Newcastle born James Marshall Black, a self taught guitarist who formed his first band at school aged 14 called Black Ice went on to compose music for a touring dramatics company in the North East of England while still aged only 15. By age 17 he was touring the UK with metal rock outfit Maiden Voyage (highest chart position 19 with the Black penned track: Heart of the Galaxy).

At the age of 19 James settled in London and has since worked on various projects with Mark Laff (Generation X, Billy Idol), Ian McKean (Balaam and the Angel), Dave Hopper (Little Angels), Pet Hate (Sheffield rockers), Faster Pussycat, Twenty Flight Rockers, and The Unloved.

In July 2007 he released his first solo record, the single: 'Long Live Summer' on the Little Bigfire label.

Canadian radio station, LG73.com ran a 3 hour James Marshall Black special in March 2008 hosted by the Florida based DJ Ramoana. His musical styles and influences vary greatly but mainly focus on edgey hard punky rock n roll, although he's not adversed to the occasional acoustic or slower track.

He currently resides in a 7 room tree house in a secret part of deepest Surrey where he writes and records.
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