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Based in London, James is an acclaimed, award-winning / award-nominated television Director & Producer, making long-form factual films for BBC, Sky, RTE, PBS and The History Channel.

As a freelance print journalist, he's written feature articles for various publications including Mojo, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Financial Times, the Observer Music Monthly.

He's also worked as a reissue producer for record labels and has written & produced documentaries for BBC Radio 1, 2 & 3.

James has also DJed nationally and internationally - as well as for James Brown and at the Notting Hill Carnaval.

APPEARANCES +


Various
In The Christmas Groove
2010
The Soul Searchers
Blow Your Whistle (Original Old School Breaks & Classic Funk Bombs)
2007
Various
Mellow Hip Hop Sessions
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Sessions, ,
Conscious
Various
Action Speaks Louder Than Words (The Best Of SSS International Group Of Labels 1967 - 1970)
2006, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Dennis Coffey
Big City Funk (Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul)
2006
Louie Ramirez
Louie's Grooves (Latin Soul, Jazz & Boogaloo From Louie Ramirez)
2005
Johnny Colon*
Boogaloo Bluesman (Best Of Cotique Recordings)
2004, ,
Boogaloo/Salsa/Mambo
Joe Bataan
Young, Gifted And Brown
2004, CD, ,
Ballad/Soul/Boogaloo
Various
A Soldier's Sad Story (Vietnam Through The Eyes Of Black America 1966-73)
2003, CD, Comp, Kent Soul, ,
Soul
Various
Latin Soul - New York Barrio Grooves 1966-1972
2003, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Boogaloo
Various
Spread Love (Feel-Good Grooves And Inspirational Soul)
2003, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Disco
Various
Yo! Hot Latin Funk From El Barrio
2002, CD, ,
Soul/Afro-Cuban/Boogaloo/Funk/Latin Jazz
Various
Brown Sugar: Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
2002, CD, ,
Boogaloo/Descarga/Funk/Soul/Salsa
Various
I'm A Good Woman (Funk Classics From Sassy Soul Sisters)
2002, CD, ,
Soul/Funk
Various
BigBadBoogaloo - Latin Boogaloo From The Big Apple
2002, ,
Boogaloo
Various
Freak Off: Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
2001
Various
Doing The James Brown - In The Footsteps Of The Godfather Of Funk
2001, 2x Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
Various
People Get Up
2001, ,
Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk
Various
Kool It - Soul Funk & Jazz Go Latin
2001
Various
I'm A Good Woman 2 (Funk Classics From Sassy Soul Sisters)
2001
Various
Gimme Shelter (Kaleidoscopic Funk Collision)
2001, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Soul/Funk
Fania All Stars
Live In Africa
2001
Various
Stand Up And Be Counted (Soul, Funk And Jazz From A Revolutionary Era Volume 2)
2000, CD, ,
Funk/Soul
Various
Hip City - Tales From The Funky Side Of Town
2000, ,
Soul/Funk
Various
Africafunk: Return To The Original Sound Of 1970s Funky Africa
2000, CD, ,
Afrobeat/Funk
Various
Broasted Or Fried: Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
2000
Various
I'm A Good Woman (Funk Classics From Sassy Soul Sisters)
2000, CD, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
Stand Up And Be Counted (Soul, Funk And Jazz From A Revolutionary Era)
1999, CD, ,
Funk/Soul
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Darkest Light: The Best Of The Lafayette Afro Rock Band
1999, 2x Vinyl, ,
Afrobeat/Psychedelic/Funk
Fania All Stars
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa)
1993
Betty Davis
This Is It!