Jim holds an Music Degree from the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston. He spent many years performing and teaching private and group guitar lessons. He worked in recording studios as a session guitar player, recording engineer and composer/arranger. Jim worked closely with many artists including Rik Emmett (Triumph), Tom Cochrane, Liona Boyd and many other prominent Canadian musicians. He was mentioned in 1987 GUITAR WORLD magazine! In September 1992 he became Head of Music at Port Hope High School. Over the last 18 years Jim has remained actively involved in the music industry, producing, writing, and of course - performing!