Born and raised in Paris, Raphael first took interestin music production at the age of 16, finding musica linfluence in the hip hop and lounge genres. Over timehe began to explore the more electronic side of music,inding inspiration through artists such as Mango and Dinka, which eventually led him in the direction of producing melodic and progressive house. Once finding his stride. he soon decided on the alias of James Woods, a simple combination of two names that havestuck with Raphael over the years and seemed a fitting alias to go by, thus James Woods was born. Releasinghis first track in March of 2011, James quickly began signing new productions, gaining a solid amount of followers and support in what most would consider ashort amount of time, thus firmly establishing himself in the progressive house community. Since March of2011, James has had over 50 releases on multiple different labels, spreading his signature melodic soundar and wide to all corners of the world. Currently James' true signature sound lies Within the progressive house genre,delivering a strong trademark style thatdelves deep into the melodic and emotional aspectsof this universal genre. On top of his passion for progressive house. With so much amazing supportand so many great things on the rise for this amazing talent, it's not hard to see why James Woods is a name that many recognize as a leading purveyor of quality melodic sounds in the progressive house community.