Jarryd James is a singer-songwriter and producer from Brisbane, Australia. He released his debut single "Do You Remember" on 30 January 2015, which peaked at No. 2 in Australia. James worked with producer Joel Little on the single.

James supported Broods on their late 2014 tour, and Angus & Julia Stone on their February 2015 tour. His debut headline tour commenced in April 2015 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. After the debut headline tour sold out, another tour in larger venues was confirmed for July 2015.

On 24 July 2015, James announced that his debut studio album would be called Thirty One. It was released on 11 September 2015 and debuted at number 2 on the Australian charts. In the United States, a shorted Extended Play was released, with the album "Thirty One" scheduled for a January 2016 release.