Jim Miksche

from : 06/30/08
Until : 12/31/30

Highly-trained pro guitarist, songwriter, and educator - "real world" training with Music for the Media (composing for film & TV) - laid back personality - hard worker - years of studio & live experience - I play Gibson guitars with Marshall & Fender amps - married, 3-year old son.

MOVING TO MODESTO CA NOV/08

Nat'l tour in '06 with Chace Roberts (country band out of St. Paul, MN) - before that with Lost Highway (regional rock band in southern WI) - recorded last album in 2002 at Audio for the Arts (Madison, WI) - spec deal at the Village Recorder, 1993 - performed in several original pop/rock bands in LA area in the '90s - clast job PT teaching guitar, theory, songwriting at Ward Brodt Music Mall in Madison - currently signed with Soundscape Media, Musync, and Smashtrax - music featured on Howcast.com.

Studied music business and recording at Berklee and Northern Illinois - registered with Professional Musician's Referral service for touring work (www.pmr-musicians.com).

Radio production internship at WNIU, in affiliation with Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Il (spring '02).

Was chosen as ASCAP top 10 songwriter finalist in Boston, MA (1991).

Phd, UW-Madison: Oral Traditions in Music (2005) - MM, Northern Illinois University: Music Business & Recording (2002) - BM, Berklee College of Music: Songwriting & Jazz Comp (1987) - Diploma, Music for the Media: TV/film scoring.

Behringer MX9000 24/48-track board, Delta 1010LT soundcard, Cakewalk SONAR Producer Edition and GT Pro, ProTools M-Powered, IK Multimedia Studio Bundle, various ProSessions & misc loops/samples, Pinnacle Systems Studio Plus, Quicktime Pro, various mics, Alesis monitors, Roland keyboard, Behringer & ART preamps & processors, HP Pavilion 160g P4 desktop - Les Paul, ES135, SG, J-45, Strat, Tele, Mossman Great Plains - '72 Superlead, '81 Pro Reverb, '67 Bassman, Marshall MG100 head, Crate Powerblock, several cabs - AKG wireless - Nady PEM (wireless in-ear system) - several Boss pedals.

University-trained educator - studied pro songwriting craft & business with Pat & Pete Luboff - co-producer of several CD releases for the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, in affiliation with the Folklore Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004-2006): "Swissconsin," "Down Home Dairyland" (two runs), "Goose Island Ramblers," and "Ach Ya: German-American Folk Music from Wisconsin" (two runs).

Looking for:
-Composing/songwriting work,
-Music production work,
-FT/PT teaching (ethnomusicology, theory, guitar, technology) position,
-Professional touring gig,
-Music publishing work,
-Retail Operations.

CD for sale at:
www.CDBaby.com/jimmiksche

MySpace:
www.myspace.com/jimmiksche

California - Northern

Touring - US
Sight Reading
Schools/Education
Recording Studio
Publishing
Production
Music Technology
Live Performance
Composition
Club work

Showband
Rock/Popcovers
Rock
R&B
Pop
Folk
Country
Blues

Guitar
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar

ProTools
Cakewalk

Would you consider staff positions as well as freelance work?: yes
Do you have a driver's license?: yes