Currently a first-year lyricist on the BML course. More than 20 years on the stand-up comedy circuit as a musical comedian, including six one-hour one-man shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Also a choral singer, composer, and arranger.

James wrote the songs for A Turbulent Priest, a comedy play about Thomas Becket, which toured in 2019; and for A Monk’s Tale, a revue about Martin Luther, which toured in 2017.