Editing James LaBrie (section)

==Career==

===Coney Hatch===
LaBrie joined [[Coney Hatch]] in 1986 when they were attempting a new line-up. The band recorded a number of demonstration tapes in their rehearsal studio and performed live in Ontario clubs for several months. When their record company (Anthem) expressed their disapproval of the line-up, the band replaced LaBrie with Phil Naro in one last ditched attempt at forging ahead without [[Carl Dixon]]. That line-up was to be short lived as well. 

===Winter Rose===
Soon after parting ways with Coney Hatch, LaBrie became the vocalist for the [[glam metal]] band Winter Rose.<ref name="Kelly2013">{{cite book|author=Sean Kelly|title=Metal on Ice:Tales from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRenCeLUVwQC&pg=PA140|date=September 2, 2013|publisher=Dundurn|isbn=978-1-4597-0710-8|pages=140–}}</ref><ref name="Wagner2010">{{cite book|author=Jeff Wagner|title=Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ZwZcZ2X5ToC&pg=PA94|year=2010|publisher=Bazillion Points Books|isbn=978-0-9796163-3-4|pages=94–}}</ref>  The group also included Richard Chycki on guitar and bass, Randy Cooke on drums, and (in an earlier incarnation) [[Sebastian Bach]] on vocals.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billrobinson/dream-theater-brings-it-o_b_5077447.html "Dream Theater Brings It ON!"]. ''Huffington Post'', April 23, 2014. By Bill_Robinson</ref>  Chycki had also worked with Bach under the band names 'Hope', and later 'Sebastian', before settling on 'Winter Rose'. The band recorded a series of demos through 1988 and 1989 with supporting musicians Bruce Dies and Rob Laidlaw. Most  tracks weren't commercially released until 1997 when a self-titled album was released by [[Inside Out Music]], a full 7 years after the group had disbanded. Their track "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" was released with a promo video in 1989 and would later be included on the album. All songs on the album were written by Richard Chycki and James LaBrie, save two which were written in whole by Richard Chycki.

===Dream Theater===
[[File:James LaBrie (H.I.).jpg|thumb|left|LaBrie performing in 2007]]
In 1990, LaBrie learned that American progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] was looking for a new singer, so he submitted a tape and was quickly flown to New York for a full audition. The tryout went well, and he was chosen ahead of 200 other hopefuls to fill the full-time vocalist position in that band.<ref name="James LaBrie Background">{{cite web |url=http://nonotesinging.com/singer-spotlight-james-labrie/ |title=Singer Spotlight: James LaBrie - No Note Singing |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113155249/http://nonotesinging.com/singer-spotlight-james-labrie/ |archive-date=January 13, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

LaBrie has since had a significant impact on the vocal melodies on each Dream Theater album, but until recently has had little input on the instrumentation of Dream Theater's music; 2011's ''[[A Dramatic Turn of Events]]'' features LaBrie in the music credits on three songs. To date he has written or co-written lyrics for at least one song on eleven of the sixteen albums Dream Theater has released with him in the band, ''[[Images and Words]],'' ''[[Black Clouds & Silver Linings]]'', [[Dream Theater (album)|''Dream Theater'']] and ''[[The Astonishing]]'' containing none of them.

Asked by Prog-Sphere.com what is his favourite Dream Theater song to play live, James says "The favorite song for me is Scarred, I love performing that live. And... well, [[Octavarium (song)|Octavarium]], that whole freakin' thing."<ref name="prog-sphere.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/07/11/resurfacing-an-interview-with-james-labrie/ |title=Resurfacing&nbsp;– an interview with Kevin LaBrie |publisher=Prog Sphere |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=October 31, 2011 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914171422/http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/07/11/resurfacing-an-interview-with-james-labrie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Solo===
With [[Matt Guillory]], LaBrie has released five solo albums under various names ([[Mullmuzzler]], James LaBrie's Mullmuzzler, and simply James LaBrie).

In an interview from ''Beyond The Dark Horizon'' on June 12, 2010, James LaBrie stated that his next solo album, entitled ''Static Impulse'', is in the mixing stages and will contain 12 tracks. James stated "It's very heavy and I'm really excited."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beyondthedarkhorizon.com/main/?p=4559 |title=Vocalist James LaBrie on DREAM THEATER, touring and upcoming solo album |publisher=Beyondthedarkhorizon.com |date=June 15, 2010 |access-date=October 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009121947/http://beyondthedarkhorizon.com/main/?p=4559 |archive-date=October 9, 2011 }}</ref>

On July 27, 2010, it was announced on Dream Theater's website that ''Static Impulse'' would be released on September 27, 2010, through Inside Out Music. It features longtime collaborator Matt Guillory on keyboards, Marco Sfogli (who also played on LaBrie's earlier album ''Elements of Persuasion'') on guitars, [[Peter Wildoer]] of the Swedish melodic death metal band [[Darkane]] on drums and screaming vocals, and Ray Riendeau on bass.

James LaBrie stated "The release of ''Static Impulse'' is one that the whole band is psyched about. This is modern metal and as heavy and relevant as any other band out there going in a similar musical direction. There are riffs that will blow your head off and melodies both musically and vocally that are hypnotic. Get in the driver's seat and let the ears bleed. Enjoy and see you out there with a tour to follow up and support this release."<ref>{{cite web|title=DREAM THEATER Singer To Release New Solo Album In September|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143387|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201075641/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143387|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011's interview for Prog-Sphere.com, LaBrie stated that the US tour got cancelled, saying "Because it was so disorganized last time. That's why I basically said, 'You don't have the visas yet. Where we're at this point, by the time you get the visas processed, we're gonna have one rehearsal and then we're gonna go out.' And I said, 'I'm not doing that.'"<ref name="prog-sphere.com"/>

In July 2013, LaBrie's album ''[[Impermanent Resonance]]'' was released by [[Inside Out Music]].

===Other projects===
Throughout his career with Dream Theater, LaBrie has lent his voice to many other artists' records as well as tribute albums. In 1991, not long after joining Dream Theater (and before ever appearing on a Dream Theater recording), he sang background vocals on the song "Life in Still Water" on [[Fates Warning]]'s ''[[Parallels (album)|Parallels]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fateswarning.info/a_p.shtml |title=Fates Warning - Island in the Stream (Parallels) |publisher=Fateswarning.info |date=August 3, 2007 |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> He has appeared on many [[Trent Gardner]] releases (including ''Leonardo: The Absolute Man'' and ''[[Explorers Club (artist)|Explorer's Club]]''), as well as appearing on albums by such artists as [[Shadow Gallery]], Tim Donahue and Frameshift.

LaBrie provided the lead vocals for the main character in the [[rock opera]] album ''[[The Human Equation]]'' by Ayreon; in 2015, he reprised his role for a live version, ''[[The Theater Equation]]''. He was also featured as the character "The Historian" in the album ''[[The Source (Ayreon album)|The Source]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guest Musicians|url=http://www.arjenlucassen.com/ay8/#front-page-3|website=New Ayreon Album|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>

LaBrie is also a featured vocalist on Henning Pauly's "Babysteps" project released in 2006; LaBrie plays the role of the arrogant doctor.

Since 2004, LaBrie has been working with the [[True Symphonic Rockestra]] project, along with Thomas Dewald, Vladimir Grishko, Dirk Ulrich, Christoph Wansleben, Sandro Martinez, Paul Mayland, Marvin Philippi, and Igor Marin.
Their album, ''Concerto in True Minor - 3 Rock Tenors'' was released on [[iTunes]] and for download on [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] on March 28, 2008, by Brainworx and Marinsound.

In 2016, LaBrie was the special guest on the Last Union debut album firstly meant to be named "Most Beautiful Day". He sang in three songs: "President Evil", "Taken" and "A Place In Heaven". Eventually, the album was called "Twelve"; it was released on December 21, 2018. "Twelve" was written and pieced together over a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roar.gr/product/last-union-twelve-jewel-case-cd/ |title=Last Union - Twelve (Jewel Case CD) - Roar |website=Roar.gr |date=December 21, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref>