James has won the top prizes of the Gulf Coast Steinway Society 2018 Solo and Concerto Competition; 1st place in the Debose National Piano Competition for the past two years; 1st place of State Senior and Junior piano competition for the past three years; he won the 2nd place in the 2015 - 2016 MTNA South Central Division Junior Piano Competition. As the winner of the Young Artists’ Concerto Competition in New Orleans, James has performed with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) in February 2016. James was the 1st place winner in the Florida State Piano Concerto Competition Junior Division in 2014. In the same year, James won the Gold Medal in the International Young Musicians Festival and a scholarship to participate in the Vianden Music Festival in Luxembourg. He attended the Indiana University Piano Academy (2015) and the Cooper Piano Festival (2016) and Southeastern Piano Festival (2017). Additionally, James was selected to perform in the Young Pianist Concerts by the Chopin Foundation in 2013 and 2014. Currently, he studies piano with Prof. Gregory Sioles.
