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Jim works internationally out of his studio in North East Fife, Scotland to deliver consistently high quality music that crosses continents and defies genre. Alongside his extensive work for film and TV, he creates large scale arts events and collaborates with some of the world's top music artists. A polymath at heart, Jim also works on small bespoke projects and has and strong personal interest in encouraging new and emerging artists and working across artistic disciplines.
Recent highlights include:
• Nominated as producer of the year at the Borders Music Awards 2024
• Co-directed (with Morag McKinnon), edited and composed score for 65min When Fish Begin To Crawl film triptych – to receive UK live performed premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival 2024 with the RSNO and a live performed World Premiere in Dubai at COP28 2023 to be performed by Firdaus Orchestra who will include the piece in their winter 2023/24 programme.
• Commissioned by Firdaus Orchestra in Dubai Expo City to orchestrate When Fish Begin to Crawl for the orchestra, incorporating Arabic instruments.
• Commissioned by Flow Country Partnership to make a short film (with Morag McKinnon) about the Flow Country for use in a Westminster presentation as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site pitch.
• Produced Star of the Seas for Countess of Fife 2022 (No7 in Scottish album chart, No2 indie breakers chart, No21 UK album chart, No18 UK indie chart – all 2023)
• Produced Andrew Cronshaw’s World Music Chart topping album ‘Zither’ (Feb 2020)
• Awarded producer of the year at the Scots Trad Music Awards (2019)
• Composed and produced station idents and continuity music for BBC ALBA TV channel – 7 themed pieces each formatted in 5 different lengths (2019)
• Co-wrote and produced two tracks along with Orwell prize winning author and rapper Darren (LOKI) Mcgarvey for multi award winning feature doc Schemebirds.(2019)
• Composed and produced 40 pieces of diegetic (on camera) music, including four choral pieces, for Netflix movie Outlaw King (2018) by Oscar nominated director David Mackenzie. The project involved producing and directing 120 musicians from the UK, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands and Spain.
• Produced SANS album (Finnish language) which won Etno category of Finland's Emmas (2018)
• Premiered three new commissions with his 36 piece European orchestra LA BANDA EUROPA at Celtic Connections festival in January (2017). The new pieces are soon to be released on the band's first album, produced by Jim.
• Produced an album of Eliza Carthy and the Wayward band's BIG MACHINE which entered the UK album charts at number 26 in February (2017) to rave reviews in the press.
• Produced two songs for the OSCAR winning Disney/Pixar film BRAVE and worked on a variety of other film and TV commissions including Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and What We Did on Our holiday. Documentary scores include HAMISH the movie.
• Produced two tracks for acclaimed Scottish Rapper Loki for his album Trigger Warning. • Composed 20 songs for CBBC Pet Problem Solvers with director Annie Griffin.
• Delivered commissions that celebrated Marseilles as European Capital of Culture 2013 and Derry as UK city of Culture 2013.
• He was awarded Composer of the Year at the Trad awards 2014 for his work on Struileag: a massive international Gaelic diaspora project which spawned a book, a CD and an internationally streamed show at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow.

Jim has performed and recorded with: Mumford and Sons, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant,
Jack Bruce, Emmy Lou Harris, Billy Bragg, Shotts and Dykehead pipe band, The Chieftains,
The Bundhu Boys, Ali Farka Toure and many others.
Jim is an acclaimed producer and composer, celebrated for his versatile work across various genres and mediums. In 2018, he produced the Finnish language album "SANS," which won the Etno category at Finland's Emmas. He premiered three new commissions with his 36-piece European orchestra, LA BANDA EUROPA, at the Celtic Connections festival in 2017. The new pieces will be featured on the band’s debut album, produced by Jim.
In February 2017, Jim produced Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band's album "BIG MACHINE," which entered the UK album charts at number 26 and received rave reviews. His notable film work includes producing two songs for the Oscar-winning Disney/Pixar film "BRAVE," as well as contributions to "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and "What We Did on Our Holiday." He also composed scores for the documentary "HAMISH" and produced tracks for acclaimed Scottish rapper Loki's album "Trigger Warning."
Jim has composed 20 songs for the CBBC series "Pet Problem Solvers" and delivered commissions celebrating Marseilles as European Capital of Culture 2013 and Derry as UK City of Culture 2013. He was honored with the Composer of the Year award at the Trad Awards 2014 for his work on the Struileag project, which included a book, CD, and an internationally streamed show at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Throughout his career, Jim has performed and recorded with renowned artists such as Mumford and Sons, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Jack Bruce, Emmylou Harris, Billy Bragg, Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band, The Chieftains, The Bundhu Boys, and Ali Farka Touré.

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