Jim Adkins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Jim Adkins | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Background information | |
| Born | November 10, 1975 |
| Origin | Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock Power Pop Emo Pop punk Alternative Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals Keyboard Drums (occasionally) |
| Associated acts | Jimmy Eat World |
James "Jim" "The Russian Rumbler" "Chief" "Jose" Christopher Adkins XIV[1] (born November 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist in the American band Jimmy Eat World. Born in Mesa, Arizona, Jim was a member of the regional band "Dream" while still in high school, before forming Jimmy Eat World with childhood friends Tom Linton, Mitch Porter, and Zach Lind. Side projects include Go Big Casino, Secret Fox, and his local record label, Western Tread Recordings. He also played acoustic guitar on The Compromise and The First Single on The Format's live DVD, At the Mayan. Jim Adkins is married to Amy McCarthy, of Fryeburg, Maine.
Contents |
[edit] Musical career
MTV labeled Adkins "the chillest, most non-A-hole-ish guy in alt-rock", also saying he is the sort of guy they would like to have lunch with.[2]
[edit] Gear
Guitars:
- In Studio: Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Telecasters
- Live: Fender Telecaster Custom, Gibson Les Paul and Gibson SG Standard
Pedals:
- Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer
- Boss GE-7 Equalizer
- Line6 DL-4 Delay
- Line6 FM-4 Filter Modeler
Amps:
- VOX Super Beatle
- VOX AC30 Custom Classic:
"I set it up mainly on the top boost channel, maybe a little bit of the normal channel. There’s not a whole lot of saturation. I like hearing individual notes over a chord. I can control the distortion and sustain by just dynamic playing, rather than stepping on a box for a boost."
http://www.voxamps.co.uk/artists/Jim_Adkins.asp
[edit] Record Company
Adkins has his own record label, Western Tread Recordings. He created the label to publish Jimmy Eat World's material on vinyl.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Jimmy Eat World - 1994
- Static Prevails - July 23, 1996
- Clarity - February 23, 1999
- Bleed American (retitled Jimmy Eat World) (re-re titled Bleed American) - July 24, 2001 - Certified: US - Platinum
- Futures - October 19, 2004 - Certified: US - Gold
- Chase This Light - October 16, 2007
[edit] EPs
- One, Two, Three, Four (1994)
- Jimmy Eat World (1998)
- Last Christmas EP (2001)
- Good to Go (2002)
- Firestarter (2004)
- Stay on My Side Tonight (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- ^ MTV Jimmy Eat World, Always Be, January 30, 2008, retrieved 31 March 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
