James is a drummer/percussionist and since graduating from the Royal College of Music has gone on to perform with many leading orchestras such as the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras. James is the resident percussionist on Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in the West End and has previously performed on Imagine This, High School Musical, Jerry Springer the Opera, Menopause the Musical and Spring Awakening. He has deputised on many shows including Jesus Christ Superstar, Saturday Night Fever, La Cava, Closer to Heaven, Dirty Dancing, Porgy & Bess and Cabaret