Join us for an entertaining evening as Epiphone presents Jimmy Jackson and Craig Owens. Through a performance of multiple musical styles and stories from their careers as touring and recording musicians, Jimmy and Owen touch on the quality, build and unique features of Epiphone’s top selling products
Jimmy Jackson has recorded and performed with artists as diverse as Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), English rocker Steve Marriott, Cajun legend Jo-El Sonnier and songwriter/producer/author Michael Nesmith. He has written and produced songs with number one Nashville songwriter Dean Dillon and Grammy winning composer/drummer Ricky Lawson (Yellow Jackets, Eric Clapton, Baby Face). He has been published by Acuff-Rose in Nashville and VIG Music in L.A. Jimmy stays busy as an “in demand” independent music producer as well as doing soundtrack work for films and television. He is also the “band leader” for Michael Nesmith’s VideoRanch (www.videoranch.com) an “in world” live performance venue where his band “Ranch Dressing” performs to a worldwide interactive audience. Go to http://www.videoranch.com log on and then click on VR3D and enter the only “live, real time entertainment site” in the real or virtual world. Jimmy recently signed with Rio Records and is presently finishing a solo album produced by Michael Nesmith. It will be an 11 song journey into the world of legacy blues, futuristic landscapes and big bottom grooves in a genre Nez calls “Bluestronica.”
Craig Owens was born in Detroit, grew up in Florida and later in Los Angeles. Mom & Dad were both classically trained instrumentalists, as well as talented vocalist. Craig was raised on everything from Bach to rock, with Duke Ellington & Bill Monroe thrown in for good measure. Some of the many artists Craig has played & recorded with include Michael McDonald, Taj Mahal, John Denver, Tom Scott & Mary McCaslin. After college Craig studied at the Theo Verlin School of Voice in Los Angeles. Having survived several near miss “Hollywood record deals” Craig moved to Santa Cruz, California. There he met Columbia Recording Artist Lacy J. Dalton. After hearing him perform, she immediately asked him to join her band. He has enjoyed the last 19 years of non-stop touring, writing and recording with Lacy J. Dalton and the Dalton Gang. Most recently Mr. Owens has been working with musician, author, movie and record producer (Repo Man – The Hellecasters) Michael Nesmith and the band Ranch Dressing on the real life stage of Video Ranch. VR3D as it is known to people around the globe is an online, in world, real time, live performance stage on the internet.
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