James Cockerham

Atlanta-based African American Composer, Songwriter, Arranger, Musician and Playwright. he recording his first record single in 1970, he released a ‘45 entitled “Every Sign of Spring” recorded with “The Superbs” (college group) at Arthur Smith Studio in Charlotte, NC. His first album was recorded with The Rickard’s Chapel AME Zion Choir in 1970. In 1995 he created a composition entitled “New Meaning” which was licensed to the Toni Morrison Society and in 2020, he played this instrumental rendition at the Atlanta Memorial Service Honouring the Life of Toni Morrison. He has received the Moondance International Film Festival Seahorse Award for Best Music for Film Score in 2013. His stage play works have been performed by several treasured entertainment industry icons such as: Academy-Award nominated Ruby Dee Davis and Ossie Davis, Q. Parker of the R&B group “112,” Grammy-Award Winning Recording Artist PJ Morton, John Patton of the movie, “The Color Purple,” Chantae Cann who recorded with “Snarky Puppy” and many others.