Jim started writing songs at age 12, first for Church groups, then for Rock bands, then

deep Instrumental-Fusion then for Church again as a hired arranger. Soon to be writing for

Christian Record Companies Choral-demos, and ESPN Sports, then for EA Sports Tiger Woods

golfing video games for 2001 & 2002. Along came a movie called 'America Is Still the Place'

and the sound-track for that, which aclaimed top-honors in 3 major Black Film Festivals.