William James, founder of High Ridge Music Collective and the lead instructor for our lessons, is a seasoned songwriter with over 13 years of crafting original music; he’s collaborated with artists signed to Sony, Warner Bros., as well as other independent labels / collectives. His own songs have racked up more than 200,000 streams. Fiercely curious and quietly relentless, William’s mission is to help others create sounds that haven’t been heard before—guiding students to uncover their creative voice, tune into who they really are, and build music that feels both new and genuinely theirs.