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James Roy

James Roy

About Me

“living a dream
what does it mean?
You have imagination”

Not every artist starts out as one. For James Roy, it took a four-year engineering degree and a taste of the corporate world before he realized that life is more about living than making others happy. In the three years that followed, he built up a studio, started a record label, and captured the world around him in high-energy songs with powerful lyrics.

Each song he writes is a completely different experience - a different story, sound, and emotion - and no single track can describe the rest. From dark and edgy songs like “Trick” and “Tonight I Dream” to the happy and upbeat “Drift Away”, James builds a complex and changing soundscape that never loses sight of one idea: that we can always try something different at any time and from that we can learn to grow.

‘begin’ is a chance to look at life in a new way. It's the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next.

…are you ready to begin?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/3/2006
Band Website: jamesroymusic.com
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Blue Disco Records, Ltd
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

You Did It! MTV/Logos Top Ten Videos

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote, Rise Above has reached 10 on MTV/Logo's top ten music videos! You can view the Click List ranking here, and if you have a minute, please vote again here....
Posted by James Roy on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:04:00 PST

On MTV’s Logo this Sunday

I just got word from MTV that they will be airing the Rise Above music video on their Logo network this Sunday night [Feb 24th]! It's been an ongoing project over the past few months to get the video ...
Posted by James Roy on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:33:00 PST

Like Christmas music?

Just released: The "Season of Giving" Christmas album!Eight tracks of holiday favorites, $1 per CD goes to the American Red Cross, each CD is fully gift-wrapped and shipping is free!Only $10. Get i...
Posted by James Roy on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:14:00 PST

Remixed and Enhanced

Today marks a release that jumps into some exciting new territory: an enhanced multimedia CD, 'Rise Above [the remixes]'. With nine mixes by DJs from around the world, a club version of the music vide...
Posted by James Roy on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:08:00 PST

Interview on PrideDEPOT.com

Jody May-Chang from PrideDEPOT.com just posted the transcript of our phone interview that touched upon how songs from "begin" were written, the advantages of being an indie artist, and how technology ...
Posted by James Roy on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:43:00 PST

This week in the media...

This week is apparently the one to be in the media! First of all, if you're in Denver and wanting to catch some great local music this Sunday, tune in to channel 93.3FM's Local Access at 9PM! I got ...
Posted by James Roy on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:16:00 PST

Behind the Filming of Rise Above

There is often a difference between what you see and what is really happening, especially if what you're seeing is a 4 minute music video that has been distilled from many days of film footage. Here ...
Posted by James Roy on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:21:00 PST