James Morley
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JAMES MORLEY
James Morley started playing the drums in high school bands before taking
up the bass (at an audition for a drummer no less) in the late eighties.
He joined The Rookies who went on to become one of Western Australia's biggest
pub bands at the time, drawing over a thousand people, 3 nights a week for
3 years. After their demise, he formed Strawberry Blonde who took over from
where The Rookies left off.
As the band were about to embark on a recording
project, James caught wind of an opening as bass player for rock legends
The Angels. Within a couple of weeks, he had successfully got the job and
was sitting at Ardent studios in Memphis, recording Beyond Salvation, which
went on to sell at double platinum status and became the first number one
album for The Angels in Australia. This was followed by MTV live videos,
concert tours and overseas trips. One of the first concerts he performed
with the band was in front of 42,000 people alongside his favourite artists
such as Midnight Oil, Crowded House and Jimmy Barnes to name a few.
Five
years and a couple of more albums later, James Morley left the band to record
his own album (see soundbytes here) at the famed Compass Point Studios in
the Bahamas. This studio is the second most successful (in record sales)
in the world spawning AC/DC's Back in Black to name one of many world best
sellers. At the helm of his Freewheelin album was Terry Manning who was responsible
for producing ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin amongst others. James played all the
instruments (bass, drums, guitar and vocals) himself.
After spending some
time performing these tracks live, James had been speaking to AC/DC drummer
Simon Wright (one of the true gentlemen in rock) and was asked to go to the
U.S.A. to play some guitar tracks with Simon on an AC/DC tribute album Thunderbolt
James stayed with Simon and his Family in L.A. for some three months whilst
recording tracks alongside Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Phil Collen (Def Leppard),
Scott Ian (Anthrax), Lemmy (Motorhead), Whitfield Crane (Ugly kid Joe), Bob
Kulik (Meatloaf), Warren DeMartini (Ratt), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Joe
Lynn Turner (Rainbow,Deep Purple) and many more.
James Morley is suitable for all wedding functions, cocktail dinner parties,
corporate events and private parties.
For further information
on James Morley along with more professional acoustic soloists, bands and
performers contact Perth Professional Entertainment Services on 0893821894.
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