JAMES TW’s DEBUT 6-SONG EP, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, ARRIVES TODAY ON ISLAND RECORDS
18-year old British singer-songwriter James TW, whose powerful single and video “When You Love Someone” was released earlier this year on Island Records, has released FIRST IMPRESSIONS, his debut 6-song EP today. Starting tomorrow, James will join the Shawn Mendes World Tour 2016, the Island Records global superstar’s sold-out 39 date tour across Europe and North America, running through August. Last month, James opened for Shawn at his sold-out headlining concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York on March 5th. Please see tour dates below.
“I am very excited to be going on Shawn’s World Tour. I’ve played in front of his fans before & they’re incredibly welcoming. I’ve had the dream of going on a world tour since I was 12 years old so it’s amazing that’s it’s happening now.” – James TW
Inspired by a life experience, James came up with the idea for “When You Love Someone” when he “was teaching drums to an 11 year old and found out that his parents were getting divorced before he knew about it. The first thing I thought was how are they going to explain it to him in a positive way and one where he would understand. I wrote ‘When You Love Someone’ because I wanted there to be a song that he could listen to which would make him feel better about everything that was going on.”
James TW is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (plays guitar, piano and drums) whose songs demonstrate critical elements of experienced songwriting that resonates with ease. His lyrics offer a distinct point of view, conveying an incomparable wisdom about love, heartbreak and the world around him. Widely appealing but hardly typical, James’ songs have weight and a sense of staying power that is rare in today’s pop music.
As a follow up to the release of his original song “Black and Blue,” James rose to prominence when his cover of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” dominated the Spotify Global Viral chart, reaching the Top 10 with over 4 million streams. His cover of “Torn” builds on past covers that James has posted on YouTube, which showcase his multi-instrumental skills and technical aptitude.
SHAWN MENDES WORLD TOUR 2016 FEATURING JAMES TW
Date City Venue
Mar. 5 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
Apr. 16 Cologne, Germany E-Werk
17 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
19 Copenhagen, Denmark Falconer Salen
21 Stockholm, Sweden Arenan
22 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
24 Berlin, Germany Huxleys
27 Milan, Italy Fabrique
29 Madrid, Spain Barclaycard Center
May 2 Paris, France Olympia
6 London, England Hammersmith
8 Lisbon, Portugal Sala Tejo / Meo Arena
July 15 Boca Raton FL Mizner Amphitheater
16 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater
17 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
19 San Antonio TX Freeman Coliseum
20 Grand Prairie TX Verizon Theater
22 Phoenix AZ Comerica Theatre
23 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Theatre
24 San Jose, CA Event Center at SJSU
26 Seattle, WA WaMu
27 Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver Civic Theatres’ Orpheum
30 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Saltair
31 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
Aug. 2 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
4 West Allis, WI WI State Fair
5 Rosemont, IL Rosemont Theatre
6 St. Louis, MO Fabulous Fox Theatre
7 Nashville, TN Carl Black Woods Amphitheater
10 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
12 Baltimore MD Pier Six Pavilion
13 Hamburg, NY Erie County Fair
14 Philadelphia, PA The Mann
16 W. Long Branch, NJ The Mac Center at Monmouth U.
17 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
19 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
20 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
21 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre
