James Adrian Brown is a musician and producer whose career has been shaped by constant reinvention. Born in Leeds in 1984, he first came to wider attention as the guitarist and a key songwriter in Pulled Apart by Horses, a band known for their ferocity, volume and uncompromising energy. After years at the heart of that intensity, Brown stepped away to explore a very different creative terrain.

As a solo artist, his work leans into electronic composition, sound design and experimental song structures, swapping brute force for texture, tension and atmosphere. It’s music that feels carefully assembled but emotionally charged, where distorted synths, fractured rhythms and unexpected melodic turns replace the raw attack of his earlier band work. There’s a sense of curiosity running through everything he does — an interest in what happens when songs are allowed to bend, break and re-form.

Brown’s background as a guitarist still lingers, not always in obvious ways, but in his approach to dynamics and structure. Tracks often build patiently, layering details until they reach moments of release that feel earned rather than explosive. His work as a producer and composer feeds into this, giving his solo material a cinematic, immersive quality.