Who we are
Jim Callahan
As the owner and operator with over fifteen years experience in the audio engineering/music production field, Jim brings a wealth of knowledge to every project. Working mainly with live bands, he is the Head Engineer in Studio A. AKA the Jingle Man.
A natural result of Jim's work is evocative music that entertains and enlightens. He is adept at playing and composing musical pieces that reflect classical, jazz, popular, and ethnic influences. Jim thrives on blurring the lines between the styles, creating new ways to hear, feel, and experience music.
Personal Assets
- Music writing, recording, mixing, engineering, and mastering
- Commercial jingle production
- Music and sound effects for promotional videos, multimedia presentations, television, and radio programs, and film.
- Sound effects for nationally distributed toy lines
- Plays guitar (both acoustic and electric), bass, piano and synthesizer, samplers and drum machines.
- Adept with computers and the latest operating systems, such as digital editing and sequencing programs including Audio Vision and ProTools.
Musical Experience
Corporations Worked With:
- Volkswagen
- MTV
- Schwinn
- JBL
- Trendmasters
Produced Music For Cable Television Networks:
- ESPN
- TNN
- Americana Cable Network
- SpeedVision and many other national cable programs
Produced Music and Scores For:
- State Farm Insurance
- KPMG
- McDonald's
- Bud Sports
- Ozzie Smith
- Paul Flum Ideas
- Buckeye International
- University of Missouri St. Louis
- California Department of Tourism
- Henchel Hats
- Contemporary Productions
- Centac
- Akai
- Hickey School
- Swank Motion Pictures
National TV Toy Commercials Scored:
- Godzilla (1998)
- Lost In Space
- Independence Day
- Mars Attacks
- I Dream Of Jeannie
- War Planets
- Gumby
- Extreme Ghostbusters
- Casper
- Starcastles
- Dogz 'n' Catz / PuppyDogz 'n' KittyCatz
- Party Pazazz
- Stamp Boutique
- Scent Salon
- Dream Garden
- Chalk Hop
- Baby Byte
- WuvLuvs
- Powerpuff Girls
- Shadowraiders
- Voltron
- Dexter's Lab
TV Show Pilots Scored:
- "Getaway Garden"
- "Waterways America"
- "Sockville"
- "Youngblood: Super Spy"
- "Cooking For Singles"
- "The Underground Comedy Network"
Video Releases:
- "Guitars Exposed" (Scored, wrote, and starred in - distributed nationally by MVP Video)
- State Farm Welcome Video
- "How to Play Soccer" video.
- "Date Rape" informational video.
- "Birds of Prey" tele-marketed nationwide.
- "California Department of Tourism".
- "Monster Trucks" nationally marketed entertainment video.
- "Nascar" entertainment video.
- "Extreme Ghostbusters" teaser.
- Corporate video scores for AT&T, KPMG, John Deere, and many more.
Music For CD ROM Games:
- "Railroad Tycoon II" (Voted Best CD-ROM Game Music for 1998)
- "St. Louis Cardinals Baseball"
- "War Planets"
- "Starcastles"
As a Performer, Opened For Major Recording Artists such as:
- Eddie Money
- Suzanne Vega
- BTO
- America
- Survivor
- Grand Funk Railroad
- Burton Cummings from The Guess Who