James Abrahart

James Abrahart
James Abrahart at Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, January 2015.
Background information
Birth name	James John Abrahart Jr.
Also known as	JHart
Born	June 12, 1988
Origin	Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, R&B, hip hop, dance, house, tropical house, country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer, vocal producer, entrepreneur
Years active	2010–present
Associated acts	Usher, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Rita Ora, Chris Brown, Little Mix, Trey Songz, Fetty Wap, Meghan Trainor, Sean Kingston, Hardwell, CeeLo Green, Martin Garrix, Tommy Trash, Idina Menzel, Kevin Gates, Chris Lane, Fifth Harmony, Keith Urban
Notable instruments
Piano, keyboard, vocals, drums

James "JHart" Abrahart (born 12 June 1988) is a British multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger, based in Los Angeles. Signed by Mike Caren to Artist Publishing Group in 2013, he has worked with a number of popular artists, including Usher, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Rita Ora, Chris Brown, Keith Urban, Fifth Harmony, Idina Menzel, Trey Songz, Fleur East, Hardwell, Kevin Gates, and Martin Garrix amongst others. His output has amassed over 8 Million in sales.

Born in Essex, UK, he spent most of his childhood in Brentwood with his parents, brother and two sisters- his first introduction to music came when his parents bought him a drum kit, after he suffered a serious skiing accident during a school trip to the Alps. He attended Brentwood Preparatory School until the age of 12, when his parents decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia in order to establish the family business overseas.

Abrahart's passion for writing music intensified after joining his school gospel choir in Atlanta, with whom he sang regularly. At home he began to create and mix beats, inspired by the music of Usher, Kirk Franklin and J Moss. In 2008, Abrahart was offered a 12-month internship with producer Polow Da Don where he was first introduced to the professional music scene, and just a year later he achieved his first professional breakthrough, Priscilla Renea's "Pretty Girl" on her 2009 album Jukebox.

Abrahart's major breakthrough came in 2011, through a chance e-mail to manager Mike Caren, who was impressed with the tracks, and consequently flew Abrahart to Los Angeles to work with Cody Simpson. That same year, he worked on projects for Flo Rida, Wynter Gordon and Karmin, before re-locating to Los Angeles the following year at the age of 22. During the summer of 2012, Abrahart received widespread attention for his track "Take You", which featured on Justin Bieber's third studio album Believe. The album reached No. 1 in 16 countries, and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Bieber performed the song the following year at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.