| James Power is a writer, musician, singer, performer, and artist/painter who has played in many bands over the years, covering a wide array of musical genres. James released his first two solo recordings in 2007 entitled, REAL, REAL MAN and the acoustic-only SONGS FOR BROKEN HEARTS. In 2009, James worked with the legendary JERRY LAWSON, original lead singer of THE PERSUASIONS, on a tribute recording to the late REVEREND CLAUDE JETER of the SWAN SILVERTONES (available at iTunes) While continuing to write & record with THE LATE MODEL HUMANS, for his 3rd solo album, A COWGIRL'S SUICIDE, released in 2010, James has written, produced, & recorded songs with artists such as THE UPTOWN HORNS, BLAIRE REINHARD and THE MIDNIGHT TEARS. The title song, A COWGIRL'S SUICIDE, is featured in the critically acclaimed independent film LAID OFF , which has won several independent film awards and will be shown at the 2010 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. Also in 2010, James and singer/songwriter/playwright NICOLE HOLST recorded & released an acoustic selection of songs which are available as free downloads on this site. James can also be seen in KEITH LEWIS' 2010 documentary A LESSON IN A CAPPELLA. James continues to perform and be involved in a number of original projects in the New York City area. Videos of his songs can be seen on his YOUTUBE page. |