As a performing artist, Jimi has toured as a national recording act in the roles of lead guitarist and vocalist. He has been a teacher, mentor and inspiration to 1000s of students for over 4 decades having taught privately at Goodwin Music for more than 25 years and as an Adjunct professor at Ohio Northern University. He is the founder of the area’s only youth band, the Minor Blues, for which he was twice awarded as a music innovator and youth champion.

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Jimi is the founding manager of Soundskape Entertainment and Lesson One Studios located at the Harrod Event Center in Harrod, Ohio.  Lesson One Private Instruction offers courses in instrumental and vocal performance, as well as real world experience in a fully-operational audio and visual production studio setting.