Latest Projects
James has a remarkable portfolio of music work that has achieved extensive reach in the UK and beyond, from appearing with finalists of Britain’s Got Talent, to achieving number one single success and a Royal Variety Performance with Michael Ball and Captain Sir Tom Moore. He is also rightly proud of his creative composition, music production and mixing work with artists such as Polly Paulusma and Darren Day.
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‘Together In Vegas’ album by Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
'Together In Vegas' Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Vocal arrangement & production and orchestration programmingA big brash, dynamic album of classic Las Vegas songs James was commissioned by mega producer, Nick Patrick, on behalf of Decca Records / Universal Music to create...
‘You Are My Song’ featuring Darren Day and the FASD Choir
'You Are My Song' featuring musical theatre star Darren Day & the FASD Choir New music to raise awareness of children living with FASD #FASDmonthA creative music campaign to promote awareness of FASD You Are My Song, which JHM was commissioned to write and produce...
Rainbow Connection #MakatonAwareness day – Singing Hands with Orpheus Centre
Rainbow Connection New musical arrangement performed by Singing Hands with dancers from The Orpheus Centre #MakatonAwareness DaySinging Hands presents a first ever dance and Makaton collaboration To celebrate the first #MakatonAwareness day, here is a very special...
‘God Save the Queen,’ in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
'God Save the Queen,' in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Sarah Brightman, Alfie Boe, NHS Voices of Care Choir & The Royal Philharmonic OrchestraDouble A-sided single released Friday 27th May by Warner Classics James Hawkins Music has...
Recording String Quartet and Piano for Composer Ann Gates
Recording String Quartet and Piano Composer Ann Gates came to us looking to record her two original piecesAnn Gates has a remarkable story Late on in life Ann has taken to composition, which for her was an epiphany. She has long been a lover of the contemporary music...
Testing Positive by Jo Downing
Alternative Rock EP Testing Positive by Jo DowningFrom lockdown to launch! During the first lockdown in 2020, Jo Downing attended the Unlock Your Song songwriting course led by James, where she wrote the song, "The New World". Following on from that, Jo approached us...
Mix engineer for artist Polly Paulusma
Mix engineer for artist Polly Paulusma Mixing 24 folk songs and 'Invisible Music'Polly Paulusma is a brilliant recording artist, songwriter and literary scholar The relationship with Polly started in 2018 when we began collaboration on a 24-track slow-release album,...
Covers band recording in studio
Covers band recording in the studio Blemish of Gravity rocks up to recordWe sound so much better than I could ever have imagined. We're only a covers band and there are hundreds of us vying to get better recognition, but this has given us such a boost. I can't thank...
Missing People Choir’s hauntingly beautiful original song for everyone who is missing someone
Missing People Choir's hauntingly beautiful original song for everyone who is missing someone close to themI sing my heart out for my boy. I can't talk to him, but I sing, I sing to him all the time with the choir.since BGT 2017 five missing people have come home or...
Spine-tingling arrangement of ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’
A lush arrangement for SAATTB voice perfect for choir and vocal groups I arranged the song for my amateur Eclipse Choir and we recorded in it Abbey Road Studios. I'm proud of how rich it sounds and I think a lot of vocal groups and choirs will embrace it too. The...
My lovely arrangement of Fix You for choirs and vocal groups
I arranged Fix You by Coldplay for our online choir during lockdown, and it got the best reaction by far. I've now published the sheet music for piano and SATB voices. It's available to purchase from Sheet Music Plus. A complete teaching resource pack, including...
‘Here Comes The Sun’ virtual choir recording by isoChoir
isoChoir's first recording - Here Comes The Sun! isoChoir is a virtual choir which gets together every Friday night during this time of social distancing. We learned and performed this arrangement remotely in our first week online together. Then 56 of our wonderful...