James Childs

Who is James Childs?

James Childs is a British musician and composer/producer. He grew up in the nearby town of Portishead. As a member of the rock group 'Airbus' he contributed to Bristol's flourishing music scene during the '90s.

Childs worked with Geoff Barrow on a remix of the Portishead hit single 'Sourtimes'.

Signing to BMG in 1997, Childs gained moderate success with 'Airbus' in the UK. He then moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and worked on the group’s material with producers Rick Parker and Richard Dashut who produced Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. 'Airbus' disbanded in 2002.

In 2003 Childs formed 'Black on Sunshine' with Peter Finestone the original drummer for Bad Religion.

He then joined forces with Chris Cockrell, formerly of Kyuss, in the band 'Vic du Monte's Idiot Prayer' and produced their album 'Prey For The City' which was released on the Duna Records label in February 2005. While playing keyboards and bass guitar in the band, James and Vic du Monte's Idiot Prayer successfully toured all of Europe in the Spring of 2005.

James and Chris moved on to form 'Vic du Monte's Persona Non Grata' with Alfredo Hernandez who played drums in Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age. 'Vic du Monte's Persona Non Grata' signed to Cargo Records and have been touring together since 2005.