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Shop My ebay StoreBiographyBorn and raised in San Diego California, Vanja James is an established songwriter/singer who has been performing for local audiences with her acoustic and electric blues/rock stylings since the summer of 2002.
With a well-rounded musical history that includes DJing, classical guitar, and gospel choir, Vanja got her start in songwriting during her senior year of college at UCSD (where she majored in theatre) at age 19. It was in a “Singing for Actors†class that she met her vocal instructor Linda Vickerman. Linda took Vanja under her wing and taught her Jazz and blues vocal techniques. Linda introduced Vanja to guitar teacher (and future co-writing partner) David Beldock. Vanja has returned to David many times over the years to work together on the guitar arrangements for her songs, which have now become a trademark part of her bluesy roots sound.
In addition to being a songwriter, Vanja is also very active in the film community. You can frequently find her collaborating with local filmmakers. Most recently, Vanja was featured in a film playing her own music as a songwriter in Wolfgang Hastert’s “Something Like This.†She also works regularly with San Diego filmmakers The Page Brothers, and has had her music featured in a number of their films, from guitar pieces, to actors singing along with pop-song cameos.
By day you can find Vanja working independently as a graphic designer for her Creative Marketing company, The Jasper Tone. Most recently she has been working with some younger songwriters, teaching them about the business and helping take their careers to the next level.
While Vanja has had the opportunity to jam and write with a variety of talented musicians in both San Diego and San Francisco, her heart still remains with her audience, and she is still in search of the ideal backing band that wants to tour the US and Europe.
For details on tour history, press releases, and upcoming shows, please see Vanja’s website:
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