James Hawkins

James Hawkins

Portland
Acoustic
Folk/Americana
Electronic
Pop
Rap/Hip-Hop
R&B
Funk

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Play Song Love Superstitous
Play Song Lightly Reigning
Play Song The Best to Bethany
Play Song I'm Myself Too Much
Play Song Greed To Need To Give
Play Song Honeybee Sweet
Play Song What Exactly's Underneith
Play Song Steal Your Heart
Play Song Paper Thin Patience
Play Song Hu Says Hudecz

Growing up as the son of two music teachers, music has been a constant influence throughout my life. As an unborn baby, through headphones my mother played the music of Mozart and other writers such as Bob Dylan. I attribute much of my creative poetic style to this early exposure to great music.
I spent many hours attending concerts conducted by my parents as a young child; once again expanding my musical palette. My father, in addition to being a conductor and public school band director, also has been a song writer for many years. I can remember playing his melodies by ear on the piano as a young child, before I had any formal training.
I studied piano at age 11 for three years. As a member of the school instrumental music program, I studied percussion for four years, during which time, I was selected as a regional 1st chair all star player three times. My music education continued as I became a member of an extremely accomplished high school choir, ever broadening my musical...

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