James Gadon is an Italian Canadian Writer, Producer and Musician. He attended Bowdoin College on the Welch Scholarship for outstanding athletic and academic achievement. At Bowdoin, he was a four-year letter winner for the men’s varsity ice hockey team and graduated in 2007 with a degree in Psychology.
As a Songwriter and Musician, some of James’ career highlights include playing the Boots & Hearts Music Festival, The Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee, The BMI Island Hopper Songwriter’s Fest on Captiva Island and being selected to perform at SXSW in 2017 with both The Hollowbodies and Sunrise in the Desert. His music has been in television shows such as NBC’s, ‘Good Girls’, SyFy’s, ‘Resident Alien’, and ‘Reelside’ on Crave as well as in feature films such as, ‘Vox Lux’ (Neon) and ‘Pretend We’re Kissing’ (NSI, Juice Worldwide).
James was previously a Writer and Researcher on the syndicated radio show, ‘Q107 Legends of Classic Rock', assisted Writer Dannis Koromilas with the Russell Peters Biography, ‘Call Me Russell’ and has written for publications such as Little Old Lady Comedy, The Out of Network Network, The Parenting Portal, American Songwriter and the Bowdoin Magazine. He was a Writer and Executive Producer on the film, ‘Tonight’ (ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, 2018) and the television series, ‘Six Miles From the Grand’ (Bell Fibe, 2023).
James was a Recording and Licensing Manager for the American Federation of Musicians, a FACTOR Juror and he is currently the Creative Director of Route 84 Music Inc., an independent music publishing business that licenses music for film and television.