Jim has been a musician in some capacity for over thirty years, continuously experimenting and seeking new forms of expression. From piano and guitar in his formative years, he turned to wind instruments in the mid-nineties, starting with harmonica, moving to recorders, and most recently the Akai EWI4000s electric wind instrument.
In recent years, he has been privileged to play with the praise band at his local church. This experience inspired him to write and produce songs for a different audience but still with a higher purpose in mind - to praise God with voice and music. He takes Psalm 150:3-6 from the Bible as his "mission statement":
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.(NIV)
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