1. James Michael Bianco III was born on March 25,1976 and is an independent musician, singer, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California.
17 Facts About Jim Bianco
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Jim Bianco graduated from high school in 1994 and from college in 1998.
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Jim Bianco played bass and wrote songs with the group until they disbanded.
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Jim Bianco decided to learn to play the guitar, refine his singing skills and set about assembling a band of his own.
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Jim Bianco rented a room in West Los Angeles for $80 a month and practiced until he felt comfortable sharing his music.
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Jim Bianco began attending open mic nights around Los Angeles, performing at least three nights a week.
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Jim Bianco is a regular performer at the Hotel Cafe and his residencies are a popular favorite.
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On occasion, Jim Bianco has rented a catwalk and invited his burlesque dancer friends to perform and throw feathers during his set.
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Jim Bianco has said that most of the songs on the album had been composed on the piano in the back room at the Hotel Cafe after regular club hours.
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Jim Bianco has been included in the roster of headlining performers on the tour since its inception.
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Jim Bianco is one of the few of the Hotel Cafe artists that has participated in both the US and European legs of the tour.
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Jim Bianco met Pipkin at a gig the day that Pipkin arrived in California from Texas.
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Jim Bianco asked Kenny Lyon to suggest a bass player and was introduced to Josef Zimmerman.
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Jim Bianco began looking for a saxophone player and Zimmerman suggested Matt DeMerritt.
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Jim Bianco has released one studio EP of ballads titled "Painkiller", one live album titled "Jim Bianco Live at the Hotel Cafe", and one four song self-titled EP with his brothel band Forniquette.
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Jim Bianco has shared billing with many notable acts including: Squeeze, Gary Jules, Steve Earle, Levon Helm, Shelby Lynne, Amy Macdonald, Tift Merritt, Johnette Napolitano, Concrete Blonde, Over the Rhine, Neil Finn, Josh Ritter, Joshua Radin, Bleu, Garrison Starr, Loudon Wainwright III, Amber Rubarth, The Milk Carton Kids, Jenny Owen Youngs and many more.
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In March 2012, Jim Bianco returned to Japan for a seven city tour with Gary Jules.