Jim is currently the MD/bandleader for Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts. Look for him on the new MTV show, Project Super Group… From 1999-2020 he was the drummer and bandleader for the multi-platinum group Rascal Flatts and an Adjunct Professor of Drumset Studies at Belmont University. Since moving to Nashville in 1997, Jim has played over a thousand sold-out shows for millions of fans. His television credits include The Grammy Awards, The Tonight Show, The American Music Awards, The Voice, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Oprah, and The Today Show. Jim’s recording credits include Rascal Flatts' most recent album ‘Back to Us, including the #1 hit single “Yours If You Want It,” ‘Me and My Gang (album),’ EA Sports ‘MADDEN Football,’ Brian McKnight’s album, ‘Ten’as well as TV/movie soundtracks for “Heaven is Real,” ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie and The hit show, Nashville.
His peers have constantly recognized Jim as one of the best in the business. 2011-2015, 2017 Jim was voted “Best Country Drummer” by Modern Drummer Magazine's readers and won “Best Drum Clinician” in 2009. The readers of DRUM! Agree with voting Jim “Country Drummer of the Year.”
In May of 2014, Jim was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer.
Jim attended the University of North Texas, where he received his degree in Music Education. In addition to being one of Nashville’s elite touring drummers, Jim has become internationally recognized as a clinician and educator. His 2011 Clinic for Modern Drummer Fest was filmed and released on DVD in November 2011. His teaching studio, “The Drum Dojo,” opened in 2007 and is where Jim can teach the great drummers of tomorrow. He is also a published composer and a frequent educational columnist for Modern Drummer Magazine. Jim has been a member of both the Pro panel and educational panel for MD and the PAS drum set committee. His first book, “Song Charting Made Easy: a play-along Guide to the Nashville Number System”(Hal Leonard Publications), was released in June 2010 and is now in its 4th printing. Jim’s latest book, “Survival Guide for the Modern Drummer”(Alfred Publishing), is a documented #1 best seller on Amazon and was voted “Best drum book” of 2016 by the readers of DRUM! Magazine. He is sponsored by Ludwig, Sabian, Remo, Gibraltar, Latin Percussion, Innovative Percussion, LP, and Roland.Jim uses a Gibraltar Stealth Docking Station on the road.
