Brendan James Ernst, born July 17, 1979 in Nashua, New Hampshire, is an American
singer-songwriter. He began his musical journey by performing in school plays
and musicals during his youth. After graduating from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Brendan moved to Los Angeles where he started playing
piano and writing songs. His breakthrough came when he was signed to Capitol
Records in 2005. However, due to a merger with Virgin Records, he was dropped
before his debut album could be released. In response, James self-produced the
EP The Ballroom Break-In (2007) and l...