James Bruce

     I was born in 1946, the first of seven children, raised on a small horse farm in Delaware County, Ohio, USA.  I graduated from Big Walnut High School in Sunbury, Ohio. After graduating, I enlisted in the Air Force from 1965 to 69, receiving an honorable discharge from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico after spending 3 years in Germany. I attended Maryland University and New Mexico State during my time in service. After my discharge from the service, I became the personnel manager of Elston Richards Storage Company, a real estate agent for Frank B Young, and an insurance agent for Metropolitan Life.

       I attended Wittenberg University for 4 years and became a broker for my own real estate and insurance companies. After 24 years in real estate in 18 years in insurance, I concentrated on my new career as a talent agent/manager in 1989. I started Access Entertainment Group first as a booking agent and later as the owner of a record label known as Spotlight Records. I met my first client, a country singer by the name of John Crabtree, whom I successfully booked and promoted for 2 years.  Business continued to grow for the next 36 years.

       Access Entertainment and Spotlight Records successfully signed, recorded, published, managed, booked, and promoted different exclusive acts in the country, pop, and rock genres. In 2022, I agreed to sign on and merge with Kidder Entertainment as Senior Vice President to promote and book the best talent for our clients.  I retired from Access Entertainment and Spotlight Records in early 2023 so that I could spend more time with Kidder Entertainment.  I am currently booking local, regional and national acts in and around Ohio.

       I am an author; my first book was an autobiography titled “How Hollywood Got Sex and Life All Wrong,” released in 2023.  I have since released 3 books titled Music Business Artist Development Volume 1 and 2, and Music Business Marketing.   I have also published and authored 18 ebooks about the music business.  These books are a result of my spending 36 years in the Music Business as a talent agent, manager, promoter, marketer, publicist, owner of Spotlight Records, an independent record label and publisher.