Jim is a southern California native and lived in Pasadena for many years. He attended UCLA and the prestigious Art Center College of Design where he majored in Advertising Art with a degree in photography. He has worked as a professional photographer specializing in architecture and product illustration and has taught professional photography at the college level. In addition to playing the organ, Jim is interested in art, architecture, fine book printing, reading, California gold-rush history and has written several books on the history and building of the pipe organ.