Elliot James

Hey Monday (2007 - 2009)

James was a founding member of Hey Monday (previously named Blake). He met Cassadee Pope through the local music scene in South Florida and were friends for years before forming a project. The band were signed to Columbia Records via A&R Jay Harren. Hey Monday recorded their debut album 'Hold On Tight' with iconic producer duo "S*A*M* & Sluggo", better known as Sam Hollander and Dave Katz. The album was released by Columbia Records and Decaydance, a label owned by Pete Wentz. Their single "How You Love Me Now" was the first song to go to Top 40 radio. In Support of their debut album, the band toured extensively with Fall Out Boy and The All American Rejects internationally on the Believers Never Die Tour.

The band continued the second leg of the tour joining Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, 50 Cent, Metro Station and All Time Low on the Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux. James left the band the band in 2009. He later revealed that he had chosen to depart the band to pursue other musical interests.

Break Blossom (2011- 2012)

In the beginning of 2012 a leaked demo of the yet to be announced project was posted on the internet. The project was later titled Break Blossom, derived from a childhood favorite album. Pete Wentz, a previous venture supporter and friend of James had been involved early on during the carnation of the band. They released the debut EP Last Night of Your Life on May 15, 2012. Their music video for "Dirt" was featured in Journey's Shoe stores in support of the EP release. Break Blossom supported A Day To Remember for a thanksgiving show in A Day To Remember hometown Ocala, Thanksgiving of 2012, it would end up being the bands final show.

Production Music and Big Idea Music (2014 - Present)

In October, 2014 James announced the release of his first volume for the publishing company Big Idea Music. The album titled "BIM045 Indie Chillwave" was featured on Big Bang Fuzz.

NTRL RBLS (2015)

James pop sound evolved to his urban pop, electronic blend leading to 2015, when he periodically released music under the moniker Baallet. Guest features led to the release of "Out Of My Mind (Honest)", distributed by Fever Mint. Following "Out Of My Mind (Honest)", James premiered the song "Honey", produced by Drew Gilbert and Julio Traverez of As Tall As Lions, with Twist magazine at the end of the year. NTRL RBLS formed as a collaborative DJ duo in the spring of 2015 with the release of single "All Your Love". Live on Dash Radio's "FeelGoodSound" the project shared background on writing and producing the song with Grammy winning engineer and Producer Evren Göknar at Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA. Göknar is recognized for his work with Tupac Shakur, KISS, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Good Charlotte, Mariah Carey, Iggy Pop, and NWA. The brands flagship clothing store and tattoo studio is located on Hollywood's fashion district, Melrose Ave.

Blossöm Records and Soft Dreams Osaka (2016 - Present)

On July 1st, in conjunction with the release of Soft Dreams Osaka, the label James had founded was revealed to be Blossöm Records. The record label and its recording studio are based in Hollywood, California in Fairfax design district. The EP, inspired by the end of a tour in Japan, was released as a visual EP synchronized to a fully animated music video the same day it was announced. Soft Dreams Osaka's songs can be played out of order or seamlessly as one complete work. James said his "fixture with pop attributed to it's abilities to take someone from the underground and channel it on a larger universal scale" in the Roundtable Reactions series for The 59th GRAMMYs. James appeared with Zac Mann and Kaleena Zanders to discuss their peers and 2017 Pop Category Nominees.