Biography

A St. Louis native, Jim began as a musician and songwriter, and has released several albums and appeared on compilations with his band, My 2 Planets. Besides opening for such artists as The Go-Gos, Chuck Berry, and Rick Springfield, Jim's music has been featured on MTV's Road Rules, The Real World and many independent film projects.

Jim is a long-time member of Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre, and has performed with St. Louis Shakespeare, Actors Renaissance Theater, Non Prophet Theatre Company, and many others. The award-winning Hooch & Daddy-O was Jim's first film which he co-produced, co-starred, co-wrote, and composed the original score. He also writes for PlaybackSTL.

Was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2023 along with artist Tyler B. Ruff for their comic book series/graphic novel The Atonement Bell.