Darling James are about to release their debut single and recently opened for legendary Australian group, The Church. With his new group Darling James, he produced and music directed the '8 First Dates' event at the 2014 Melbourne Fringe which featured guests Ainslie Wills, Angie Hart (Frente), Jae Laffer (The Panics) and many others. James currently works as touring bass player with avant-folk group Machine Translations and songstress Kate Miller-Heidke. In 2012, James co-wrote and sung the breakout single 'Half of It' for producer duo YesYou which received high rotation radio play on Triple J. The Boat People have had 8 songs playlisted on national radio station Triple J and in 2007 James signed a publishing deal with Ivy League/Mushroom which has seen his songs used extensively in television and film. twice and supported many outstanding Australian and International acts including Powderfinger, Crowded House and The Shins. 8 times (including two trips to SXSW), the U.K. With modern piano trio Misinterprotato, James toured around Australia, the U.S., Canada and Japan and contributed to the group's first two releases through the Melbourne based Jazzhead label.Īs singer and songwriter in Brisbane-Melbourne based indie-pop group The Boat People, James has released three albums, toured the U.S. James graduated with a Bachelor of Music (performance) from the Queensland Conservatorium in 2001 and immediately began work as a touring musician successfully traversing the jazz and popular music worlds.

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