Jim Kaufman is an American born

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who is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist, mixer, film and television composer, mastering engineer and recording studio owner. Kaufman began playing piano at the age of 5 and later studied music theory at

the New School for the Arts and Academics The New School for the Arts and Academics (sometimes shortened to New School for the Arts or NSAA) is a performing and visual arts charter school in Tempe, Arizona Tempe ( ; ''Oidbaḍ'' in O'odham language, O'odham) is a city in Maricopa C ...

, which was also where he started playing guitar. After a stint in a local Phoenix area band, Projex, he began his professional music career as the guitar player and founding member of the industrial alt metal indie band,

Opiate for the Masses Opiate for the Masses was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California in 1999. History Opiate for the Masses was founded in 1999 by singer Ron Underwood, drummer Elias Mallin, guitarist/keyboardist Jim Kaufman, and guitarist Dustin Ly ...

. In 2003 he took a job as engineer/studio assistant for

Charlie Clouser Charles Alexander Clouser (born June 28, 1963) is an American keyboardist, composer, record producer, and remixer. He worked with Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails from 1994 to 2000, and is a composer for film and television; among his credits are ...

(ex-

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). With Clouser, Kaufman assisted on

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’s 2004

Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture ...

release ''

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''. In addition, he assisted Clouser on scoring the horror film ''

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''. After working with Clouser, Opiate for the Masses reconvened in Los Angeles to write and record their full-length debut for Warcon/American Voodoo entitled ''

The Spore ''The Spore'' is Opiate for the Masses's second full-length album, released on April 26, 2005, by Jim Kaufman's own Voodoo Records. The CD is sold with a Warcon DVD including videos from Opiate for the Masses, Eighteen Visions, Queens of the ...

'', which also marked the beginning of Kaufman’s career as a producer. In early 2007, Kaufman composed the score for Josh Eisenstadt’s full length horror film ''

Dark Reel ''Dark Reel'' is a 2008 horror film, horror starring Tiffany Shepis, Edward Furlong, Agung Bagus, Tony Snegoff, Mercedes McNab, Alexandra Holden, Barry Ford, Tony Todd and Lance Henriksen and directed by Josh Eisenstadt. Plot After his girlfrie ...

'', starring

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. While scoring ''Dark Reel'', Kaufman simultaneously produced the first CD of the singer/songwriter Samuel Markus and The Only Ones. In 2005, Kaufman created American Voodoo Records, which was distributed by

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. In 2006, he became co-owner of the Nashville-based publishing company, The Song Factory, along with his father, Jim Kaufman, Sr. and Jennifer Johnson. Jim Kaufman presently owns and operates recording studios in both

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, and

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Discography/filmography

;Producer * The Black Moods – Laurel Canyon (American Voodoo 2004) – Producer/Engineer/Mixer * Helmet – Size Matters – Interscope Records 2004) – Engineer * Opiate For The Masses – The Spore (WARCON Universal 2005) – Producer /Engineer/Writer/Mixer * Funeral For A Friend – Taste Of Christmas – This Christmas Eve (Atlantic Warcon Universal 2005) – Producer /Eng. * Emery – Taste Of Christmas- The Last Christmas (Tooth and Nail Warcon Universal 2005) – Producer /Engineer * Skindred – Taste of Christmas Jungle Bells (Lava Warcon Universal 2005) – Producer /Engineer * Samuel Markus – The Only Ones (2008) – Producer /Engineer * E.G. Daily The New Collection (2009) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * The Hypo Twins – It’s Showtime (American Voodoo EMI 2010) – Producer /Engineer * Phantom Communiqué – The Wolf And the Sheep (American Voodoo EMI 2010) – Producer /Engineer * The New Affect – Electro Soul (American Voodoo EMI 2011) – Producer /Engineer * The Black Moods – This is Lights Not Sound (2011) – Producer /Engineer * Ryan Sims – (2011) – Producer /Engineer * The Black Moods – The Black Moods (2012) – Producer /Engineer * Dead Money Massive (2013) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * Telegraph – Telegraph (2013) – Producer /Engineer * Govindas and Radha- Live at Bhakti Yoga Shala (2013) – Producer /Engineer * Jim Kaufman – A Party of One (2013) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * Lansdowne (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * Clark Graham (2014) – Producer /Engineer * The Black Moods "Killers in the Night EP" (2014) – Producer /Engineer * Zeale (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * Hyro Da Hero (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * Saturn City (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * Art of Shock (2015) – Producer /Engineer * Spiritual Rez (2015 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer * Dillon Campbell (2015 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer * Carolina (2015 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer * Anti-Flag – American Spring (Spinefarm 2015) – Producer /Engineer * Beware of Darkness – Are You Real? (Bright Antenna Records 2016 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer * Danny Worsnop – The Prozac Sessions (2017) – Producer /Engineer/Writer * BFI (2016 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer * The Donner Party (2016) – Producer /Engineer * Varsity Week (Century Media 2016) – Producer /Engineer *

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(2016 – Sumerian Records 2016) – Producer/Engineer/Writer ;Engineer technical mixing re-mixing * Awolnation – "

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" re-mix (Red Bull Records 2011) * The Morning Birds – "OH YEAH" (mixing) (2011) *

Funeral For a Friend Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band from Bridgend, Wales, Bridgend, formed in 2001. The band's members are Kris Roberts (guitar, backing vocals), Gavin Burrough (guitar, vocals), Darran Smith (guitar), Richard Boucher (bass), an ...

– "

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" (re-mix) *

– ''

'' (engineering editing) (Interscope Records 2004) ;Mastering * Timefield Remnants (2015) * Jake Dean Band – "A Hand For Those" 2011 ;Composer *

(2016 – Sumerian Records 2016) * Danny Worsnop – The Prozac Sessions (2016) * Saturn City (2014) * Hyro Da Hero (2014) * Zeale (2014) * Lansdowne (2014) * Jim Kaufman – A Party of One (2013) * Model Turned Superstar (2013) * Dead Money Massive (2013) * SNAFU (upcoming 2011) Shoreline Films * Wong Side of Town (Lionsgate 2010) * E.G. Daily The New Collection (2009) *

(LIONSGATE 2008) * Commit to the Line (documentary 2008) *

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(Mattel Toy company 2005) * Opiate For The Masses – The Spore (WARCON Universal 2005) ;Assistant to composer * ''

'' (Lionsgate 2004)

References

External links

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Jim Kaufman Productions
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