Bio

James Sizemore is an emerging talent in the music industry with notable credits in film and television. Most recently James contributed to the productions of films such as Twilight: Eclipse for which he added music programming and ambient music design, and Edge of Darkness, where he added drum programming and ambient music to the score’s exciting soundtrack. On another recent film, Luciernaga, James composed, orchestrated, and conducted the score for this breathtaking animated short.

James is credited with being a versatile composer, with a varied background ranging from the electronic backbeats and orchestra heard in the fashion documentary Seamless, to the acclaimed atmospheric orchestral string score of The Sky Has Fallen, or the score for Relative Obscurity, which features pieces for acoustic bluegrass groups along with pieces for processed electronics and live orchestra.

James studied classical composition and orchestration at Colorado College and New York University and later went on to work with Philip Glass and Howard Shore. His musical drive has led him to perform as a drummer for bluegrass, jazz, and punk bands, as a solo pianist for bars and restaurants, as an electronic artist, and as part of Balinese gamelan ensembles, African drum ensembles, and experimental music ensembles.

James’ love of technology also led to work in music production. He has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of artists ranging from Wu-Tang Clan to Branford Marsalis, and has great appreciation for how technology shapes the sound of a musical composition. He has provided a variety of production services such as editing, recording, mixing, and studio design consulting. James has been active in doing research and development in network audio, data compression, and machine musicianship. He has shared these experiences by teaching on the faculty at NYU and CUNY.