“Jim is a great person, musician, and teacher. He is extremely patient and genuinely cares about his students and their musical progress. I have been taking Zoom lessons with him for more than a year. He is by far one of the very best teachers I have ever encountered. He is focused, assigns homework, and follows up with helpful messages and tips. You could not ask more from a music teacher—and have a lot of fun! I highly recommend Jim for both in-person and Zoom lessons.”
Walter: 2024
Jim!
Sorry it took a while to get back to you, things are finally settling down after the move. So the past 2 ½ years of lessons have been great. Not only did my skills improve, but I had a blast at every lesson, clinic and show.
You have set a standard as a teacher for me that I don’t know if anyone else will be able to meet. Everything that you have done for me shows without question the passion inside you for what you do. What you taught me goes far beyond drumming, even music, and I will hold on to that forever. Thanks again Jim, and don’t ever stop rocking!
-Ted P
Jim
Thanks for everything!
You are a great drum instructor.
-The Heinens (Christmas card) 2013
Thank you for taking your own time to teach me about the blues. The concert went really well and I couldn’t be happier. Almost all of my classmates congratulated me after the performance. The guy was really nice and even gave me a signed album of his music. He was one of the best guitarists I have ever met. Surprisingly we only played one blues song and it was very slow and simple. We also played some jimmie Hendrix (even a nirvana song.). Most of the songs we played had very slow tempos. I also got pictures with him. If you want to see them go to his twitter. His name is Aaron Jones (I haven’t been to his twitter myself quite yet.) thank you for you time and you dedication, and for making me the drummer that I am.
Griffin Oakes 13 years old January 30, 2014
Drum tech quotes:
“Jim is an excellent drum tech and drummer. He's all about the music, and is committed to getting great sounds. I've worked with him on several occasions and he always delivers. He's the real deal.”
Dan Bolstad - guitarist, The Broadcast debut.
“Jim took the time to listen to me to achieve the drum sound I wanted. He over achieved my expectations with the sound we got out of the kit. He has a great selection of snare drums we used for recording at a great price.”
Aaron Brown – drummer, The Broadcast debut.
“I bring Jim in for all my sessions; he has great gear and can make a drum sound perfect in a matter of seconds.”
Bob Husak – drummer, The Blakes
