Jim Eno

Jim Eno (born February 8, 1966[1]) is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.

Jim Eno
Born	February 8, 1966 Rhode Island
Origin	Austin, Texas
Genres	Indie rock
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1992–present
Associated acts	Spoon, The Alien Beats
Website	Public Hi-Fi

Overview

Eno was born in Rhode Island. He studied electrical engineering at North Carolina State University[2] and worked as a hardware design engineer at Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston before moving to Austin in 1992 to design microchips for Motorola. Since joining Spoon he has also worked for Metta Technology as an electrical engineer, but has worked entirely in music since mid-2006.[3]

Eno met the lead singer of Spoon, Britt Daniel, when replacing the drummer of Daniel's former band The Alien Beats.[4] He owns and operates a studio called Public Hi-Fi in Austin, Texas, where the band has often recorded. He has co-produced albums for Spoon and has produced albums for other bands, including !!!, Heartless Bastards, The Relatives and The Strange Boys (discography below).[5] Eno is also an accomplished engineer, working alongside producers Tony Visconti and Steve Berlin. He recently produced two songs for the solo debut of former Voxtrot frontman, Ramesh Srivastava, and mixed all three of the "EP 1" songs.[6]

Starting at the Austin City Limits Festival in 2012 and continuing with SXSW 2013, 2014 and 2015, Jim Eno has been curating exclusive sessions for Spotify. Artists featured include: The Shins, Palma Violets, Father John Misty, The 1975, Phantogram, Poliça, Jagwar Ma, The Hold Steady, Rag'n'Bone Man and more.[7]

He was ranked 31st in Stylus magazine's list of fifty greatest rock drummers.[8]

Selected discography as Producer, Engineer, Mixer[9]

Release year	Album	Artist
2017	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Rag'n'Bone Man
2017	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Spoon
2017	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Mondo Cozmo
2017	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Sohn
2016	From The Forest Came The Fire	Dana Falconberry and Medicine Bow
2016	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Everything Everything
2015	Sorry All Over The Place	The Kickback
2015	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Twin Peaks
2015	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Courtney Barnett
2015	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Catfish and the Bottlemen
2015	The Chase + Haunted By You	Future Islands
2014	Blue Planet Eyes	The Preatures
2014	They Want My Soul	Spoon
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Haerts
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Magic Man
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Cody Chesnutt
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	The Hold Steady
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Jagwar Ma
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Lucius
2014	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Phantogram
2014	Lies (Track)	Wild Cub
2014	Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Track)	Phosphorescent
2014	Ritual In Repeat (Track)	Tennis
2014	Palmless (EP)	Dana Falconberry
2014	Shiner (EP)	Mainland
2013	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Willy Moon
2013	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Frank Turner
2013	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	The 1975
2013	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Palma Violets
2013	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Haim
2013	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Joe Banfi
2013	Thr!!!er	!!!
2013	Dormarion	Telekinesis
2013	The Electric Word	The Relatives
2013	Nuestro Camino	Dupree
2013	"Bye Bye 17"	Har Mar Superstar
2013	"Unofferable" (track)	Half Moon Run
2013	Small Sounds EP	Tennis
2012	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	The Shins
2012	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Polica
2012	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Michael Kiwanuka
2012	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Father John Misty
2012	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Gardens & Villa
2012	Jim Eno Spotify Sessions	Tennis
2012	Arrow	Heartless Bastards
2012	Big Station	Alejandro Escovedo
2012	Butter	Turbo Fruits
2012	Nein!	Locas in Love
2012	Self-titled EP	RAMESH
2012	Natives	Bright Moments
2012	Echoland	Echocentrics
2012	Oozy	Brownout
2012	Preachers	My Jerusalem
2012	Solo - Full Length - TBD	Juston Stens
2011	Live Music	Strange Boys
2011	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	The Submarines
2011	Scandalous	Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
2011	The Orientalist	Daniel Hart
2011	Give You the Ghost	Poliça
2011	Cover Song - TBD	Gayngs
2011	I'm Alright	Cornell Dupree
2011	Little Raider EP	Will Johnson
2011	The King EP	Ramesh
2010	Transference	Spoon
2010	Animalore	Via Audio
2010	Lay Down(Song)	John Vanderslice
2009	Got Nuffin'	Spoon
2009	Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!	Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
2009	Taller Children (Song)	Elizabeth & the Catapult
2009	Trepanation Party (Song)	Voxtrot
2009	Birds (Song for Multiple Sarcasms)	Diane Birch
2008	Chances Are (Remix)	Apostle of Hustle
2008	Welcome to the Follow Through	Benko
2008	Your Nearest Exit May Be Behind You	Sally Crewe
2008	Re-Arrange Us (1 Song)	Mates of State
2007	Lynn Teeter Flower	Maria Taylor
2007	Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga	Spoon
2007	Say Something	Via Audio
2007	The Spirit of Giving - EP	The New Pornographers
2007	Cover Yourself	Blues Traveler
2005	Shortly After Take-Off	Sally Crewe
2005	Gimme Fiction	Spoon
2004	Trying to Never Catch Up (Bonus Tracks)	What Made Milwaukee Famous
2004	Home, Vol. 4	Bright Eyes
2004	Comedy Horn	Zykos
2003	Unite Tonight	Those Peabodys
2003	Team Boo	Mates of State
2003	Drive It Like You Stole It	Sally Crewe
2002	Kill the Moonlight	Spoon
2001	Girls Can Tell	Spoon
2000	Living on the Outside	Eliza Wren
2000	Love Ways	Spoon

References

1. United States birth records
2. Mike Krolak, "Dedication and Innovation Take Spoon to the Top," Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine Prefix Magazine, retrieved October 17, 2007.
3. Joe Gross, "Spoon Drummer Takes a Seat at the Mixing Table", Austin 360.com, September 28, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
4. James McNally, "Interview with Britt Daniel", Consolation Champs, retrieved March 11, 2008.
5. Bang The Drum Discography
6. "R A M E S H". Rameshalwayswins.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
7. [Candice Katz, "Exclusive “Live in the Studio” Spotify Sessions curated by Jim Eno"
8. "Stylus Magazine's 50 Greatest Rock Drummers", Retrieved October 17, 2007.
9. "Jim Eno: Discography".