James Michael Smith London, UK
Born in London, James was exposed at an early age to a wide variety of musical influences. Starting in his teens on guitar and piano this led to an extensive live performance and a growing fascination with film music, jazz and electronic led him to combine his love of organic textures, electronic programming and raw emotion into unique and moving pieces with a human resonance at their core. ... more
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