Inspired by the beauty of love, local singer/songwriter James Keith captured the moment his friend Cameron proposed to his girlfriend Ana in the music video for his brand new single titled, ‘Say I do’.

The proposal was two months in the making, Cameron hiring the Orange Civic Theatre for an evening, where James put on an exclusive performance for the couple.

“Say I Do" is a song about love. It tells a story about how two people share a special bond together as a couple, lifting each other up, and making each other complete, ultimately becoming husband and wife,” James said.

Craig Honeysett from Dotted Eight Studios and Dave Smyth from Studio Door Creative were at the theatres to capture the special moment, which has now been immortalised in the music video for the new single. 

Released on February, 10 ‘Say I do’ is tipped become one of the year’s most popular songs for marriage proposals.

“I think they deserve a lot of recognition,” James said of Cameron and Ana’s role in how the music video has been received. “Capturing the real-life proposal just brought the video to life.”

The album, to be released later this year, will include a second part to the song with a single titled, “She said yes” and the music video will be a sequel of sorts to “Say I do”.

Growing up in Orange, James has been playing the guitar since he was eight years old and has regularly shared the stage with his brother, 2023 Toyota Starmaker finalist, Robbie Mortimer.

Following in the footsteps of his father, Peter Mortimer and uncles, Steve and Chris Mortimer, James played professional rugby league for the Many Sea Eagles in reserve grade. He then went on to captain/coach the Belrose Eagles in the Sydney Shield competition for four years.

But throughout his football never stopped playing music. 

“The good thing about the guitar is that you can take it with you,” James said. “It went hand in hand when I was playing footy.”

When he felt the time had come to finish his football career, James turned his focus on his passion for music.

As a songwriter, James takes inspiration from his own life from childhood recollections of growing up in Orange to exploring the joys of fatherhood. The overarching theme of his music is positivity.

Ultimately James hopes his music will elicit positive energy from the listeners and is what’s behind the title of his first single and soon-to-be-released album, Life is Good Today.

His first single was the fourth most downloaded and streamed song on the Play MPE charts and was nominated for the Best Video and Best Song awards at the Dotted Eighth Music Awards in Orange. 

“My passion for music and performing is what drives me,” James said. “My kids are my biggest motivation, and I really want to show my family that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, that you can turn your dreams into reality. To share this adventure with them is amazing.”

James’ music is available on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.

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