User:Jimmy Spoonbender/sandbox

Jimmy Spoonbender (aka James Gates,James Austin Gates, Austin James the Elder, born February 9, 1958) is a multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, recording engineer, and music producer living in Tucson, Arizona.

Early Life Jimmy appeared his first rock and roll gig when he was 17, playing Lead Guitar and Lead Vocals. He has played in several bands on the East Coast and in Arizona, including: Black Horse Caravan, City Line, Taylor Boulevard, Scarlett Fever, Blue Steel Throbbers The Moonstruck Coyotes, The Bubbas, He retired as an Engineer (BSEE) in 2014.

Current Activity In 2013, he purchased Pro Tools Digital Audio Workstation. (DAW) software. He became proficient in audio engineering and taught himself to write music with MIDI. He has published 72 YouTube music videos under the Jimmy Spoonbender pen name, and 75 YouTube music videos as James Gates. Since retirement, Jimmy has decided not to perform for the public in order to devote all of his time to music production.

Discography Where Everything Is Music (2001) Blue Steel Throbbers “Standin’ Tall” (2003) Ishwara Prasad (2005) Chicken-Fried Bubba (2008) Lost Illusions (2008) Throw Your Heart Out On The Road (2010) Greatest Hits (2012) The Moonstruck Coyotes “Tres Howlers” (2012) Externalized (2016) Surfing the Wingnut Wave (2017) Archetypes (2018) Ninja Cat Pajamas “Lickity Split” (2019) Flash Mob Bob and the Origami Commie (2020) Jetsun Fez (2021) El Doblador (2022) Tarnation Bey (2023) Cool Shade (2023) Sloe Djinn Fez (2024)

References https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYaT6Gix7Xc44cj3dJq-UOFC

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYb2uHEaBz1maDvMoIXlfdPb

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYa0mUzgy2ukDjkNbTcuwypw

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYZFxXB-rJMbtfz-1Qs9Pqk5

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYY4FS1qLOrfdnXs5y6U-5Si

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYYME9Bo8tyVrVPbs51z-6xy

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdytkUTrLlYYAZeS9qx_4JwP-wWyeLP-E

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External Links

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5MNBP4bnTVIz1Og1sq0Pwg

https://open.spotify.com/track/1GhvmqaxHEsCNGvutCc4hb

https://open.spotify.com/album/2Z7fOYPEsrlMtS7kArzEu3

https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZQsOLKONK2xasiPuvdlki

https://open.spotify.com/album/1GAMRLFjtqYz6ZJ8pDH5ck

https://www.youtube.com/@jimmyspoonbender5125