Jim was born and raised in Southern California and moved to Austin in the summer of 2002, giving up a successful career in Los Angeles as a film composer to get back to his roots as a songwriter. His first CD, First Things First, was released in June of 2006 and received great print reviews and airplay at stations in Austin and around Central Texas. Jim's music is an original amalgam of styles drawing on his influences from rock, blues, pop and folk. His songs are carefully crafted and ly...