Jim Roberts, Producer/Engineer, Musician, Songwriter, Husband, Father

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Jim officially embarked on his musical career at the age of five by taking organ lessons. His Dad frequently played him organ music on the Victrola record player as a toddler and beyond, which included everything from cathedral organ music to jazz organ music. His Mom was often playing Elvis records.  Even at a young age, when he would visit his Uncle Louis, Jim had access to a microphone and a Grundig tube reel-to-reel tape recorder, he would always play around with the levels to get the best voice recording. Visiting with either set of grandparents would inevitably lead to him playing on either a Wurlitzer spinet piano (which is proudly still used in his Colorado studio) or a Wurlitzer organ. So began Jim’s quest to create a certain sound. A sound that he chased while growing up, studying great music, playing in bands, and acquiring music gear along the way. In the late 70’s, Jim helped produce a school news TV program several days a week in the school television studio. This studio was built as a replica of CBS television studio thanks to a school grant. Along with his friend Jay, Jim would rotate positions each day (technical director, director, camera, boom, audio mixer, etc). This is where Jim would find himself gravitating to audio engineering and making the dialog and music sound its best, at the right levels and blend, without over-modulating the signal. At 12 years old, he joined his first rock band, Presence (named after Led Zeppelin's release of the same name). Both of his parents always encouraged, supported and nurtured Jim's pursuits in music and audio.  This was the foundation for all incredible experiences to come.  Jim played with several bands and has played nearly every dive bar in Westchester County, NY but also all of the cool venues in Manhattan like China Club, Cat Club, The Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways.  Later, he also played at Dazzle in Denver, CO, The Mint and Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH.  Jim and his wife, Marie, are currently building their 'destination' recording studio on their property in Wyoming.  Expected to open in late 2024.

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In the studio, Jim has worked with Steve Walsh (Kansas), Joel Kosche (Collective Soul), Steve Luongo (The John Entwistle Band/Torque/Rat Race Choir), Mark Hitt (Torque/Rat Race Choir), Glen Velez, Bill Evans, Nick Di Paolo, Gary Portnoy, Joe Franco, Laurie Larson, Jock Bartley (Firefall), AJ Morra, Ryan Hoyle, Scott Cresswell, Jon Hammond and many others. Jim’s work with Steve Luongo led to working with the late Leslie West (Mountain), Brian Johnson & Cliff Williams (AC/DC), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), and Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow) on various projects. Jim’s collaboration with JDM Music, Joed Tracks and The John Does led to song placements on Good Morning America, Men in Trees, NUMB3RS, ABC World News Now, Good Day New York, Guiding Light and various shows on ABC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, PBS, NBC and several feature films and national ad campaigns. He is represented by both ASCAP and BMI.  Jim has been a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences for 25 years and is an active committee member of the Producers & Engineers Wing.

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Partial discography can be found here.

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