James Hardy

James Hardy has been singing since the age of 8 years old in the church' children's choir . At age 13 he was introduced to the world of Opera where he listened to the 3 Tenors, using Luciano Pavarotti as his primary vocal inspiration. In the summer of 1998 he attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to study opera and it was there that he met his vocal teacher--who spent the next 2 years teaching him the basic foundations and principles of singing correctly. At age 16 he performed in his first musical rendition of the Christmas Russian Ballet "The Nutcracker" where he acted and sung the lead role of Franz without the dance. James has sung lead Tenor roles in 2006 gala "Everyone loves Opera", 2007 "Die Fledermaus", 2008 "Cosi Fan Tutte" , "2009 "Don Giovanni", 2013 "Opera Gala at the Dickens Fair" and another production of "Cosi Fan Tutte". James has done various mix tape albums along with studio work training as an engineer and mixer. He has trained singers one on one and in groups, at various churches and even briefly in college during a semester. He has done backup vocals for various Christian Artist and Rappers and does all of the backup vocals for his songs. He has sung on various gospel TV shows and other Christianvenues as well as lead praise and worship for various ministries. On his spare time he writes his own lyrics and melodies. James has sung in various parts of the world such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Canada, Germany and Poland.