Brendan James

Brendan James is a singer-songwriter and pianist from Derry, New Hampshire. James attended Pinkerton Academy, in Derry, New Hampshire. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill where he sang in the a cappella group the Clef Hangers [http://blogsarchive.newsobserver.com/beat/index.php?title=brendan_james&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1] , in the spring of 2002. [http://www.newsobserver.com/print/friday/wup/story/711057.html] . In the Fall of 2007 Brendan self-released his EP "The Ballroom Break-In" produced by Mikal Blue (past credit: Colbie Caillat) he charted on iTunes Top 100. The EP title "The Ballroom Break-In" is symbolic of the days when he first moved to NY -- he could not afford practice space so he would sneak into hotel ballrooms to practice on their pianos. After the success of his EP, he would sign to Decca Records by legendary A&R Dave Novik. He released his debut album, The Day is Brave, through the major record label Universal/Decca Records on June 3rd, 2008 in the United States [http://weheartmusic.vox.com/library/post/brendan-james.html?_c=feed-atom] and on June 17th, 2008 in Canada.

The Day is Brave debuted on the Top 10 Billboard Heatseeker Charts with Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, as well as celebrity blogger Perez Hilton all praising his debut effort. [http://perezhilton.com/2008-05-20-listen-to-this-2] [http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/06/28/checklist_2D00_080707_2D00_14.aspx] [http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20201383_20201385_20198989_4,00.html] Brendan is managed by Ben Singer and booked through ICM [http://www.myspace.com/brendanjames] .

James moved to New York after college and worked at Urban Outfitters. He now lives in Brooklyn and has a loyal following in New York City, as well as across the country [http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=7170026]

His song entitled "Hero's Song" appeared on the soundtrack. [http://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/features/article_1394180.php/Brendan_James_Heroes_Song_breaks_out_big]