Amplifying with Unkempt Talents, the Composer James "JC” Warren and Co., Released Singles in Several Genres of Jazz, R&B as well as Gospel music.

Warren demonstrates that you can land on your feet in any musical category as long as you do it with confidence and aptitude.

James “JC” Warren is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, the city of Go-Go dance and innovations.

When asked who Warrens favorite artist was from the city, Warren said he didn’t look to anyone locally, for inspiration when he got into the artistic development of music. “I’m an originator,” he said. “I didn’t look to anyone else.”

Warren knew that he wanted to play instruments and sing when he was a young boy, “When I was a kid,” he explained. “I came up playing drums, and guitar, taking the broom handle and strumming out the straws, (and) taking the pots, turning them over and beating on them— and, my mother had to chastise me a little bit because it had got outrageous. She didn’t know why I was doing that until my sister said, “He might be doing that for a reason— and, they found out I was a guitarist.”

Warren grew up singing in the church— He learned to play the drums, guitar, electric guitar, bass, trumpet, and then the trombone.

Warren is currently a singer, songwriter, producer, and musical arranger. Quite frankly, there was no boundary that he couldn’t cross, or no feat that he couldn’t attain. Once Warren locked in, it was not a matter of if he could do what he wanted, it was only a guarantee that he would do all the things that he set his mind to fulfilling.

With about four decades under his belt, Warren performed locally with the acts in Baltimore and then took it up a notch performing both gospel and secular music with Barclays, Al Jarreau, KCI and JoJo—He toured with The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Shirly Ceaser, and the Nightingales to name a few powerhouses.

Warren was labeled A&R, atop of pruning his own career—He says he was always inspired and never risked burnout because he always helped other people. “I stayed focused and I know the serious part of it. I love music,” he said. “So, it was a part of me. It was in my blood. My whole family sang; and, my sister sang, and my mother sang; so, I got a musical family. The name of the game is staying true to yourself, put God first and stay focused. I think that, as well as the music part, you got to learn the music business, cause if you don’t know about the music business you can’t get nowhere—Not unless you’re signed to somebody and then they take over your career and guide you—But, right now, I’m doing it independent, myself.

Warren taught workshops and showcases about the business of music.

He toured all over the world with Gospel Recording Group, CBS Trumpeters for thirty years—“Their hit song was “Milky White Way,” from the album of the same name, shared Warren. “I produced and wrote for them, Straighten Them Out, Judgement Day Coming, (and) When I Need It the Most. We had a lot of songs. I was singed to like six records labels with them,” Warren concluded as if it were no big deal that he signed to multiple labels at once.

Warrens’ demeanor is relaxed, and a little more lounged given his longevity, and considering he’s the artist that’s contributed greatly to the culture for music even though he’d probably never admit it.

“I’m like a blend of Jazz, R&B, or Jazz, Inspirational, Contemporary Gospel artist. I played secular music as well as I played gospel. I was kinda doing, like, both at the same time— But, I am a soul, whatever you want to call it—A soul, gospel, jazz, inspirational R&B artist.”

Speaking of sovereignties of musical genre, Warren wrote, produced and sang a love ballad, “Just Want to Be With You.” Warren says, “It’s more of an uplifting song of someone wanting to be in a relationship with someone that wants to spend their life with them.” 

Warren didn’t write about a personal relationship, so it isn’t clear what instigated the track other than he could. “Just Want to Be With You,”  is a soulful limerick that’s nostalgic to the 90’s when R&B was personal, and artists sang romantic confessions on the track which read like a diary to listeners— The song is upbeat like “Step in the Name of Love,” and still tender where there’s a longing to fill a void.

Warren grew up during the era of Earth Wind and Fire, Franky Beverly and Maze, and Kool & the Gang, so it’s not surprising that he got Soulfulness embedded in him inadvertently.

The composer said that his Jazz song, “Promises” shows his prowess as a musician.

“I got a Jazz song, Promises, No One Else, and Just Wanna be With You, and He Saved My Soul One Day. They are my four singles that I put out— but, I got a whole project that I’m getting ready to put out, but I’m not going to put it out (release) until the middle of January.”

Warren says that he didn’t want to be lost while taking the specific path in music, and that’s the reason he wrote, “He Saved My Soul.”

“I got that natural and spiritual discernment of things, so I’m not walking lost. I’m not the one that his sin is so lost in God,” he said.

The singer said in a roundabout way, fans who love the work will listen to it, but he agrees that sometimes the fanbase isn’t as responsive to the R&B.

Warren is assured, and he is critical about his music, which is the reason he’s able to distribute songs and stretch them to different genres—The talent speaks to that.

Warren shared words of encouragement of budding artist:“If they’re willing to be serious about it, don’t get into it. If you’re willing to do what you need to do to get where you’re trying to get to, then go for it— But, you gotta be sincere and you gotta be focused, and you gotta put God first. I don’t care if you’e doing R&B or whatever. You still gotta put God first cause that’s going to take you a long way.”

As for his music, Warren intends to perform his own material live in front of an audience.