Australia’s urban soul community is being given a serious overhaul lately. With a surge of more local artists coming forward with an explosion of talent and range, there’s never been a better time than now to be an independent artist on the come up. One such artist is a young man by the name of James Chatburn, a singer / songwriter / producer from Newcastle that is carving a new laneway for himself under the soul, folk and blues umbrella.

Having released his first EP “ Sickness and Health” in 2010 , it proved to be a successful foray for Chatburn, who blended together his love for folk and soul together in a sexy fusion of words and sounds that are easy on the ears. Following shortly thereafter was his project “Scrapbook Sessions” which afforded the listener a glimpse into the musically unbound world of an artist who defies definition…