Jimmy Hotz has over 30 years of broad experience in a vast range of skills covering the entertainment and technical fields, including experience as a Record Producer, Studio Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Video Producer/Director/Editor, Author, Road Manager, Musician, Technologist, Programmer, Musical Instrument Designer and Inventor
Some of the Artists Hotz has worked with in one or more of the above capacities include; Fleetwood Mac, NSYNC, MOBIUS8, B.B. King, Dave Mason, Leon Russell, Yes, Jon Anderson, Kitaro, Steve Winwood, Chicago, Bonnie Rait, Gary Wright, Paul Haslinger, Phoebe Snow, Terry Reid, Jerry Williams, Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Patty Loveless, Becky Hobbs, the Association, ArkAngel, Petra, the Memphis Horns, Les Paul, Billy Lee Riley, Terry Rose, Mason Williams, the Smothers Brothers, Roger McGuinn, Ray Kennedy, Shock Therapy, Giant Killer, the Natives, Joe Savage, Bill Tillman, Maya, Speedy West, Memphis, Palamino, Dove, Vision, Scott Gershin, Noize Suppressor, Haven and many others.
Some of the major companies that have sought Jimmy's technical advice include Microsoft, Intel, Electronic Arts, Laserium, Sid and Marty Krofft, Atari and JBL. Jimmy was the Chief Visionary behind the 3dMAxMedia Zuma project, he also put together and led the team that developed the technology (real-time manipulation of 3dGraphics by Audio, MIDI and other real-time control devices). Zuma won a 2001 Innovation award from Computer Graphics world and was used on the 2001 NSYNC tour. He recorded a solo album in the late 70's called "Beyond the Crystal Sea" this is considered one of the best examples of early "Art Rock" by many Collectors and Critics. Jimmy's current project "The Gates of Time" is his first solo recording in which his inventions, the "Hotz Box"(MIDI Controller) and the "Hotz MIDI Translator" (Computer Software) are the primary instruments. As Jimmy has been very busy working with other Artists, writing books and inventing new technology, "The Gates of Time" is also his first solo project since "Beyond the Crystal Sea".
Jimmy is currently writing a series of books called "The Gates of Time" about the larger realities of both the Spiritual and Physical dimensions. The first book is now available and is itself called "The Gates of Time", as it awakens the reader to this first glimpse into these larger realities.
