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Jack Nimersheim

60 // Male // Greater Cincinnati area, United States  |   Member since February 3, 2009
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My Songs

Avg. Rating: 4.67 / 5

Too Old to Rock & Roll

Avg. Rating: 4.5 / 5

Fog of War (A "Peace Partners" song)

Avg. Rating: 4.67 / 5

Time of Parting

Avg. Rating: 4.0 / 5

So Nice When You're Around

Avg. Rating: 4.67 / 5

Carnival Dreams (A "Peace Partners" song)

Avg. Rating: 4.67 / 5

Distant Light

Avg. Rating: 4.0 / 5

Many Countries, One Sky (A "Peace Partners" song)

Avg. Rating: 4.5 / 5

Suburbia Rag

Avg. Rating: 4.0 / 5

When You Need Me

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It's a Beautiful Sound

About Me

Skill Level:
Professional
Craft:
songwriter, musician, recording engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer, producer
Instruments:
Bass, Guitar (All), Keyboard (All), Voice (All), mixer
Genres:
classic rock, acoustic, country rock
Influences:
Eagles, Poco, Jackson Browne, Mike Nesmith, Paul Simon, CSNY, Buffalo Springfield

I was a musician, sound engineer and producer during most of the '60s, '70s and early '80s.

As a musician, I played in a country-rock band named "Heather". We were popular (and lucky) enough in our geographic area (the Midwest) to share the stage in various venues with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lonnie Mack, John Hartford, Pure Prairie League, and Loggins & Messina, among others. Those were heady times -- pun intended.

Studio work provided an even more extensive musical education. As a studio musician and sound engineer I had the privilege of playing with and/or pushing the pots (audio pots, folks!) for Loggins & Messina, John Hartford, Errol Garner, Leonard Bernstein (Yep, THAT Leonard Bernstein! Most people don't realize that he recorded parts of "The Mass" at Counterpart Studios, in Cincinnati.), Bootsy Collins, Midnight Star, Livingston Taylor, Roger Trautman, singer-songwriter (and ex-Cincinnati Bengal) Mike Reid, to name a few...and even managed to insinuate my frantic fingers into the final mix of a Grammy-nominated album, "Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My Bic)", by Capitol recording artists, Sun.

Ahhh...three-inch 3M tape, acetate masters (from King Studios, no less, home of the early James Brown hits!), 16-track studio boards, tape splicing, spring-mounted echo chambers, analog recording, manual mixdowns...again, fun times!!

Then, I took a 15-year musical sabbatical...during which, as a full-time freelance writer, I managed to write and publish over 30 books, 1500 or so magazine articles, and a couple dozen science-fiction stories.

It's been a long and creatively satisfying life.

And, now, I've returned to my first creative love: music.

I recently set up a rudimentary recording studio in my basement, using the incredible PC technology available today, and started writing and recording new songs.

Man, this stuff is amazing...um...the technology, not necessarily the songs, although I'm proud of those, as well -- but I'll let y'all judge their merit. *g*

Extended

Favorite Lyric:

"You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave." (Eagles - "Hotel California")

"When you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger, and your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool. So, you go running off in search of a perfect stranger." (Jackson Browne - "Fountain of Sorrow")

"You got to roll with the flow, wherever it goes, even if it rolls out of here." (Michael Nesmith - "Roll With the Flow")

Day Job:
Obviously, you've never seen my wife's daily "honey-do" list...
Website:
www.cheznims.com

Working With Others

How I Work:

Usually in an obsessive-compulsive manner. *g*

Experience:

See above.

Equipment:

Instruments: 1971 Fender Jazz bass; 1971 Martin D28 acoustic; 1972 Gibson Gospel acoustic; 1973 Gibson Les Paul Studio electric; 1970 Gibson SG Custom electric; Dean BW6 Backwoods "ganjo"; Ibanez V70CE steel string acoustic w/pickup, Ibanez AEG1ONE nylon string acoustic w/pickup...I still can't believe I let my 1969 Gretsch Country Gentleman get away from me, back in the '80s. *sigh*...and more percussion instruments than you can shake a tambourine at..

Amplifiers: Ampeg bass amp (tubes); Fender Twin Reverb guitar amp (tubes); Yahama JX20 guitar amp (solid state).

Recording: IBM ThinkCenter Pentium 4 PC (3.4GHz CPU, 2.5GB RAM); M-Audio FastTrack Pro USB phantom-powered guitar/microphone/MIDI interface; M-Audio KeyStudio MIDI keyboard; MXL 990 condenser microphone; MXL 991 condenser microphone; Shure SM58 dynamic microphone; DigiTech RP90 effects pedal.

Software: Windows XP; Tracktion 3 DAW; Audacity 1.2...and enough VSTs to fill a virtual SUV.

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marvin lee wrote on July 15, 2009:

damn bro! nice to meet you and PLEASURE to be working with you.
got any bootsy stories?

Tassili Bond wrote on June 6, 2009:

LOL!!! Check it out Jack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5_eZ3-TtwM&feature=channel_page

Gil' Wayne wrote on May 19, 2009:

Hi Jack, it's been a pleasure working with you on Fog Of War and Passive Aggressive. I hope to work with you on many other projects, lets keep in touch. Just remember, I'm only a click away.

FlyinAmbeR (Kevin Sweeney) wrote on May 16, 2009:

Hi Jack...thank you...high praise indeed..and humbly appreciated. The Byrds and the Hollies were in my original list of influences..but somehow the list got "disappeared" in the ether?!

john riddle wrote on May 15, 2009:

thanks Jack its been 40 years and you still never forget!keep up the good work---John

Travis Charbeneau wrote on May 15, 2009:

Hey Jack -- I especially liked "Fog of War" and "Distant Light." Since you seem to have all your guitar bases covered except steel, maybe you'd be interested in some dedicated lap steel. No pedals, so not very Nashville, but, except for a bit of dobro, it's all I do. Continue onward for to truck! (Isn't that what Mr. Natural sez?)

minime c. wrote on April 29, 2009:

Hi Jack :-) I like this Suburbia Rag song ! This song is very good and in a funny mood !!! Good work !!!

Josh Bisher wrote on March 10, 2009:

Thanks for stopping in on my page- I like your songs sir! That twangy ass guitar!! I like it

Truman P. wrote on March 10, 2009:

Sorry I had to scoot from the chat. It was nice meeting you, let's talk again soon. Take care Jack!

Tassili Bond wrote on February 28, 2009:

I think you'll like this Jack. lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RQPeoyqyP4

TheSoundCrate . wrote on February 21, 2009:

thanks you : ]

CJ deVillar wrote on February 20, 2009:

Love your bio Jack. Pleasure!

Ayanda S. wrote on February 18, 2009:

lollolol!

justin ratcliffe wrote on February 16, 2009:

It's going alright. I found a used set that I like..now I just need to come up with the cash. I think I'll be able to get them in a couple weeks. I'm incredibly excited! I'll let you know when I do - maybe we can collaborate on some songs.

justin ratcliffe wrote on February 15, 2009:

Hey Jack, nice work on these songs. Totally dug "Too Old to Rock & Roll"

Keith Murphy wrote on February 13, 2009:

Good work Jack. Welcome to the Rockin'Oldies.

¡ Skyler ! wrote on February 8, 2009:

Awesome music! Keep up the good work! :-D

Jack Nimersheim wrote on February 7, 2009:

Actually, being from southwest Ohio, I'm more a University of Cincinnati and Xavier fan. My son, Jason, graduates from U.C.'s Aerospace Engineering program, this spring. (He's also following in his dad's musical footsteps, somewhat. He co-wrote "It's a Beautiful Sound", on which he plays guitar, sings most of the lead vocals, and even contributed the trumpet solo.) He and I headed south to the Orange Bowl, last month, to watch U.C. lose a heartbreaker to Virginia Tech. But the trip was loads of fun.

Tassili Bond wrote on February 6, 2009:

Are you a Buckeye fan?