He signed with Mark Pitts' ByStorm Entertainment, an imprint of RCA Records to release his debut studio album, Eldorado (2016).
Born in Stuttgart, West Germany, James is of Panamanian[1] and African-American[2] descent.
[3] He eventually moved to New York where he was influenced by his aunt Rosie Gaines, a former singer for Prince.
[4] His skills as a songwriter began with the song "Portrait", leading up to a credit on the single "Use Me" by R&B singer Miguel[5] after forming a bond with him on MySpace.
Each part represented important themes in his life - first love, first drink, first car.