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Justin James

Sun drenched and lovin' it!

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Canadian born Singer/Songwriter Justin James began his career at 7 years old playing cello and a year later he was singing in Canada’s most prestigious traveling choir, the British Columbia Boys Choir. Justin traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe during his formative years.At 18, Justin James (tired of the cold Canadian winters) found everything he had ever wanted: sunshine, waves, good friends and great times in the Caribbean. He earned just enough money to get by and enjoyed every minute of it. One day, while surfing off the coast of Venezuela, Justin had a run in with a tiger shark. The attack left his foot mangled and detached, a near fatal encounter. Having to endure over a three-hour ride in the back of a truck to the nearest town, Justin lost consciousness and more than half his body’s blood volume. The delicate surgery to reattach his foot took multiple doctors, multiple blood transfusions and over 250 stitches in less than perfect conditions.During his lengthy recovery and intense physical therapy his grandmother gave him a guitar to pass the time, while bedridden for just under a year. Soon Justin realized he had an uncanny knack for the guitar and song writing that he would never have discovered if it weren’t for his accident. A transformation took place during his recovery: an extremely talented Singer/Songwriter emerged.

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Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: justinjamesmusic.com
Band Members: Justin James: Vocals, Guitar
Ben Greet: Guitar
Sammy: Bass
Fletcher: Drums
Murf: Harmonica, Percussion
Jermey Miller: Keys
Jake: Sax

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Influences: I grew up on Motown and Harmony Bands like the Eagles, Fleetwood, Doobies, Beatles, James Taylor ect... Then I started diggin' Aerosmith, Van Halen and U2. Now I'm all bout J. Johnson, Maroon 5, J. Mraz, J. Mayer, C. Crows, Ben Harper and G. Love. I never got into screaming. It was always bout always singing sweet melodies...
Sounds Like: THE GOODTIMES
Record Label: 10 Spot Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Back in Cali

I made it back home to SD in one piece just in time for the Fourth of July.I'm going to be sticking around here for a few weeks before heading back to Asia on July 24th for a 2 week tour of Japan.This...
Posted by Justin James on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:11:00 PST

so easy to help

k... this is cool - I got locked into it for a 1/2 hour :) www.freerice.com & you feel good after*aloha & happiness JJ
Posted by Justin James on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:32:00 PST

Konnichiwa Friends

Well I just returned from 2 weeks in Asia and what a amazing time. I flew in to Tokyo and started my promo tour on May 22.My album releases in Japan on June 18th so we were crazy busy trying to get as...
Posted by Justin James on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:54:00 PST

Hawaii

HawaiiI'm sitting here on the 5th floor of the Diamond Head Ambassador staring out into the most beautiful ocean...waves crashing and only 4 surfers out! The ocean is calling to me telling me to jump ...
Posted by Justin James on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:01:00 PST

Droping like flys

k....another friend of mine is getting Married?@! Man Im gonna need to recruit some new buddys soon* My current crew of homeboys are being picked  off 1 by 1*** My last friend that got marri...
Posted by Justin James on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:11:00 PST

Las Vegas

My song was aired last night on NBC hit TV show "Las Vegas" coolio!! They placed "Right Here Right Now" at the end of the first hour of the double header!! it was a cool placement**About 1:45 of the s...
Posted by Justin James on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:21:00 PST

Happy Singles Awareness Day!!!

Hey friends ... year after year goes by and I never have a date for Valentines Day. Ive decided to re-name it** Singles Awareness Day!! Well I may not have love on my arm but I have love in my lyrics....
Posted by Justin James on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:33:00 PST

From the beach to the snow

Well I have gone from one extreme to another... I just left Hawaii andlanded in Canada!! Yikes*I'm only here for 2 weeks but I might need to be de-thawed when Ileave, man I forgot the world got this c...
Posted by Justin James on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:14:00 PST

New Videos

Hey Friends!! Still stuck here in Hawaii!! just wanted to let you know I added some new videos to my page... there were filmes=d at the Belly Up just before I left*Hope you enjoy*Im going to be flying...
Posted by Justin James on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:54:00 PST

ALOHA

K... Im here in Hawaii!! Just arrived last Sat & in three days have bought a Van - Found a house - and locked in 3 regular gigs Sundays @ Breakers - Thursdays @ Boardriders - & Fridays @ Bikin...
Posted by Justin James on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:34:00 PST