James Bates biography in Biographies from the artzine on artrepublic.com

 Apparently he has 'a strange and unusual mind' and seems to struggle with normality. Obsessed with collecting ephemera and scrap/sketchbooks and sonically experimenting with effects pedals.  Recently he has been screen printing t-shirts and prints as the collective 'jam'.

In the Past James has worked for a wide range of companies including 4AD, Me Company, Virgin, Heavenly, EMI, BBC, Penguin Books and Bibendum Wine. He has worked closely with the band Tunng on live visuals and promotional designs & created the animated video for 'it's because we've got hair', recently working with the band The Loose Salute creating record sleeves, music video for 'Why'd we fight' and band website and promotional materials.  He has had videos shown at various film festivals.