Artist description Jim McCarthy is a composer/performer based in Adelaide, Australia. He works both as a freelance musician in various orchestras and theatre productions, and as a permanant member of "R@taque" and "The Adelaide Percussion Quartet". Jim goes through phases of prolific composition, and composes music in all styles from Pop/Latin/Rock bands, to orchestral film scores, to contemporary chamber style music. His "WATER" CD is a fusion of contemporary classical styles, and various pop styles. His "smaller ensemble" works often have a focus on soloistic percussion parts which he performs himself. Some of these compositions include parts for extremely low pitch marimba notes. Jim has an obsession with giant bass marimbas, and has built some of the world's lowest pitch instruments. The artist photo here shows Jim in 1995 with "Boris" and "Bruce" the bass marimbas.

Music Style contemporary/classical, rock, blues, latin - well you just name it.

Musical Influences (in no particular order) Supertramp, Jean Michel Jarre, Dave Samuels, Paul Simon, Bartok, Berlioz, Mahler, Arturo Sandoval, Nebojsa Zivkovic, Brahms............

Similar Artists See all musical influences yeah?....

Artist History Jim has a Masters of Music from the Adelaide University where he did his performance training as a percussionist. It was here that he began his association with the "Lights" contemporary music ensemble, and developed his fascination for building instruments, and exploring unusual sounds. Before the end of his formal training period, Jim began to become interested in the idea of composing instrumental Pop music that was based on a clasical programatic style. The result was a series of really unique works which are no style and all styles. Not as limited as Pop, and not as conservative in approach as classical, and including some African and Latin ideas as well. Now Jim has recently musically wasted a year, by building a new house and home studio, but is once again starting to write music in addition to his performance commitments.

Group Members Jim McCarthy

Instruments Sometimes I play a bit of piano, but mostly I stick to only the whole entire massive list of PERCUSSION instruments. As if thats not enough. I mean really....

Albums WATER - DREAMSCAPE

Location Adelaide, SA - Australia

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