Capitol, working to release the album himself.
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Brendan James recorded material from the Capitol album with Los Angeles-based producer Mikal Blue, turning it into James's self-released EP, The Ballroom Break-In, in 2007.
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Brendan James initially toured regionally to support the album, headlining his own shows and opening for artists such as Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend, Susan Tedeschi, The Fray, and Robert Cray.
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Brendan James moved from New York City to Los Angeles, where he is currently based, after having spent much time there in the past few years.
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Brendan James eventually started working with producer Warren Huart back in Los Angeles and finished the album there.
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Brendan James was getting his songs on more television shows, like So You Think You Can Dance, Bones and Army Wives.
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James's second album, the self-titled Brendan James, was completed in 2010 released on September 7,2010.
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In November 2011 Brendan James announced via his Twitter account that he was planning on releasing a new album of 10 songs in February 2012.
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Brendan James opened for Tyrone Wells on his US tour during March and April 2013.
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On March 19,2013, Brendan James announced a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to promote his new album, which he said was "almost done".
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In 2018 Brendan James released a non-album single 'Wish You Well'.
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Brendan James cites taking inspiration from 1970s artists James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder, as well as more current artists like Ryan Adams and Death Cab For Cutie.