WHAT IT IS: Many listeners may already be familiar with James Hersey’s voice and lyrics, thanks to his original track, “Coming Over”—the summer-tinged ode to delayed desires that was initially remixed by Filous (28m Spotify streams) with other iterations from Kygo & Dillon Francis (77m Spotify streams). His first global, solo single, “Miss You” was released 8/19 and has already amassed more than 24m total Spotify streams. Born and raised in Vienna, Hersey’s childhood was filled with music. Guitar lessons were augmented by impromptu family music concerts. The house also reverberated to the sounds of Bob Marley, Grateful Dead and, in the mid-nineties, hip-hop. Now, he’s a singer, songwriter and musician who has a hand in every part of his craft.
ALBUM: Pages (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 2017
SINGLE: “Miss You”
LIVE: Just played with Kygo at The Hollywood Bowl in L.A.; has touring with Tiesto and Milky Chance
Press: Earmilk wrote (“everything about ‘Miss You’ is just refreshing and effortless”), Hilly Dilly (“a sound that’s simply brilliant to the ears”), Wonderland (“the track is a dreamy nod to dance—his delicate vocal mixing perfectly with stabs of tropical synths”); the Honne remix was posted by seven HypeMachine blogs, bringing it to #1 on both the main chart and remixes chart
BOOKING: Jbeau Lewis/UTA
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: Gonzalo Mahou/Mantaray Music