Earning his House credentials amidst the mid 90s rave scene, James honed his craft as a highly prolific and skilled House DJ and producer. Fuelled by a genuine love of the House genre and a trip to Ibiza in early 2000, led to James securing a local residency with the Wakefield brand Funkified

Building on this James has played locally around Knaresborough, Sheffield, Doncaster, Manchester, Halifax and Leeds at places such as The Hub, The Stonehouse, The Priory, Mint Club and Courtyard sessions.

During this time, James was introduced to Tony Walker ,who offered him a set and then a residency at club Phono, Leeds. Nights such as Risqué and Essential saw him mixing it with and supporting the likes of Rob Tissera, Hannah Wants and more.

In addition James has scored residencies at Love To Be playing alongside Marc Dennis, Josh Demello,  Dale Castell and many more up and down the UK as well as internationally in Ibiza. Since then James has gone on to play at Hed Kandi, Retro, Pukka Up and even Passion at the Emporium Coalville with headline acts like Paul Oakenfold, Simon Patterson and John Askew. 

Aside from djing, James also boasts an impressive catalogue of releases across several UK based labels including Let There Be House, Somn'thing Records, OpenHouse, Vamos music Pinkfish records, Yoo'Nek, Discoballs Records and more. His production is going from strength to strength and his tracks Had to Go, Another Day & Grateful have received airplay on BBC Radio.

His brand of uplifting, funky vocal House fuses the Old Skool sensibilities of his youth with the contemporary underground House scene, showing that James is one to watch as a versatile DJ and producer.

For bookings please E-mail james.womersley@sky.com or send a message through Facebook

James Nova joined the Grammy award-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2009 as second/utility trombone. In 2012, Nova made his solo debut with the PSO, performing Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. Prior to that, he was a member of the Utah Symphony Orchestra where he served eight seasons as assistant principal/second trombone. 
 
Since 2012, James Nova has found a new passion in multitrack recording, also known as "overdubbing." Overdubbing is a process by which a musician records all the parts of a piece of music one by one and layers the recordings on top of each other to create a full ensemble. Nova has released dozens of stunning and virtuosic tracks of his own challenging arrangements of exciting repertoire for trombone choir. The arrangements employ many different trombones: contra bass, bass, tenor, small tenor, alto, and even soprano trombones!
 
James Nova has had a lifelong love of John Williams’ film scores and in December of 2017, he released a new overdub album for trombone choir, A Fall from Light to Dark. Through the chosen moments of John Williams’ masterful scores, this album musically chronicles the rise and descent of Anakin Skywalker as he transforms into Darth Vader. Truly a one-man show, this album’s transcriptions, playing, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering were all done by Nova himself.

James Nova has always been passionate about music education. When not on stage at Heinz Hall with the Pittsburgh Symphony, he can be found at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University where he is adjunct trombone faculty, as well as the brass coach of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras. Given their widespread popularity, Nova’s recordings are playing an impactful role in inspiring the next generation of musicians and budding recording artists and he is frequently invited to teach outside the region. Since 2012, he has completed more than 85 visits to prominent festivals (such as the International Trombone Festival, American Trombone Workshop, and the Korea Trombone Festival, among others) and reputable educational institutions (such as the Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School of Music, and New England Conservatory, among others) as the featured artist and educator in concerts, masterclasses, and clinics.

James Nova studied with Glenn Dodson at the Curtis Institute of Music followed by study with Norman Bolter at the New England Conservatory of Music. While in Boston, Nova played regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, including recordings and television broadcasts as both principal and second trombone. 

James Nova is an S.E. Shires Artist and performs on his signature line of Greg Black Mouthpieces.

For more info, visit jimnova.com or hear his recordings at soundcloud.com/jimnova
 

Social media links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.nova.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimsupernova/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSNMj7Fm--kyxxXRTYqH00Q

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