Once in a while an artist appears from out of nowhere and captures your imagination and heart with their passionate and heartfelt songs. Adam James is one of those artists.
Born in the New South Wales coastal town of Macksville and raised in Brisbane – Adam James – is a young Indigenous Australian from the Moreton Bay area of Australia. Adam grew up listening to the popular country artists of the time on the family record player. It was through listening to his parents' record collection that he developed love for the likes of Johnny Cash, Mark Knopfler, Kenny & Dolly, Elvis, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. "Growing up between Straddie and Ipswich, we were pretty isolated from the big smoke, so music was always on the go – either by my sister's piano, mum's singing or the old record and tape player", says Adam.
As a teenager, Adam dabbled in acting with roles in Network 10's hit television show "Medivac", ABC's "Wayne Manifesto" and a theatre production for the Brisbane Festival called "The Dreamers". After completing his Creative Industries degree at QUT in 2003 Adam realized that it was music that was his calling. Playing guitar for over 10 years, Adam has also been developing his vocals under the watchful eye of renowned vocal coach, Venetta Fields – who is best known for her work with John Farnham.
Adam has been creating a stir in country music over the past 2 years with performances at a number of major music events including Woodford Folk, Tamworth Country Music and The Dreaming Festivals; National NAIDOC Week Celebrations and the famous Gympie Muster. He was also a Grand Finalist at the 2008 Toyota Star Maker Quest which is held annually during the Tamworth Country Music Festival and has launched the careers of Keith Urban, Lee Kernaghan, James Blundell and Gina Jeffreys among many.
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