ORIGIN: Born within the Groove Sector of the Kuiper Funk Belt, James emerged from a rare quantum anomaly known as the Rhythm Rift, a phenomenon where cosmic frequencies and musical vibrations become one.

By the age of 12 years, James had mastered the ancient art of Temporal Funk Mechanics, bending space-time with nothing more than a perfectly placed guitar solo. His signal was first detected by explorers in the Andromeda Syncopation Cluster, where legends still speak of the night a single sustained note aligned three moons and restored groove to an entire solar system.

With a music career spanning over 20 years, James has worked with artists across the soul, blues, funk, jazz, country and rock genres from commercial hip-hop releases with Kayozz to metal with Raw Silk and contemporary pop releases with Milly Jaiya. He has played aboard cruises with P&O and Saga and in bands for high prestige functions with clients from McDonald’s to Serco. James regularly plays in candlelight shows and on shows with large scale production companies, such as Entertainers.

As a session player, James plays with top level musicians from a world class pedigree, working with artists including; Stevie Wonder, Sam Smith, Ruby Turner, Westlife, Jess Glynn and the Strictly Come Dancing Band.

James also has a strong YouTube following in the guitar space, check out his channel here: Jamesstanleyguitaruk

CREW FUNCTION: Deploying guitar solos powerful enough to increase crew morale by 87.3%.

KNOWN AS:  Temporal Tone Architect or The Groove Cartographer.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Emergency Groove Stabilisation – Can solve almost any crisis aboard the Escape Pod. Whether it’s a failing hyperdrive, a broken signal transmitter, a missing instrument cable, or a crew member forgetting their charger, James will calmly open a storage compartment and somehow produce exactly what is needed.

MISSION STATUS: Always ready to provide emergency groove restoration.