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| Background information | |
| Born | February 8, 1966 Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Origin | Austin, Texas |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | Public Hi-Fi |
Jim Eno (born February 8, 1966) [1] is an American drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.
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]
| Release year [9] | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Love Ways | Spoon |
| 2000 | Living on the Outside | Eliza Wren |
| 2001 | Girls Can Tell | Spoon |
| 2002 | Kill the Moonlight | Spoon |
| 2003 | Drive It Like You Stole It | Sally Crewe |
| 2003 | Team Boo | Mates of State |
| 2003 | Unite Tonight | Those Peabodys |
| 2004 | Comedy Horn | Zykos |
| 2004 | Home, Vol. 4 | Bright Eyes |
| 2004 | Trying to Never Catch Up (Bonus Tracks) | What Made Milwaukee Famous |
| 2005 | Gimme Fiction | Spoon |
| 2005 | Shortly After Take-Off | Sally Crewe |
| 2007 | Cover Yourself | Blues Traveler |
| 2007 | The Spirit of Giving - EP | The New Pornographers |
| 2007 | Say Something | Via Audio |
| 2007 | Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | Spoon |
| 2007 | Lynn Teeter Flower | Maria Taylor |
| 2008 | Re-Arrange Us (1 Song) | Mates of State |
| 2008 | Your Nearest Exit May Be Behind You | Sally Crewe |
| 2008 | Welcome to the Follow Through | Benko |
| 2008 | Chances Are (Remix) | Apostle of Hustle |
| 2009 | Birds (Song for Multiple Sarcasms) | Diane Birch |
| 2009 | Trepanation Party (Song) | Voxtrot |
| 2009 | Taller Children (Song) | Elizabeth & the Catapult |
| 2009 | Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! | Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears |
| 2009 | Got Nuffin' | Spoon |
| 2010 | Lay Down (Song) | John Vanderslice |
| 2010 | Animalore | Via Audio |
| 2010 | Transference | Spoon |
| 2011 | The King EP | Ramesh |
| 2011 | Little Raider EP | Will Johnson |
| 2011 | I'm Alright | Cornell Dupree |
| 2011 | Cover Song - TBD | Gayngs |
| 2011 | Give You the Ghost | Poliça |
| 2011 | The Orientalist | Daniel Hart |
| 2011 | Scandalous | Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears |
| 2011 | Love Notes/Letter Bombs | The Submarines |
| 2011 | Live Music | Strange Boys |
| 2012 | Solo - Full Length - TBD | Juston Stens |
| 2012 | Preachers | My Jerusalem |
| 2012 | Oozy | Brownout |
| 2012 | Echoland | Echocentrics |
| 2012 | Natives | Bright Moments |
| 2012 | Self-titled EP | RAMESH |
| 2012 | Nein! | Locas in Love |
| 2012 | Butter | Turbo Fruits |
| 2012 | Big Station | Alejandro Escovedo |
| 2012 | Arrow | Heartless Bastards |
| 2012 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Tennis |
| 2012 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Gardens & Villa |
| 2012 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Father John Misty |
| 2012 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Michael Kiwanuka |
| 2012 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Polica |
| 2012 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | The Shins |
| 2013 | Small Sounds EP | Tennis |
| 2013 | "Unofferable" (track) | Half Moon Run |
| 2013 | "Bye Bye 17" | Har Mar Superstar |
| 2013 | Nuestro Camino | Dupree |
| 2013 | The Electric Word | The Relatives |
| 2013 | Dormarion | Telekinesis |
| 2013 | Thr!!!er | !!! |
| 2013 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Joe Banfi |
| 2013 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Haim |
| 2013 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Palma Violets |
| 2013 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | The 1975 |
| 2013 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Frank Turner |
| 2013 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Willy Moon |
| 2014 | Shiner (EP) | Mainland |
| 2014 | Palmless (EP) | Dana Falconberry |
| 2014 | Ritual In Repeat (Track) | Tennis |
| 2014 | Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Track) | Phosphorescent |
| 2014 | Lies (Track) | Wild Cub |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Phantogram |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Lucius |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Jagwar Ma |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | The Hold Steady |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Cody Chesnutt |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Magic Man |
| 2014 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Haerts |
| 2014 | They Want My Soul | Spoon |
| 2014 | Blue Planet Eyes | The Preatures |
| 2015 | The Chase + Haunted By You | Future Islands |
| 2015 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Catfish and the Bottlemen |
| 2015 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Courtney Barnett |
| 2015 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Twin Peaks |
| 2015 | Sorry All Over The Place | The Kickback |
| 2016 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Everything Everything |
| 2016 | From The Forest Came The Fire | Dana Falconberry and Medicine Bow |
| 2017 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Sohn |
| 2017 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Mondo Cozmo |
| 2017 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Spoon |
| 2017 | Jim Eno Spotify Sessions | Rag'n'Bone Man |
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