Composed and Produced by James Gardiner. This song tells the story of a young minority profiled as being guilty when innocent. Featuring rap artist 'BlaqueIce' and rock singer Robert Schubert aka 'Absolute Black'. This track infuses a symphonic score with intricate sound designs, against an infectious hip-hop beat, layered with soaring rock guitars.

I Am A Man First (Symphonic Version)

James Gardiner is the next generation of music ~ a new catalyst, breathing light and life into music.  Gardiner is an award-winning composer, arranger, orchestrator, producer, and recording engineer with 2 Grammy nominations and 42 gold and platinum awards to his credit.  He offers the rare combination of talent in composition and orchestration along with excellence in the technical areas of music production, engineering, and mastering. 

Gardiner co-founded two prominent recording studios, PAJAMA Studios, which he built with business partner Paula Telander in Jack London Square of Oakland, California in 1993 and Live Oak Studios of Berkeley, California in 1981. PAJAMA is recognized as Oakland’s first world-class commercial recording facility.

Gardiner also founded in 2006, Gardiner Music Mentoring (GMM), providing personalized mentorship, hands-on curriculum with world-class special mentors. A place where students can learn, create and fulfill possibilities in the real world of music production, engineering, composition and performance.

I Am A Man First (Symphonic Version)

Composer James Gardiner