James Bruce

About me:

I began this business in July of 1989 as a booking agent. I booked a band called Country Comfort until May 1992 In August of 1992 I signed Debbie Collins to a personal and business management agreement. Because of Debbie's songwriting ability it was determined that we needed a publishing company to publish her songs and in 1994 we established James Paul Music, a publishing company through BMI. In order to promote Debbie's music and advance her career it was obvious we needed to record Debbie and release her first CD. After further consideration I decided to take Debbie to Nashville and record her debut album in 1995. The CD was titled "That’s The Way" and received lots of heavy airplay in Europe. . Acquiring booking agents for this very beautiful and talented artist became a priority and before long I had her and her new band "Wildride" booked on the Carnival Cruise Line. I arranged for another booking agent to book Debbie and Wildride which booked her for the next 4 years. Debbie currently is living in Wisconsin with her 2 daughters while still playing on weekends and working at a local radio station. After I got Debbie on the road in 1995 I started looking for a new preferably young male artist to promote. Not!!! I spotted Brandi Lynn Howard at an American Legion Post in Hilliard, Ohio while attending an Ohio Country Western Music Association meeting. I was so impressed with this very young female talent (only 10 years old) I knew right then and there that this young performer and vocalist had what it takes to be a success in the entertainment industry. Within 2 months I signed Brandi to a management contract. Since then Brandi has performed in Las Vegas, Nevada; Nashville, Tennessee and throughout the Midwest at fairs, festivals, concerts, and conventions. Brandi and I created a record label known as "Spotlight Records" to promote her and Debbie's music. In 1999-2000 we completed Brandi’s first CD "Only in a Picture" which has received airplay all over the world. Brandi helped produce wrote and co-wrote this very successful first effort. Brandi has been on numerous TV shows and featured as far away as Japan on NHK-TV Worldwide Release. In 2002 Brandi was hired by the Longaberger Basket Company as an Entertainer for one of the largest companies in Ohio. In the year 2002 I decided that it was time for me to cut back so I decided to be a consultant after 14 years as a music publishing, music promoter, merchandiser, webmaster, record, video and TV producer, talent manager, talent agent, and record label owner. My new company was called Access Talent and for more than two years I consulted with and advised singers, songwriters and bands from all over the world on how to go about their careers. That was fun, but I admit I did miss the excitement of the managing talented acts so in 2004 I was approached by a bass player by the name of Jon Hawks of the band known as Category IV in the hopes they might become a client of mine. I decided to go to one of their shows at the Dugout and was "hit by the storm" that is Category IV. In 2005 I decided that I would like to produce my third CD titled “The Storm” by Category IV. The Storm was released in 2007. Brandi is BACK and in 2008 I signed Brandi Lynn Howard,and Chris Anderson (comedian)to a booking agreement. On August 25, 2008 Spotlight Records signed Todd Berry to a recording contract. I released a Todd Berry EP of 4 songs in April of 2009 titled Better Days to Cry. Todd Berry Promo 2..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiRL9JnGyso

New promo video I produced for Todd Berry in HD

How To Sing - High Notes part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vv0WAvtIig

How to sing by Eric Arceneaux. I recommend this video for all vocalist.