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JIMBO JAMES
[Music is 4 Lovers | San Diego]
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For booking and more info contact Jimbo James by email: jams@musicis4lovers.com
For booking and more info contact Jimbo James by email: jams@musicis4lovers.com
SHORT BIO:
Jimbo James, owner of Music is 4 Lovers plays many roles in the company: Editor-In-Chief of MI4L blog; Label Manager & A&R of MI4L label; Video Producer of MI4L TV; and Talent Buyer, Event Producer, and Resident DJ of MI4L parties.
Jimbo James’ diverse DJ style and taste in music has led him to warm up the dance floor for many hot artist, including: &ME, Stephan Bodzin, Rodriguez Jr, Archie Hamilton, Visionquest, Steve Lawler, Sébastien Léger, Tim Green, HOSH, Crazy P, Jimspter, and more. Jimbo has also performed at a handful of popular festivals: Lightning in a Bottle x 7, The BPM Festival x 4, and Desert Hearts; and he’s rocked some of the best clubs and parties in the U.S. and México: Do Not Sit, Miami; Sound, Los Angeles; Members, Los Angeles; Outer Heaven, NYC; Midweek, Mexico City; and Bonbonniere, Tulum.
As Music is 4 Lovers label head and A&R, Jimbo James has released over 400 tracks from producers all over the world; including local San Diego rising stars and many notable artists, such as: Tiefschwarz, Anja Schneider, Mihai Popoviciu, Eskuche, Illyus & Barrientos, Timo Maas, Demuir, Newman (I Love), and Anthony Attalla to name a few.
Jimbo James’ talent buying and promoter prowess has led to countless Music is 4 Lovers events since 2011. Notable guests over the years include Tale Of Us, Richie Hawtin, Stephan Bodzin, Lee Burridge, Blond:ish, Damian Lazarus, DJ Tennis, Crazy P and the list goes on and on and on. MI4L’s popular Lovelife Parties are known for their wild themes–from masquerades to zombie-themed parties to they’re hugely popular pirate boat parties.
Jimbo doesn’t waste any opportunities, as video producer on MI4L TV, Jimbo films all Music is 4 Lovers parties and releases hundreds of live DJ sets on MI4L TV on YouTube. The channel has surpassed 4 million total views watched by house music lovers from every corner of the globe.
For booking and more info contact Jimbo James by email: jams@musicis4lovers.com
LONG BIO:
Jimbo James harnessed the party vibes at an early age growing up in Chicago. The son of a badass bass player, young James was raised on groovy rock ‘n’ roll of the 80’s; bands like Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, Little River Band, The Doobie Brothers, and Pablo Cruise shaped his taste. Jimbo studied classical music starting when he was 10 years old playing trumpet for the school band; which he continued to do up until he graduated high school. As a teenager, Jimbo played drums in a handful of rock bands during the grunge heydays of the 90’s and then travelled west to San Diego in 1999. Once in California Jimbo began producing hip hop music. He was influenced by the smooth underground rap music of OutKast, Goodie Mob, Hieroglyphics, Gang Starr, Living Legends, and Twista. During Jimbo’s early-twenties, he lived with a DJ from Chicago who owned a wall-to-wall record collection of deep house music. The suave, melodic tracks reminded him of the hip hop music he had grown to love; Jimbo spent hours in the kitchen fiddling on the turntables.
Fast-forward to 2011, the resurgence of underground dance music strikes California! Jimbo, along with friend Jon Dadon, throw a small, one-off party called Lovelife–booking Life and Death duo Thugfucker as their guests. The first event was a smash! That led to the second party, and then a third; over a decade later Lovelife is over 100 parties deep! Notable guests over the years include Tale Of Us, Richie Hawtin, Stephan Bodzin, Lee Burridge, Blond:ish, Damian Lazarus, DJ Tennis, Crazy P and the list goes on and on and on. Lovelife is known for their wild themes–from masquerades to zombie-themed parties, and of course they’re hugely popular Booty Boat pirate boat party.
As Lovelife was taking off, Dadon enlisted Jimbo James to assist in building his recently founded blog, Music is 4 Lovers. Jimbo thought contributing to MI4L was a great way to dig deeper into the tunes he was captivated by, and also educate party-goers in San Diego what house music was all about; he selected the pen name “jams” and got to work. Currently, Jimbo is the Editor-in-Chief of MI4L, spearheading the blog’s music programming and leading multiple contributors simultaneously who write music/event reviews and features. He’s booked artists like Claptone, Super Flu, Monkey Safari, and many more for the ever-growing Lovecast mix series, which is over 400 episodes deep.
Jimbo James’ DJ career picked up speed after spending the summer of 2013 in Ibiza living and working with Miguel Campbell. There he honed in his mixing skills by playing back-to-back with Miguel for hours on end at their private seaside villa. On the White Isle, Jimbo also befriended Solotoko star, Sonny Fodera. The two played together every Thursday night in a small club tucked away in San Antonio’s notorious maze of pub-filled alleyways, The West End. Jimbo James returned to California a new man after his four-month retreat in Ibiza. He hit the ground running–not only getting back to producing events, but now DJing parties all around San Diego, the U.S., and México. Since then, Jimbo diverse style has led him to warm up the dance floor for &ME, Stephan Bodzin, Rodriguez Jr, Archie Hamilton, Visionquest, Steve Lawler, Fur Coat, Sébastien Léger, Tim Green, Crazy P, Jimspter, and many more; he’s also played a handful of popular festivals: Lightning in a Bottle x 7, The BPM Festival x 4, and Desert Hearts; and some the best clubs in the U.S.: Do Not Sit, Miami; Sound, Los Angeles; Clinic, Los Angeles; Outer Heaven, NYC; Midweek, Mexico City; and Bonbonniere, Tulum.
Jimbo James launched Music is 4 Lovers record label in 2018. Since then the label has released over 400 tracks and over releases some of the best in the game: Tiefschwarz, Anja Schneider, Mihai Popoviciu, Eskuche, Illyus & Barrientos, Timo Maas, Demuir, Newman (I Love), and Anthony Attalla to name a few.
Jimbo keeps his head down, grinding day in and day out–doing his part to contribute to the flourishing music industry and his band of Lovers around the world. The horizon is wide open and the opportunities are abundant for Jimbo James.
For booking and more info contact Jimbo James by email: jams@musicis4lovers.com
CHEERS!
– jams
Jimbo James
Editor-in-Chief
jams@musicis4lovers.com
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