James Young
Mandolin, Vocals & Songwriting
James (Jay, J.) Young – In addition to working as a professional designer (plus being an art nerd), I also make music as a Boston-area Mandolin player, vocalist & songwriter.
I play in the band Peter O’Halloran & The Hired Men, and also collaborate with The Dogmatics. Sometimes, I help Rum Bar Records with graphic design stuff.
Recent Music Projects
The Porch – November 13, 2021
On Saturday, November 13, 2021, I’ll be joining in with The Dogmatics at The Porch in Medford, MA. The event is being billed as “Muck & the Mires w/ The Dogmatics and Stop Calling Me Frank”. Get Tickets and Directions
The Magic Room Theatre – Oct 15, 2021
On Friday, October 21, 2021, I’ll be joining in with The Dogmatics at The Magic Room Theatre in Norwood, MA. The event is being billed as "Legends of Rock: Dogmatics, Gypsy Moths, Conor Henry and Kevin Michael". Get Tickets and Directions
The Tinker’s Son – September 18, 2021
The Hired Men play at The Tinker's Son on Saturday 9/18/2021 to celebrate "Half Way to St. Patrick's Day".
The New World Tavern – Aug 21, 2021
On Saturday, Aug 21, 2021, I’ll be joining in with The Dogmatics at The New World Tavern in Plymouth, MA. The Dogmatics The Shang Hi Los The New Frustrations Get tickets in advance and pick up a free compilation CD when you arrive at the venue.
Art Direction for Jerry Lehane’s Drinking Life featuring Dicky Barrett
I worked on the creative direction and design for a new single release by Jerry Lehane. This is a new solo project that follows the 2020 release of his self-titled EP. Jerry continues his songwriting and playing with The Dogmatics, with new things coming 2021/22 so...
ONCE Somerville, Rum Bar Records & Boynton Yards – July 23, 2021
On Friday July 23, 2021, I'll be joining in with The Dogmatics playing their first venue show in quite some time. All thanks to ONCE Somerville, Rum Bar Records, & Boynton Yards. Look at this amazing lineup! Watts The Dogmatics The Dents Stop Calling Me Frank...
The Dogmatics Back Catalogue Artwork
Over the last decade or so, I've had the chance to work with the band The Dogmatics on different illustration and design projects. These have included things like show posters, "merch" graphics (t-shirts, clothing, stickers, pins, etc.), and album artwork. Here's a...
Mandolin & Design: “An Irishman for Christmas” by Berk/Lehane at Red on Red Records
I had the good fortune of being invited to play Mandolin on a new holiday song that is being released as part of the launch of a new Boston-area label called Red on Red Records. The song called "An Irishman for Christmas" is first-time collaboration between Simone...
Band Logo Reboot and CD Label Design for The Lemon Drop Gang
I collaborated with The Lemon Drop Gang on some of the design assets related to their recent full album and single releases on Rum Bar Records. I redesigned their band logo based on some past concepts, did some hand lettering for their single release "Georgie", and...
Album and Single Artwork Design for Jerry Lehane Solo Recordings
I helped Jerry Lehane design the artwork for his recent full album and single releases on Rum Bar Records. Jerry may be best known for his role in the Boston band The Dogmatics. This is the first time he's released these five solo recordings that were done in the...
The Hired Men Practice Recordings released on Rum Bar Records
Our band Peter O'Halloran & The Hired Men has been playing in some shape or form since around 2008. We perform at a small number of live venues each year due to the varied personal lives of all the members. Therefore we’ve never had the opportunity to get into a...
“The Ballad of Wilbur Ross” Music Video by The Dogmatics
This is the second video released from The Dogmatics latest EP on Rum Bar Records. The song is titled “The Ballad of Wilbur Ross”. Produced by photographer and filmmaker Rudolph Childs.