Inspired by the natural beauty of the Tennessee Valley and infused with archetypal images and social commentary, Jim's art expresses the quintessence of his life experience in the universal meeting place between spirit and the flesh.

Jim's visionary album, On the Dying Breath of Wisdom, was released in 2012. Produced and arranged by keyboardist/composer, Joseph Akins, and engineered by Glass Hammer's Fred Schendel, the album features guest appearances by angelic soprano, Unita, on backup vocals and former Legend guitarist, Ed Holub. The music combines introspective lyrics, soulful melodies, and lush keyboards with a mix of folk, rock, and classical elements reminiscent of the British art rock of the 1970’s. Its ten songs comprise a musical portrait of Jim's spiritual evolution as reflected in his relationships and the historical events of the time, and offers the timeless message that humankind has the power to realize its highest destiny by transcending age-old divisions and embracing the unity of all life.

While Jim has been absent from the live performance scene for some time, he is back and better than ever with 15 years' worth of new material to share. He is currently seeking regional solo acoustic gigs, preparing to record his second album, and is open to creative collaborations with like-minded artists.

Jim was born in New Jersey in 1961 to a career Air Force father and a British mother. He lived in Ohio, England, and Florida before his family settled in Chattanooga when he was 12. He developed an early love of music listening to Top 40 AM radio and his parents' record collection. Jim received formal training in junior high school band, where Jim played French horn, trumpet, and bass clarinet. It was during this time that he wrote his first songs, a passion that was further fueled by his discovery of British progressive rock and then playing electric piano in a garage band.

After graduating from high school in 1979, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he contributed to the reactivation of the 2nd Chemical Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas. Returning to Chattanooga following his discharge 1982, Jim taught himself to play the guitar and spent the rest of the decade honing his songwriting skills and promoting his music. His songwriting from its inception was intimately entwined with his spiritual search, which led him from Buddhism to Catholicism, culminating in a two-month stay in a Trappist monastery in 1987, where he almost made the decision to become a monk. Instead, however, Jim had a daughter, started playing as a solo acoustic artist in small local venues, and returned to school in 1992, graduating with a Master’s degree in Counseling in 1996 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

After beginning his counseling career, Jim began working on his album, On the Dying Breath of Wisdom, in 1997, which was completed in May, 2000. The increasing demands of his new career at that time, however, forced Jim to put his music pursuits on hold until 2007 when he was forced out of his field with the worsening economy.

While Jim continued to write new music, the onset of the Great Recession initiated a four-year crisis, during which time he found himself constantly on the verge of homelessness. Having survived that ordeal, Jim returned to UTC in 2011 to pursue further graduate studies in school psychology, and he was finally able to release his album (in digital format) in 2012.

As an ordained minister, Jim was called to start an interfaith ministry, Crossvine Church, in 2013, through which he continues to provide ceremony officiant and pastoral counseling services. While Jim's songs are not religious, per se, because his songwriting emanates directly from his soul and has always been integral to his spirituality, he regards it as "sacred music," and therefore includes it as part of his ministry.