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About Me

I'm an accomplished keyboard player from Adelaide (South Australia) I have been a session player for about 20 years. I'm in a duo(For the past 22 years)called The James Brothers with Carmine Scalzi(Vox/Perc/Keys)Witch pays for the bread and butter.I have worked with some briliant artists like, Andrew Strong(The Commitmets)Niamh Strong,Glenn Shorrock (Little river band) Ross Wilson (Mondo Rock)Brian Cadd, Dame Edna, Joe Camileri, Andrea Bocelli just to mention a few and had the pleasure in playing with The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra cellebrating the music of Queen. Composed, arranged and underscored music for Here's Humphrey (Australian children TV programme)for seven years. Had the pleasure of arranging and recording 8 to 12 hour days six days a week in the studio for a childrens TV programme called The Music Shop, with Andrew Bayfield (Sound Designer/engeneer,Human dictionary, If he doesn't know then it's not worth knowing)Rob Pippan (Axe) Steve Todd (Drums & perc)and bass king Damien S. Scott. I always find time to be with my friends at the local pub for a few beers at the end of the day and catch a band at a gig. Life is too short not to give your best shot every time, you can only enjoy it if you live it.

My Interests

Execising the art of knowledge and understanding in any field and how stuff works.

I'd like to meet:

Lots of girls is the first thing that comes to mind but also anyone except for Weirdoes and racist people and of cause I want to meat other musicians.

Music:

Anything that makes love to my soul and ears.

Movies:

All commedy, Marx brothers, Three strooges ect, old classics and Australian films and some foreign stuff too.

Television:

Commedy,Documentaries, Warner Brothers cartoons. Loony Tunes,Avoid the reality TV crap.

Books:

Mannuals on how to use the latest gear that I buy. You know, studio gear.

Heroes:

Italians. They invented music notation as we know it today and the piano.

My Blog

Im going to the USA

G'day all myspace friends, Iam going to the USA in June of 2008. I will be based in New York. I have a few gigs lined up with a great sax player. (Salvo) whom happens to be my causin. Iam playing like...
Posted by Joe James on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:34:00 PST