about
Music wants to be free
Call me crazy, but I honestly believe this. More than merely sales, mind you, but in all aspects.
That's why I offer you mine, here, for free. Download it, share it, remix it, even re-record it. The more my music makes it's journey from ear to ear and computer to mp3 player, the more I get to share my gift with the world.
Open Source Music
Most of what you see and hear on this site is Open Source.
That means that you are free to download, distribute, perform, rewrite and remix as you see fit, so long as credit is given to the original artist. Just look for the Creative Commons license information.
Contact
Please send any booking inquiries, suggestions, rants or the like to: music<at>jamescollin.com
History
James Collin is an American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Chicago, IL.
He has officially released three albums: "As Luck Would Have It" in January, 2006, "mot.ion" in August, 2010 and "L+R-A+D" in March, 2011. Two more albums are in the works - "move.ment", an EP featuring a full backing band and written as a companion to "mot.ion", and a yet to be titled full length featuring collaborations with french singer and lyricist Bruno Gatinet. In addition to albums, Collin often shares singles, demoes and videos through his web site.
He has written music for short videos, trailers and a yet to be completed feature film, "In the Doghouse". He was featured as Ambient Artist of the Month on the former GarageBand.com, as well iCompositions.com. More recently his song "Aube" was chosen as the closing track for a limited edition compilation of Michigan artists, "In The Orchard of Osiris".