James Arena is a New York-based published author and commentator who has been featured on MSNBC, FOX, SiriusXM, Clear Channel, and other major communications networks. He is the author of STARS OF 80s DANCE POP - THE EUROPEAN EDITION, which features interviews with over 50 international music legends from 9 nations. Arena is also the creator of FIRST LEGENDS OF DISCO and FIRST LADIES OF DISCO, books that placed the spotlight on major pioneering artists of the classic disco music era. James has interviewed over 120 stars of dance music. His first published work was FRIGHT NIGHT ON CHANNEL 9, runner up for book-of-the-year honors at the Rondo Awards. He is a former executive with Bertelsmann Direct North America.