Adrian Oxaal (born 20 March 1965)[1][2] is an American-born English musician and music educator, best known for being the lead guitarist in James from 1997–2002 and 2015–present.
Somewhat different to – and more experimental than – the usual Britpop acts of the time,[4] Sharkboy were nonetheless signed to Nude and went on to support Suede (whose frontman Brett Anderson was a fan) on their first big UK tour.
Sharkboy recorded two albums (Matinee and The Valentine Tapes) which were critically well received but sold poorly, and the band folded circa 1995.
[citation needed] Oxaal formally joined James in 1996 and remained as lead guitarist until the band went on hiatus in early 2002.
[citation needed] Following his time in James, Oxaal returned to Brighton and performed a handful of solo bar gigs, seemingly having gone full circle since leaving University.
He has also appeared in many stage productions including: Motherland by Vincent Dance Theatre (2013),[6] The Opinion Makers by Brian Mitchell and Joseph Nixon (2013) and Trumpton Comes Alive!, also with the Foundry Group (2015).