Samantha James
Encyclopedia
Samantha James is an American dance
musician
from Los Angeles
. She released her debut album, Rise, in 2007 on Om Records
, which features production work by Sebastian Arocha Morton (aka ROCAsound). The title track from the album was released as a single and has reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance charts. Because of that, her debut album Rise ended up in the ”iTunes Top 100 Best Selling Dance Album.” Samantha James's music frequently appears in makeup artist (and personal friend) Michelle Phan
's videos.
, Samantha grew up with different types of music. During her teens, she became heavily involved in the underground dance scene in LA. At the age of 13, Samantha's mother Melanie Lee Rose died of breast cancer after an 8-year long battle with the disease. And so after 8 years of working on her music she met Sebastian Arocha Morton (Sting, Vikter Duplaix, Fischerspooner).
When she met Sebastian she was determined to be different than other artists. After a while Samantha and Sebastian came up with a mix of soulful and electronic music and continued on that path.
Her friend Dave Curtain discussed with Samantha what would be a good label for Samantha's music and came up with Om Records
. When they contacted the label and sent them a demo of her song "Rise", she was signed on to a single deal. After a while she was signed to do a full-length album.
When she released her first single named "Rise" in 2006, it hit the #1 on the Billboard Club Chart making her debut album "Rise" end up in the ”iTunes Top 100 Best Selling Dance Album.” Shortly after releasing her debut album she toured around the world.
In 2009 Samantha announced on her Myspace that she was working on a new album named "Subconscious
". Samantha later stated that just before Rise was released, her father died and she took some time off before commencing writing new songs for the new album. On the new album she worked with producer (and old school friend) Shane Drasin since Sebastian was busy working on other projects. On June 22, 2010 James released her second album.
Samantha also released a song "Wings of Faith" dedicated to Japan, due to the tsunami in 2011.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. She released her debut album, Rise, in 2007 on Om Records
Om Records
Om Records is a US-based record label, established in 1995, which releases electronic music, dance music, and hip hop. The label was founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om Records releases both artist albums and various compilations. Some of the most notable compilations include Om...
, which features production work by Sebastian Arocha Morton (aka ROCAsound). The title track from the album was released as a single and has reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance charts. Because of that, her debut album Rise ended up in the ”iTunes Top 100 Best Selling Dance Album.” Samantha James's music frequently appears in makeup artist (and personal friend) Michelle Phan
Michelle Phan
Michelle Phan is a Vietnamese-American make-up artist who posts make-up and beauty tutorials on YouTube, sometimes under the online alias ricebunny. Phan attended Ringling College of Art and Design and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, but did not graduate.-Early life:Michelle Ann Phan was...
's videos.
Life and career
Being a granddaughter of David RoseDavid Rose
David Rose was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody"...
, Samantha grew up with different types of music. During her teens, she became heavily involved in the underground dance scene in LA. At the age of 13, Samantha's mother Melanie Lee Rose died of breast cancer after an 8-year long battle with the disease. And so after 8 years of working on her music she met Sebastian Arocha Morton (Sting, Vikter Duplaix, Fischerspooner).
When she met Sebastian she was determined to be different than other artists. After a while Samantha and Sebastian came up with a mix of soulful and electronic music and continued on that path.
Her friend Dave Curtain discussed with Samantha what would be a good label for Samantha's music and came up with Om Records
Om Records
Om Records is a US-based record label, established in 1995, which releases electronic music, dance music, and hip hop. The label was founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om Records releases both artist albums and various compilations. Some of the most notable compilations include Om...
. When they contacted the label and sent them a demo of her song "Rise", she was signed on to a single deal. After a while she was signed to do a full-length album.
When she released her first single named "Rise" in 2006, it hit the #1 on the Billboard Club Chart making her debut album "Rise" end up in the ”iTunes Top 100 Best Selling Dance Album.” Shortly after releasing her debut album she toured around the world.
In 2009 Samantha announced on her Myspace that she was working on a new album named "Subconscious
Subconscious (Samantha James album)
Subconscious is the second studio-album from American singer Samantha James under the label Om Records. The album was released on June 22, 2010, featuring the first single "Waves of Change" produced by Kaskade...
". Samantha later stated that just before Rise was released, her father died and she took some time off before commencing writing new songs for the new album. On the new album she worked with producer (and old school friend) Shane Drasin since Sebastian was busy working on other projects. On June 22, 2010 James released her second album.
Samantha also released a song "Wings of Faith" dedicated to Japan, due to the tsunami in 2011.
Discography
- Rise (2007)
- SubconsciousSubconscious (Samantha James album)Subconscious is the second studio-album from American singer Samantha James under the label Om Records. The album was released on June 22, 2010, featuring the first single "Waves of Change" produced by Kaskade...
(2010)
External links
- Samantha James on Om RecordsOm RecordsOm Records is a US-based record label, established in 1995, which releases electronic music, dance music, and hip hop. The label was founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om Records releases both artist albums and various compilations. Some of the most notable compilations include Om...
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- Samantha James on MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Samantha James on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Samantha James on DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...