In 1992, he signed a solo publishing contract with Nippon Television Music in Japan. 1993 saw a variety of musical projects, including TV and commercial score compositions and carrying on in the live vein as the featured soloist with the Mike Westbrook Orchestra at major European Jazz festivals and playing live with soul legend James Brown He also remixed Larry 'Mr Fingers' Heard's 'On A Corner Called Jazz' for MCA and composed, performed and arranged the music for a major Japanese TV series, 'Jealousy', which was released as a soundtrack album due to massive public demand in Japan. On the strength of this success, Toshiba/EMI signed James to record and produce a solo album entitled 'Makin' Changes', released in Japan in 1993, which shows off James' R+B pedigree and his imaginative use of jazz. He also co-wrote a jazz suite for the BBC with Kate Westbrook. 1993 also saw James produce UK hipsters Workshy for Pony Canyon and work with Talkin' Loud's much lauded rappers, Urban Species, in addition to co-producing and writing an album with Bob James sideman, Alexander Zonjic, for Reprise Records. For Denon Records, James produced 'Savoy Remix #1' (Japanese title-'Crescent Moon') which involved bringing classic jazz performances from the Savoy jazz catalogues into the 90's by adding new grooves and performances. This series ws continued in 1995 with 'Savoy Remix II- The Rematch'. Back in the world of Pop, 1994 saw James playing and arranging with Van Morrison live and in the studio, and producing a version of Van's 'Crazy Love' for the 'When A Man Loves A Woman' soundtrack starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan. He contunues to play, write, arrange, produce and record with an ever-growing list of artists including Eric B and Rakim, Chaka Khan, Kenny Thomas, D-Mob, US3, Incognito, Adam F, Ragga Twins... Recently he has recorded an R+B record with UK soul outfit, LushLife, and has been working with pop stars such as Boyzone and Kavana as well the Irish singer Brian Kennedy and R&B singer Joanna May. In the context of such frenetic activity, James McMillan's album for M.E.L.T.2000 is something of an indulgence. 'Ballads'(BW109) is a contemporary 90's homage to the classic ballads albums of the 50's and 60's; the kind of record they don't make anymore.