His wide-ranging output engages with a variety of musical traditions, all the while balancing a love of precision with a fondness for the enigmatic. Working with organisations such as the London Symphony Orchestra and Spitalfields Music he creates musical works that respond to the diversity of modern life and that have been performed at venues such as Cadogan Hall, LSO St Luke’s, and The Forge. In 2015 James was awarded the Eric Coates composition prize for ‘Windows’, a piece commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and premiered at the Barbican with the orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding. He is further involved with the LSO through his involvement in the orchestra’s pioneering ‘Soundhub’ scheme for young composers.