Gary Calhoun James
Gary Calhoun James is a multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Producer, Engineer, and lover of adventurous music.
With over 20 years of experience in Chicago and Austin, Gary brings a wide range of expertise to each project from vision to realization. He studied Jazz and Classical Bass at DePaul University, performed around the world with some of the finest Rock and Indie songwriters, and has been privileged to make beautiful records with many of his heroes.
Discography
E=Engineer, MX=Mixing Engineer, MS=Mastering Engineer, P=Producer, A=Arranger
| Artist | Title | Role |
| Aaron McDonnell | Get Gone | E/MX |
| Atlas Maior | Palindrome | cowriting/E/MX/MS/Upright Bass |
| Atlas Maior | Keyif | E/MX/MS/Upright Bass |
| Atlas Maior | Riptide | E/MX/Upright Bass |
| Ali Pervez Mehdi and Atlas Maior | Nazuk | |
| American Vines | California Fires | MS |
| The Battlefield | Reflections | E/MX |
| The Battlefield | Forthcoming 2018 | E/MX/Bass |
| Blood Pumps | America and Burgers | E/MX |
| Box of Baby Birds | S/T, Arboreal, New Darlings | Songs/E/MX/MultiInst |
| Break/Fix | Various cowriting | E/MX/MS/Upright Bass |
| Carl Weathersby | Live at Rosas | MX |
| Chris Sensat | Forthcoming | E |
| Coming Up Muddy | 10 Miles Wide | E/MX |
| Coming Up Muddy | Forthcoming 2020 | E/MX/Bass |
| Daytrotter and Paste Magazine | Various | E/MX/MS |
| Dead Random | Out on the Porch | E/MX/MS |
| Dead Random | If These Boots Could Sing | E/MX |
| Ethan Vlah | Music for a New Life | MS |
| Fossil Arm | S/T EP | E/MX |
| Fossil Arm | Mn EP | E/MX |
| Fossil Arm | Forthcoming 2020 LP | E/MX |
| Head of Femur | Do the Tavern & Other Tall Tales | E |
| Head of Femur | Leader and the Falcon | E/MX/Keys |
| Hot Cotton | Late July + Champagne Toast EP | P/E/MX/MultiInst |
| J.D. Pendley | Why, Sometimes | E/MX |
| Josh Koons | S/T | coP/E/MX/MultiInst/BGV |
| Linen Closet | Live at King Electric | E |
| Large Brush Collection | Stand Tall, Better Be singles | MS |
| Latin Dukes | Tus Miradas | E/MX |
| Leo Rondeau | Various | E/Upright Bass |
| Luke Redfield | Tusen Takk | E/MX/MultiInst |
| Luke Redfield | East of Santa Fe | E/MX/MultiInst |
| Luke Redfield | The Cartographer | E/MX/MultiInst |
| Luke Redfield | Love is All Around | MX/Add. E |
| Marmalakes | Wonder Winds | CoP/E/MX |
| Marmalakes | Even Clothed | CoP/E/MX |
| Matt Bradshaw | Downtown Mama single | E/MX/MultiInst |
| Minnow Mountain | Earp episode 4 | sound design, FX, MX |
| Miro | forthcoming | E |
| Mouseabout | Ennui | E/MX |
| Mouseabout | Foundations | E/MX |
| Mouseabout | The Introverse | E/MX |
| Montopolis | Various | E/MX |
| Natalie Ribbons | Misc. | E/MX/Upright Bass |
| NhuMai | S/T | MX |
| One Hundred Flowers | Lapses and Loses | P/A/E/MX/MultiInst |
| One Hundred Flowers | forthcoming | P/A/MX/MS/MultiInst |
| Oweihops | Cinquefoil | E/Bass |
| Rain Collectors | RCEP | E/MX/Basses |
| Rance May | Various | add.E |
| Sarah Aranella | Trust in Me | MS |
| Sheverb | Chapter One | E/MX |
| Sounds in Between | forthcoming | E/MX |
| Sweet Teeth | forthcoming | E |
| Tabitha Chanell | My Delight | E/MX/Basses |
| Tabitha Chanell | forthcoming | E/MX |
| Teddy Glass | Nights and Weekends | E/Bass |
| Tortuga Shades | Real Estate | E/MX |
| Transit Method | We Won’t Get Out of Here Alive | E |
| Transit Method | Roach | E/MX |
| Vincent Boarini | You Forever | E/MX/MultiInst |
| (Young Cubs Records) No Men | Needed | E/MX |
| (Young Cubs Records) English Death | I saw the Worst in You | MS |
| (Young Cubs Records) Luminance | The Light is Ours | MS |
| (Young Cubs Records) Vision Fantom | Ecrans Couleur | MS |
| (Young Cubs Records) You Are Number 6 | Weird Tales | MS |
| (Young Cubs Records) West Nile | S/T | MS |
| (Young Cubs Records) Randolph and Mortimer | $ocial Futures | MS |
| Zachman | I Was Getting on a Plane, Your World Cuts in to Mine, Driving, Park Ave., Matchless singles | E/MX |
| Zettajoule | Be my Mango single | E/MX |
| Nori | ||
| Hello Wheels | ||
| Ghost Wolves | ||
| Justin Wiles | ||
| Sharks and Seals | ||
| Bella Eden Music | ||
| Derrick Thompson | ||
| Foxing Quarterly | ||
| The Accident | ||
| 2% Majesty | ||
| Relaxation Record | ||
| Dan Mohr | ||
| Son Armado |