Jim Pollock

Originally from Central Ohio, Jim's songwriting has been described as honest, feel good, from the heart "story strong". He has written and performed since Northeastern High School (Go Jets!) and college days at Ohio University @ Athens where he earned his BBA in Finance and Marketing. In 2014, Jim and Terry B. Smith, co-founded SongRiders "Live" in Conway, AR - www.songriderslive.com - to bring veteran & newer artists and professional singer/songwriters together with local music fans for private, up-close and personal music events. SongRiders "Live" provides an intimate listening experience for local music fans and a personal, "supportive" experience for featured songwriters and recording artists. Guest artists & hit songwriters have included Lance Carpenter, Heath Wright (of Ricochet), Max T. Barnes, Rafe VanHoy, Wood Newton, Buddy Case, Lee Street Lyrical (featuring Buddy Case and Casey Lee Penn), Shawn Harrison, Erin Enderlin, and Steve Dean, Victoria Venier, Bill Whyte (all make up the sensational vocal trio- Hits and Grins). In March 2015, Jim's song "Bury Me With My Boots On" (with co-writers Terry B. Smith and Sandy Ramos) was a single release by Australian Country artist, Travis Collins for his album, "Wired". "Boots On" held the #1 position for 5 weeks on Australia'sTop 30 Radio Airplay chart. In August 2015, Australian artist Kristy James announced her new single release of Jim's song "Friends Like You" (with cowriters Terry B. Smith and Anne E. DeChant). The official video released October 2015. Jim's music has been cut by multiple independent artists and has been picked up through the years for film/TV and advertising licensing. In 2019, his music was placed in the nationally syndicated, "Sean Hannity Radio Show" and Terry Bradshaw's reality TV show "The Bradshaw Bunch" in the fall of 2020. Jim writes and produces his own material and with a variety of co-writers and Producers. He stays involved in writer's nights, showcases, workshops and conferences, is a BMI songwriter and an active member and past Regional Coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) in Little Rock.

Springfield, OH