Biography
James Waterman (he/him/his) is a multifaceted percussionist, composer, songwriter, and teaching artist based in Los Angeles. James is devoted to the exploration of all areas of percussion and has extensively studied Western Classical percussion, Middle Eastern drumming, Trinidadian Steel Drums, jazz vibraphone, latin percussion, and Indian Classical music. As a composer, James has premiered works with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Bridge to Everywhere, and also created the original score for Sharine Atif’s award-winning film Jebel Banat (Festival de Cannes and Tribeca Film Festival). James has performed at such venues and events as SFJAZZ, The Getty Villa, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, NBC's Today Show, and Boston Court Pasadena. He teaches the Music Technology and Music Education Seminar courses and co-Leads the Mount Bridge Orchestra at 国产传媒.
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