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Jim Watts


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Sound engineer born in New Orleans and raised in Texas. He was a recording engineer on Kelly Clarkson’s platinum single, “Miss Independent”. He also recorded the Grammy winning album “Red Dirt Girl” by Emmylou Harris

While studying Audio Production at the University of Texas, In Austin. He began working as studio manager and chief engineer at Lone Star Studios, recording jingles and radio spots during the day and blues albums at night. After a brief time at Dockside Recording in Lafayette, LA where he worked on five albums including B.B. King's Blues On The Bayou, Jim returned to the city of his birth. While in New Orleans he engineered sessions at Kingsway Studio and recorded six albums with producer Malcolm Burn. In LA, Jim worked for pop producer Rhett Lawrence, including work on Kelly Clarkson's multi-platinum debut album Thankful before returning to independent production. he has recorded many other popular artists including Natalie Maines and Ben Harper.

ALBUMS


Pike And Sutton
Heart Is A Compass
2020, CD, Album, Zainwayne Records
Derek Geary
Wire
1999, CD, Album, Not On Label
Long John Hunter
Ride With Me
1998, ,
Electric Blues/Texas Blues
Maryann Price
Hot & Cole
1997, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Jim Stricklan
Universal Sigh
1997, CD, Skinny Man Records
Frank Robinson (7) & Guitar Curtis
Deep East Texas Blues
1996, CD, Album, Dig, Black Magic Records (2), ,
Texas Blues
Long John Hunter
Border Town Legend
1996, CD, ,
Texas Blues
Patrice Pike & The Black Box Rebellion
Fencing Under Fire
2002, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock
Patrice Pike And The Black Box Rebellion*
Flat 13
2001, CD, EP, Zain Music Alliance Records
The Flying Fish Sailors*
Remnant Stew
1992
Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite
Live At Machine Shop
2018
Last Charge of the Light Horse
Nine Kinds of Happy
2014, CD, Album, Curlock & Jalaiso
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Get Up!
2013
Mad Planet
Ghost Notes
2012, CD, Album, Not On Label (Mad Planet (2) Self-released)
Sleepy Sun
Spine Hits
2012
Last Charge of the Light Horse
Curve
2011, CD, EP, Curlock & Jalaiso
Spindrift
Classic Soundtracks Vol. 1
2011
Brant Bjork
Gods & Goddesses
2010
Various
We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie
2010
Gram Rabbit
Cultivation
2006, CD, Album, Stinky Records
The 88
Over And Over
2005, CD, Album, Mootron Records
The String Cheese Incident
One Step Closer
2005
Emmylou Harris
The Very Best Of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways
2005, CD Jewel case, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Soft Rock
Los Vecinos
P’aqui, P'alla
2002, CD, Album, Category Seven Records,
Unni Wilhelmsen
Back In The Blonde
2000, HDCD, Album, Mercury
Emmylou Harris
Red Dirt Girl
2000
The Derek Trucks Band
Out Of The Madness
1998, CD, ,
Southern Rock
Long John Hunter
Swinging From The Rafters
1997, CD, Album, Alligator Records, ,
Texas Blues
Grey Ghost
Grey Ghost
1992, CD, Album, Spindletop Records
Two O’Clock Courage
Feets Of Courage
CD, Not On Label, ,
Celtic/Folk

APPEARANCES +


Jenny Lewis
The Voyager
2014, Vinyl, ,
Indie Rock
Natalie Maines
Mother
2013
Various
West Of Memphis: Voices For Justice
2013, 2x Vinyl,
Kelly Clarkson
Greatest Hits – Chapter One
2012
The Forward
Nothing But Teeth
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
Donita Sparks + The Stellar Moments
Transmiticate
2008
Keller Williams
Dream
2007, CD, Dig, SCI Fidelity Records,
Cherie
Cherie
2004, CD, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad
Kelly Clarkson
Miss Independent
2003, CD, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop/Garage House/Pop Rock
Melanie C
Reason
2003, CD, ,
Pop Rock
Melanie C
Yeh Yeh Yeh
2003
Kelly Clarkson
Thankful
2003, CD Sonopress USA Pressing, ,
Ballad/Vocal/Pop Rock
Kelly Clarkson
Low
2003, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Tribal House/Garage House
Dave Pirner*
Faces & Names
2002
Holly McNarland
Home Is Where My Feet Are
2002, CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Sue Foley
Love Comin' Down
2000, CD, ,
Modern Electric Blues
The Normals
Coming To Life
2000
Carl Weathersby
Restless Feeling
1998, HDCD, Album, Evidence (5)
Continental Drifters
Vermilion
1998, CD, ,
Rock & Roll
B.B. King
Blues On The Bayou
1998, CD, ,
Electric Blues
Austin Lounge Lizards
Small Minds
1995
Big Ed
Untitled
1994, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
Ruff Stuff (The Roots Of Texas Blues Guitar)
1993, CD, Comp, Catfish Records (2)
Long John Hunter
Ride With Me
1992
The Austin Klezmorim
Texas Klez
1991, Cass, B.A. Music
Various
Glitch Sampler #5 -- Variety Is The Spice Of Texas
1991, CD, Smplr, Glitch Records, ,
New Wave/Indie Rock
Various
I Sold My Trombone (For Rocknroll)
1990
Bourgeois Tagg
Yoyo
1987
Jenny Lewis
The Voyager
2014
Melanie C
Reason
2003, CD, ,
Pop Rock