James Roy Daley

My name is James Roy Daley. I have a deep love of music in all its forms and I've pushed myself to a point where I'm able to play a bunch of different instruments and craft a sound that's all my own. As a big fan of horror novels, movies, and all things gothic, there's a dark element that creeps into some of my songs. Sometimes I embrace it. I see myself as an artist first and a musician second. What I mean by this is that I like to create things out of nothing. I'm a writer: I've written songs, albums, screenplays, poems, short stories, novellas, novels and who knows what else; I've lost track. This is my current process: I write the songs on an acoustic guitar. Then I go into the studio and record the acoustic version to a click track. Using the click track I lay down the drums, bass and rhythm guitar, working with the engineer and mixing the track as I go. Once I have the new foundation I throw away the acoustic version. From there I record keys, piano, percussion, lead guitar and vocals. When the song is nearing completion I bring in my buddy Alex Sales to play the Saxophone. As a finishing touch I may or may not bring in a guest musician: guitars, keys, vocals––whatever I think is needed. Then I focus on the final mix, the final master and there you have it: my secret formula. Hope you like it.