James, Author at Bondaygee Arts & Therapy Center

August 26, 2022June 2, 2023

Happy Music

Here’s one of the most enjoyable music videos I have made to date. I actually made this song back in Seoul, South Korea, 2007, on one particularly beautiful morning. I was teaching some gifted students ESL at a University in the afternoons and went in and gave a demo of the song to the students. There was one great student who loved it instantly and started dancing and “grooving” in such a way that is so pleasing and affirmative for a creator to witness. It gave me more confidence in this track and I developed in more. It has great opening riff, which I originally recorded on my Fender Stratocaster. It was a great recording but I tried to make a certain vocal harmony in it, which just didn’t really add to the song and was hard to do.

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

And We Sing

So if you follow my posts you will see I made up this little tune about a year ago. I was bouncing ideas off of my friend Laurie Jean and eventually came up with this tune with a later echoing added my a high school musical friend, Stephanie Cobbe.

September 13, 2021December 1, 2021

We are not alone in the Universe!

I have been waiting to share this story for sometime as it can be rather alarming for some people. However, when seen in the correct light, it can be extremely inspiring and there are some incredibly positive implications to it. I honestly love it! I wasn’t interested in ufology, however, for most of my life and then when it opened up to me, I was also reluctant to share, obviously, because of years of deliberate CIA misinformation to hide this incredible phenomenon. Intelligence agencies have also used campaigns of ridicule and scorn to stigmatize and discourage anybody who speaks about it. Nevertheless, there’s an exhilarating and enlightening reality that needs to be shared immediately with humanity. I’m sure you will agree when you grasp the scope of this truth.

March 22, 2021September 13, 2021

The Master Cleanse by Stanley Burroughs

How many of you have heard of the “Master Cleanse” from a friend or two. I admit I was in was in this category and although I had dedicated the last 7 years of my life to holistic health, Yoga, vegetarian eating, super human potential, I still hadn’t quite seized the value and importance of Fasting. Though I certainly knew dieting enhances spirituality with the body-mind connection. While the Master Cleanse isn’t truly a Fast, but a carefully chosen liquid diet, there’s a huge body of wisdom which is related to what this experience entails. All I can say is try it and you won’t be disappointed.

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021

Avocado Lime Pudding

Well, once again, if you thought that all wonderfully delicious things in our world have to be toxic and addictive, there’s fantastic news! I made another incredible discovery this Winter. As I sat there marveling over the creamy texture of the avocado, it occurred to me that they would probably make the ultimate healthy pudding. They’re so incredibly healthy and creamy and within seconds I found recipes all over the internet for this healthy Lime and Chocolate Avocado Puddings. I must say I am truly stunned by how delicious, nutritious, and simple these puddings turned out to be. I enthusiastically insist that everybody give this try! It doesn’t make sense that “treat cravings” should be a big Minus in a person’s daily diet when wonderful solutions like this exist.

February 27, 2021March 22, 2021

New Creativity for a New Age

Well I felt inspired the other day with a new microphone plugged in so I started throwing down some tracks. It was a particular effect called AG Reverb which I really liked. It reminded of the first Reverb I enjoyed listening to on N-Track studio years ago. This effect had a “Preamp” effect included as well too. Anyways, sounded cool so it got me recording again. I must attribute some inspiration to Bach as well, especially Toccata and Fugue which I’m happily studying.

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

Cheapest Cellphone Plans in Canada

A quick summary on the cheapest and most trustworthy smartphone plans I have found in Canada with the least amount of B.S.

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Linger – Brian Wiltse

This is a great recording and video we did for our buddy Brian who wrote this song while we were back in South Korea approximately 2002. I knew we could improve on the original recording we made back then. So it was fun a challenge to record, produce and film this song for Brian. There’s a famous singer cameo in this song as well too, Kinny, an amazing artist. Check her out on youtube.

August 16, 2017September 11, 2017

Music Therapy

Discovering Music Therapy

For some time coming back to Canada was a challenge because I wasn’t sure where to focus my efforts. I have always had a huge passion for Psychology and I’ve had a great deal to share on the subject for many years now.

I greatly enjoy helping people through counseling & art therapies, but I’ve recently started to experiment with music therapy and I’m happy to say I’ve discovered some wonderful things about it. Continue reading “Music Therapy”