Artist description James Raymond Composer/Songwriter A major "player" in the music industry for seventeen years, James began recording and touring with Rock, R&B, and Jazz artists such as Oleta Adams, Ronnie Laws and most recently -- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. An accomplished songwriter, James was Musical Director for the hit Nickelodeon series "Roundhouse" for all three successful seasons, writing an original song for each episode, and receiving two nominations for a Cable Ace Award. James has written and produced for several projects, including three television spots for the prestigious New York ad agency Satchii & Satchii as well as a national AT&T spot. Television arrangements include work for CBS's, "The Client" and "L.A. Doctors", additional music for 1997 Warner Brothers pilot "Justice League of America" and HBO's "The Sender". In the spring of 1998, he scored the CBS pilot, "To Have and To Hold", which landed him the series. He wrote and produced the main title theme song, as well as several other original and cover songs, having scored thirteen episodes in all. Most recently, James scored the second season of the WB series, "Jack & Jill." An adopted child, James' parents were keen to pick up on his musical gift early in life. In 1995 James learned what to attribute some of that gift to ,when he was reunited with his birth father David Crosby. In June of 1998 the self-titled debut album from CPR (Crosby, Pevar & Raymond) was released on Samson Music. The band has performed on The Tonight Show, appeared on Oprah, and was invited to perform at the internatinally renowned Montreaux Jazz Festival. CPR's second studio record, 'Just Like Gravity' was released in June 2001. James endorses Baldwin pianos and Audix microphones. James Raymond Composer/Songwriter A major "player" in the music industry for seventeen years, James began recording and touring with Rock, R&B, and Jazz artists such as Oleta Adams, Ronnie Laws and most recently -- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. An accomplished songwriter, James was Musical Director for the hit Nickelodeon series "Roundhouse" for all three successful seasons, writing an original song for each episode, and receiving two nominations for a Cable Ace Award. James has written and produced for several projects, including three television spots for the prestigious New York ad agency Satchii & Satchii as well as a national AT&T spot. Television arrangements include work for CBS's, "The Client" and "L.A. Doctors", additional music for 1997 Warner Brothers pilot "Justice League of America" and HBO's "The Sender". In the spring of 1998, he scored the CBS pilot, "To Have and To Hold", which landed him the series. He wrote and produced the main title theme song, as well as several other original and cover songs, having scored thirteen episodes in all. Most recently, James scored the second season of the WB series, "Jack & Jill." An adopted child, James' parents were keen to pick up on his musical gift early in life. In 1995 James learned what to attribute some of that gift to ,when he was reunited with his birth father David Crosby. In June of 1998 the self-titled debut album from CPR (Crosby, Pevar & Raymond) was released on Samson Music. The band has performed on The Tonight Show, appeared on Oprah, and was invited to perform at the internatinally renowned Montreaux Jazz Festival. CPR's second studio record, 'Just Like Gravity' was released in June 2001. James endorses Baldwin pianos and Audix microphones.

Music Style Film music/pop/postrock experimental

Artist History James Raymond Television & Film Jack & Jill- WB (2001) Behind The Music & 48 Hours - Biography 28 Days - Columbia Pictures (Add'l music) To Have and To Hold- CBS (13 episodes) I Spike- UPN Pilot The Choppy Show- UPN Pilot Justice League of America- WBTV Pilot Roundhouse- Nickelodeon (composer/ musical director) The Client - CBS (arranger) L.A. Doctors - CBS (arranger) Late Show with David Letterman- Spice Girls (performance) SNL- Spice Girls (performance) Tonight Show- CPR (performance) Roseanne- CPR (performance) Leeza- CPR (performance) AT&T Spot - "Vietnam" Records CPR- "Just Like Gravity" - 2001 CPR (Crosby, Pevar, Raymond) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Looking Forward" 1999 Sovory Marc Antoine For Real Preston Smith Micki Howard Anastasia & John Crystal Lewis Touring David Crosby, Spice Girls, Oleta Adams, Take 6, Tom Scott, Kirk Whalum, Ronnie Laws, Micheal McDonald, Christopher Cross, Gerald Albright, Everette Harp, Norman Brown, Sovory, Giorgia, Marc Antoine, Crystal Lewis

Instruments piano/keyboards/vocals

Location Altadena, CA - USA

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