Jack Nimersheim
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- Skill Level:
- Professional
- Instruments:
- Bass, Guitar (All), Keyboard (All), Voice (All)
- Genres:
- classic rock, acoustic, country rock
- Influences:
- Eagles, Poco, Jackson Browne, Mike Nesmith, Paul Simon, CSNY, Buffalo Springfield, Kenny Loggins, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Aaron Copland
It's really all about the music. So, let's start there. I'll get to some personal history, shortly.
If my musical efforts on this page happen to pique your interest, all twenty songs from my newest CD, Too Old to Rock & Roll, can be listened to with streaming audio at:
http://www.cheznims.com/songs/
The primary purpose of this site is collaboration. I've been fortunate in that I stumbled upon a small cadre of Indaba members with whom I share musical tastes and talent. So much so that we've formed an informal, ad-hoc "virtual" band. (It has to be "virtual"; the six participants inhabit three separate continents!) Nothing official, mind you, but, in various combinations, we've collaborated on over a dozen songs. I've compiled these collaborations into a "virtual" CD titled...with tongues planted firmly in our collective cheeks...Kevin Sweeney's We're 'Old Farts' Club Band. If you want to hear what Indaba makes possible, musically, check out:
http://www.cheznims.com/oldfarts/
I'm also involved, as a performer and producer, with "Peace Partners", a project being organized here on Indaba that was created to bring together musicians from around the globe to compose and collaboratively record songs dedicated to the twin ideals of peace and freedom. (It's where I first encountered my fellow 'Old Farts', mentioned above.) Peace Partners has evolved into an incredibly rewarding musical experience. A selected sample of some already-completed "Peace Partners" songs can be found at:
http://www.cheznims.com/peace/
To learn more about...and possibly participate in...this amazing project, visit the Indaba "Peace Partners" Group page at:
http://www.indabamusic.com/groups/80786
So much for the mandatory musical promotions. Now on to the boring bio "stuff".
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, indeed.
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 for Loggins & Messina, John Hartford, Errol Garner, Leonard Bernstein (Yep, THAT Leonard Bernstein! Most people don't realize that he recorded portions of "The Mass" at Counterpart Studios, in Cincinnati.), Bootsy Collins, Midnight Star, Livingston Taylor, and Roger Trautman, 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 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.
Enjoy all this music...and make some of your own. It's what being a member of Indaba is all about!
Jack
- Favorite Lyric:
"You got to roll with the flow, wherever it goes, even if it rolls out of here." (Michael Nesmith - "Roll With the Flow")
"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")
- Day Job:
- Obviously, you've never seen my wife's daily "honey-do" list...
- Website:
- www.cheznims.com (Check it out for access to a complete "discography" of my 40-plus years of making music.)
- 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 Boca 12-String electric; Rogue Herringbone 12-string acoustic; Dean BW6 Backwoods "ganjo"; Rogue RA-100D Dreadnought acoustic; Ibanez V70CE steel string acoustic w/pickup; Ibanez AEG1ONE nylon string acoustic w/pickup; Rogue RM-100A mandolin...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); Line 6 Spider III 15 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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Yes, this is the Dale Miller from the band Heather. I'm still playing as I see you are too. I've been good. Good song by the way.
Liked 'So nice when you're around', really nice atmosphere and chords, well done.
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keep the inspiration alive!
You're never too old to Rock n' Roll. :) Keep it up. Nice work!
regards,
Cherie O.
i saw you checked out my page if you have music i can sing check it out again i edited it you are online right so go on now
Jack, your a featured artist dude! Glad to see you there, keep the music coming!
love your music! its awsome it makes me feel like im soaring in the air like an eagle haha
damn bro! nice to meet you and PLEASURE to be working with you.
got any bootsy stories?
LOL!!! Check it out Jack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5_eZ3-TtwM&feature=channel_page
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.
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?!
thanks Jack its been 40 years and you still never forget!keep up the good work---John
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?)
Hi Jack :-) I like this Suburbia Rag song ! This song is very good and in a funny mood !!! Good work !!!
Thanks for stopping in on my page- I like your songs sir! That twangy ass guitar!! I like it
Sorry I had to scoot from the chat. It was nice meeting you, let's talk again soon. Take care Jack!
I think you'll like this Jack. lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RQPeoyqyP4
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.
Hey Jack, nice work on these songs. Totally dug "Too Old to Rock & Roll"
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.
Salut din Romania! I had listen the final version of "Slowly We Do Climb" and i really like it, i got nothing more to say, it's a beautiful song and you all did a great job.
Actually i am listening, in the moment i am making this comment, all of your song and because i always start listening from the last to the first track, my favorite songs are right now: "It's a Beautiful Sound" and "Love You So".
Your music style is a classic that will never die and like Cherie ♥ Ooo♫~♪oh! ☺ wrote "You're never too old to Rock n' Roll " .Thanks for the beautiful music you make.O zi buna!