Brendan James is a singer-songwriter and pianist from Derry, New Hampshire. James attended Pinkerton Academy in Derry for high school, then graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he sang in the a cappella group the Clef Hangers in the spring of 2002.

In the fall of 2007 Brendan self-released his EP The Ballroom Break-In produced by Mikal Blue (past credit: Colbie Caillat), charting on iTunes Top 100. The Ballroom Break-In is symbolic of the days when he first moved to New York -- he could not afford practice space so he would sneak into hotel ballrooms to practice on their pianos. After the success of his EP, James was signed to Decca Records by legendary A&R Dave Novik. He released his debut album The Day Is Brave through Universal/Decca Records on June 3, 2008, in the United States, and on June 17, 2008 in Canada.

The Day Is Brave debuted on the Top 10 Billboard Heatseeker Charts, with Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton all praising his debut effort. Brendan is managed by Ben Singer (Executive Producer of The Day is Brave) and booked through ICM.

James moved to New York after college and worked at Urban Outfitters. He now lives in Brooklyn and has a loyal following in New York City, as well as across the country.

His "Hero's Song" appeared on the soundtrack album Body of War: Songs that Inspired an Iraq War Veteran.