This weekend we characteristic the Grammy Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Report Producer, and Audio Engineer James Artissen additionally previously often known as James Worthy, Who we interviewed earlier this 12 months
Grammy Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Report Producer, and Audio Engineer James Artissen additionally previously often known as James Worthy has lengthy thought-about the identify to be central to his life, and id. It represents the dedication, and the eagerness in the direction of his craft. Coming from New York, the musician attributes his hometown as a serious affect on his fashion, and sound. Born James Allen Worthy on March 28, 1992 in Queens, New York, James started pursuing music on the age of 16. Throughout that point interval James had the chance to fulfill the late nice Michael Jackson at Webster Corridor in New York Metropolis which impressed James to completely pursue a profession within the music enterprise. After transferring to Atlanta, GA the singer, songwriter, and producers first musical expertise was at his highschool recording studio via a music mentoring program sponsored by Dallas Austin.
His preliminary foray into music consisted of studying the artwork of songwriting which later become music manufacturing shortly after. Artissen was additionally extremely influenced by artists equivalent to: A Tribe Known as Quest, Whodini, Kanye West, Miguel, The Weeknd, and Pharrell Williams. Whereas learning these artists he started to show himself learn how to sing in 2009. To additional his schooling he attended The Artwork Institute of Atlanta the place he obtained a bachelor’s diploma in audio manufacturing. This helped him start working, and inserting his work with mainstream acts, and songwriters.
In 2017, James transitioned from music manufacturing to artistry, and commenced recording himself. He joined a duo group named Kings X2, and launched their debut single “Wine For Me” in september of 2017. The one peaked at #10 on the US Billboard Scorching Single Gross sales Chart for five weeks. Later in 2018 the group disbanded, and James launched his debut solo single “Transfer” which options the rap group Whodini. Following as much as 2019 James launched his anticipated EP “Blu Leisure” which grew to become critically acclaimed upon its launch. The undertaking included visitor appearances from: Tony Terry, Sonna Rele, Kalenna Harper, and Whodini. After its nice success he launched his sophomore EP “Kaleidoscopes”, and in 2023 he joined forces with rapper Massive Gipp of the rap group Goodie Mob to launch their collaborative EP “Gipp N Worthy”. The lead single “TOTW” peaked at #91 on the US Billboard R&B Digital Gross sales Chart additionally charting on the #1 place on the Amazon Finest Sellers Chart. Inside all of James’s work he has been nominated for a number of Grammy Awards by working with names equivalent to: Meek Mill, Justin Bieber, Robin S., 112, Raphael Saadiq, and so many others to call.
In 2024 James launched his personal label imprint Humble Sound Report along with Sony Orchard. The label homes artists equivalent to: B Angie B, Robin S., Tynisha Keli, Sophia Habib, Shaynah, and Fact Hurts.