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Jimmy Hotz - A Brief History |
Born October 12, 1953 in Sherman, Texas. |
Jimmy began playing Guitar at the age of 7. Began playing local Concerts at 12. Jimmy's band first shared the stage with a major artist (the Guess Who) when Jimmy was 16. He first worked professionally in a Studio in 1971 at the age of 17. In the years that have followed, Hotz has worked as a Producer, Engineer, Live Sound Mixer, Musician, Inventor and Musical Instrument Designer. Some of the Artists that Hotz has worked with in one or more of these capacities include: Fleetwood Mac, NSYNC, MOBIUS8, B.B. King, Dave Mason, Leon Russell, Yes, Jon Anderson, Kitaro, Steve Winwood, Chicago, Bonnie Rait, Gary Wright, Paul Haslinger, Phoebe Snow, Terry Reid, Jerry Williams, Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Patty Loveless, Becky Hobbs, the Association, ArkAngel, Petra, the Memphis Horns, Les Paul, Billy Lee Riley, Terry Rose, Mason Williams, the Smothers Brothers, Roger McGuinn, Ray Kennedy, Shock Therapy, Giant Killer, the Natives, Joe Savage, Bill Tillman, Maya, Speedy West, Memphis, Palamino, Dove, Vision, Scott Gershin, Noize Suppressor, and Haven. Some of the major companies that have sought Jimmy's technical advice include Microsoft, Intel, Electronic Arts, Sid and Marty Krofft, Atari and JBL. Jimmy was the Chief Visionary behind the 3dMAxMedia Zuma project, he also put together and led the team that developed the technology (real-time manipulation of 3dGraphics by Audio, MIDI and other real-time control devices). Zuma won a 2001 Innovation award from Computer Graphics world and was used on the 2001 NSYNC tour. He recorded a solo album in the late 70's called "Beyond the Crystal Sea" this is considered one of the best examples of early "Art Rock" by many Collectors and Critics. Jimmy's current project "Beyond the Gates of Time" is his first solo recording in which his inventions, the "Hotz Box"(MIDI Controller) and the "Hotz MIDI Translator" (Computer Software) are the primary instruments. As Jimmy has been very busy working with other Artists and inventing Musical Instruments, "Beyond the Gates of Time" is also his first solo project since "Beyond the Crystal Sea". |
Affiliations: AFI – American Film Institute – Advisory Board ASCAP – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers MMA – MIDI Manufactures Association NAMM – National Association of Music Merchants NARAS – National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (Grammy's) – Voting Member |
A partial list of Trade Shows and Conferences where Jimmy Hotz has been a featured speaker, made presentations or been on a panel include: American Film Institute – Los Angeles/Hollywood California Comdex – Las Vegas E3 -Los Angeles Guitar Center / Rock Walk of Fame – Hollywood California Hackers Conference and the Think Conference – California Southern California Economic Development Conference – Los Angeles Microsoft Music Industry Briefing – Seattle MIDIfest – US, MIDIExpo – Canada Music Messe – Germany NAMM Shows in Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlantic City and Chicago Plug.In / New York Music Festival - Technology Symposium – New York City Project B-B-Que – Interactive Music Conference – Texas Siggraph State Bar of California – Intellectual Property Conference World of Atari – Germany World of Atari – US. |
Press reviews: Associated Press Atari Advantage Atari Artist, Atari Explorer Atari Magazine, Atari Magazine -France Atari MIDI Magazine Atari MIDI Notes BAM Magazine Billboard Broadcasting and Cable Business Week BYTE Computer Graphics World ComputerLife Computer Shopper Current Notes Drums and Drumming Electronic Musician EQ Keyboard Keyboards-Germany Keyboard-Japan Keys-Germany JAM Magazine Los Angeles Times Mondo 2000 Multimedia World Music and Computers Music Connection Music Technology News Chronicle New York Times OMNI Option PC Shopping – Germany Roland Magazine Rhythm Sound Studio and Stage Start – the best Atari magazine ST Computers ST World Surround Sound Professional Up-Beat Daily Yahoo Internet Life. |