[4] James started his career working as a sound engineer at music studios in Nashville, Tennessee.

A. Bondy's "American Hearts", which was filmed in a wolf sanctuary, went viral after being posted on Reddit.

[6] In December 2016, James had his biggest breakthrough when his 2012 song "Through the Valley" was covered by the character of Ellie in the reveal trailer for the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part II.

[12] The day before the game's release, a cover of the song by Australian musician Tash Sultana debuted on PlayStation Australia's YouTube channel, accompanied by a Last of Us Part II-themed music video.

[13] James' original recording of the song can briefly be heard playing on Ellie's headphones during the game's opening sequence.