103. From Urban Outfitters to a Six Figure Record Deal with Brenden James

Today we jump into the story of our guest, Brenden James.  Hey takes us on the journey of starting late with a career in music, racing to the top with not just one but multiple major label record deals and finishing those just to find he is at the starting line of what would become his most successful career in music and songwriting.

Quote:“All these labels were seeing this clay in me and this raw thing, but no one could refine it except for time, experience and touring.”

Brendan James is an American Singer-Songwriter in the pop/folk genre, akin to  David Gray, Jason Mraz, and Elton John.  Signed to Capitol Records at age 25, Universal Records at 28, James has reached the #1 spot on ITunes multiple times, accrued more than one million fans in 65 countries on Spotify, and has been played on multiple formats of American and European radio.  He has collaborated or toured with the likes of John Mayer, John Legend, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, Keb Mo, and Andy Grammar, and his songs have been placed in over 15 major television shows and films worldwide.

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