Born in Windsor, Ontario Canada, Jim Evans was introduced to the guitar in 1969 at the age of 7. Ever since, Jim has been obsessed with the tonal effects the “soul of the guitar could bring out”.
At age 12, he finished grade 4 Standard Guitar in two and a half months which was taught by Gordie Taylor. He then played guitar with an accordion and drummer for children’s Banquets.
Jim moved to Thunder Bay at the age of 13 with his Father and Stepmother for a year. At 14 he moved to Lynn Lake, Manitoba and worked the summer as a cook’s helper. He then moved to Pinehouse, Saskatchewan, a Native Indian community, where his father taught school and his stepmother ran the local health clinic.
Jim started recording rhythm tracks at age 14 and began to build guitars and make shift amps. Moving back to Windsor to stay with his Mother, he attended W.D. Lowe for 1977 where he started playing in various bands, was introduced into rock and bought his first Fender twin amp. (“Very Loud”) In 1976 he was introduced to Fiddle and Jig music which he still enjoys playing today.
Jim moved back to Pinehouse, Saskatchewan and lived with his father until the age of 17. His father moved back to Ontario and Jim decided to stay and live with the Cree Indians. Working for the Fisheries and doing construction jobs, he put himself through a truck driver training course and graduated as the youngest to become licensed at the age of 17. Jim continued to work with heavy equipment in Northern Saskatchewan and loved the isolation and beauty of the North.
Driving transport at 18 years old, on weekends Jim would play guitar in a homegrown country pop band, traveling from town to town in Northern Saskatchewan.. At 20 he moved to Green Lake Sask., then to Meadow lake where he played with a rock band and toured in Saskatchewan while attending college (heavy duty mechanic) At 22, moving to Prince Albert, Jim played heavy rock and pop, then back to his hometown of Windsor, Ontario he played rock metal and began classical training.
In 1985, Jim joined City Beat (Motown R & B) and played local towns and started recording fine line productions. He did all the arrangements and engineered the sound. He appeared on cable May 1985 for the African Relief Fund.
Jim continued writing and arranging musical works by himself. In 1987 he had a studio where dance mixes were held and some work with a drummer developed.
For Jim, music has been a passion since the age of 7 and one he will never give up. Growing up he had no idea that his love of music would eventually lead to his running a successful computer company. While he moved up in the world since his days as a lumberjack and truck driver, he still has the music in him.
Jim is an accomplished composer and engineer who has produced a number of Canadian independent artists and is currently recording his newest CD for release in the Spring of 2008. Jim has performed at numerous corporate and media events over the past years and has developed musical themes for product launches and award shows as well as designing entertainment programs for Corporate events.
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