Jim e sims
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| Jim E. Sims | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Genres | rock pop, |
Jim E. Sims is a British born bass guitarist living and working in London.
Jim E., born James Sims on 26th September 1979, grew up in Solihull, West Midlands. Having experimented on piano and trumpet, Jim E.'s passion for the bass guitar became apparent at an early age and before long Jim E. became a lively figure on the music scene in Birmingham and later Manchester. Moving to London in 2001 saw Jim E. join a number of bands including Subterfuse, The Drum and Bass Orchestra and Lopez. During this period, Jim E. also worked as bass tech for his good friend and inspiration the bass virtuoso, Jon Thorne of Lamb (band).
Jim E. has appeared with, amongst others, Daniel Powter, Gareth Gates, Marli Buck, Rushmore, Hall and Oates, Peter Andre, Gary Phelan, Aaron Short, and Ben Parker, formerly of Ben and Jason.
Jim E. Sims's most recent engagements are for Rushmore (signed to Mercury Records) and Marli Buck (signed to Sony/Modest)
Jim E. plays bass on Rushmore's debut album, produced by Craig Silvey (The Magic Numbers), and soon to be released on Mercury Records. He also appears in Laura Michelle Kelly's music video 'Communication' from her debut album 'The Storm Inside', released on Angel EMI.
In 2006, Jim E. Sims played at V Festival, Oxegen, T in the Park and O2 Festival in Hyde Park with Rushmore and on a sell-out 20 date UK tour, supporting Journey South, with singer-songwriter Marli Buck, whose debut album will be released by Sony later this year.
Jim E. plays on his beloved Fender Jazz and Precision basses (hailing 1977 and 1979), a Musicman stingray from 1978 an Ernie Ball Stingray 5 string, and an NS electro-acoustic upright bass. All of his guitars are black with maple finger-boards, as he believes this is the only colour bass guitars should ever be.
He is also an endorsee for Ashdown bass amplification.
