Quentin James was born September 25 1991, In Johnstown, Pennsylvania which is about two hours outside of his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Quentin has been harnessing his craft since the young age of ten years old, when he joined his first school choir at Evergreen Elementary School, In Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Quentin continued on through his childhood and teen years, singing in choirs at his schools In Dallas, Texas, where his mother relocated for work, when he was eleven. His family later moved back to Pennsylvania, where Quentin James Graduated From North Hills Senior High School. There is where he truly found his passion for performing, doing school plays, musicals, and of course every choir they had to offer. Quentin later went on to college at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although, Quentin James did not complete his degree, he gained more musical experience becoming a part of their marching band. Quentin then began working full time, at his first job at Chick-fil-A. Unsatisfied with his life at the time Quentin James knew he needed to make a change.  He sought out to find information on how to make music his career, and spoke with many people in the Pittsburgh Music scene. In 2015 Quentin James Met RBR Ent.  CEO Ron "Hollywood Dark " Howard, bringing you the soulful R&B styling you hear from him today. Quentin James' many musical influences, stem from, the greats such as, Marvin Gaye, Etta James, and James Brown, and he was greatly touched by legends such as, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Ne-yo.

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