Hersey learned to play percussion and cello in his youth before switching to guitar. He played in punk rock bands and sang in a high school choir before switching to popular music, releasing his debut EP in 2010.^[1] He signed with Glassnote Records in 2012. He scored two hits in Austria and Germany - "How Hard I Try", with Filous, reached #96 in Germany and #33 in Austria in 2015, and "Miss You" reached #90 in Germany and #61 in Austria in 2016.^[2][3] He also was featured on the track "Coming Over" by Dillon Francis and Kygo, which reached #40 in the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart^[4] and #1 on the Dance/Club Play chart.^[5] "Miss You" and "Coming Over" were both described by Billboard as "generating millions of plays" on the streaming service Spotify.^[6]

Albums edit

• 2015: Clarity
• 2021: Fiction
• 2023: Let It Shine

EPs edit

• 2011: James Hersey
• 2017: Pages
• 2019: Innerverse

Mixtapes edit

• 2012: Twelve
• 2014: Girls

Singles edit

• 2011: Stand Up for You
• 2011: It Ain’t Over
• 2012: All I Want
• 2012: Forever Yours
• 2013: High Five
• 2014: Juliet
• 2014: Don’t Say Maybe
• 2015: What I’ve Done
• 2015: Coming Over (filous Remix)
• 2015: How Hard I Try (mit filous)
• 2016: Miss You
• 2018: Real For You
• 2018: Let Go (feat. filous)
• 2019: My People (mit Jeremy Loops)
• 2019: Hands on Me (mit ELI)
• 2020: Forget (About Everyone Else)

Guest Contributions edit

• 2016: Coming Over (Dillon Francis & Kygo feat. James Hersey)
• 2017: Like I Do (Camo & Krooked feat. James Hersey)