James D’Angelo has had a multi-faceted career in music as a lecturer (City University of New York), classical/jazz pianist, organist, composer, workshop leader and writer on therapeutic sound and metaphysical subjects. James holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and a PhD from New York University. In 1984 he emigrated from New York to London, England and eventually took up a teaching position at Goldsmiths College.

James is a published and prize-winning composer with many works to his credit. They have been performed in New York, London, Milan, Helsinski and on BBC Television. His music is in the repertory of the Gloucester Cathedral choir. His music has been featured into two London mini-festivals and his 'Three Portraits of Krishna' has been recorded on Virgin Classics alongside works by Copland, Barber and Rorem. As a performer James continues to give concerts and has a cabaret duo with singer Jenna Monroe.

Since 1994 James has developed and evolved courses that focus on the theory and practice of therapeutic sound primarily through the voice using toning and chanting but also through the application of tuning forks. His study of breathwork, overtoning, tuning forks, self-actualizing psychology, his practice of sacred Sufi movements and his initiation into Reiki healing form the basis of his work and continuning evolution.

His courses have been given at many of the major venues in the UK including The Alternatives Programme, The College of Psychic Studies, The Findhorn Foundation, The Gaunts House Foundation, The Isle of Avallon Foundation (Glastonbury), The Brightlife Institute, The Theosophical Society Hawkwood College, Goldsmith's College and The Abbey (Oxfordshire). Further courses have been offered in Europe and the USA. He is considered a leading authority on sound healing practices and is one of twelve special authors on the premier sound healing website www.soundtravels.co.uk He has been invited to speak at the prestigious Scientific and Medical Network annual conference, the Glastonbury Symposium, and two Caduceus conferences (UK) and at two Sound Colloquiums and two Message Company conferences (USA) .

James is the author of 'Healing With The Voice' first published in 2000 by Harper-Collins. Subsequently the revised and expanded edition (with CD) of the book entitled 'The Healing Power of the Human Voice' was produced by Healing Arts Press (Inner Traditions, 2005). He has just completed his next book, 'Seed Sounds for Tuning the Chakras: Vowels, Consonants and Syllables for Spiritual Transformation' to be published by Destiny Books (USA) in the autumn of 2012.