James has shared his experiences with students at several universities and colleges, among them The Royal College of Music and Bath University, and occasionally joins panels and talk events.  To discuss speaking arrangements, panels or educational visits, please send an email enquiry.

Conferences and events have included: The ABO (Association of British Orchestras) Conference, MusicWorks, Ludomusicology, BASCA (Ivors Academy) Media Composer Conference, Game Music Connect, BAFTA Interactive Festival, MediMex, Screen Music Connect, Audiokinetic Interactive Music Symposium, Barbican events, Video Games Live, DEVELOP, BAFTA Guru, EGX and BAFTA's Conversations with Composers at the Albert Hall.

James is co-founder of sold-out London Southbank based conferences Screen Music Connect and Game Music Connect (running from 2013 to 2019) and has been an interviewee or contributor for Classic FM, BBC Radio and others. More interviews can be found here, and selected articles penned by James here.

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