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Jim Bryson is a National Folk Award nominated Canadian Singer-Songwriter and Record Maker.

He has released a number of recordings in all kinds of popular formats and in places all over the map. His most recent release is 2022’s “Country Wifi”: a hushed pile of beautiful whispers and gently considered lyrical ruminations. 

Jim also has an ongoing project, a series of $30 singles called “Survival Tactics”, meant as an offset to the pennies per glass Spotify/Streaming world we now live in. 

Jim’s 2000 Debut “The Occasionals” was recently (May 2022) named a Top 10 record of the 2000’s by Americana UK!

Aside from singing and strumming his own golden hits, Jim produces records out of his Fixed Hinge Studio Recordings shed. His production work has been acknowledged by The Juno Awards, The Canadian Folk Music Awards and The Americana Music Awards.

Recent releases of note are Juno Nominee Suzie Ungerleider’s “My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider”, Kathleen Edrwards’ “Total Freedom”, Ken Yates’ “Cerulean”, and Good Lovelies Singer Caroline Marie Brooks’ solo debut “Everything at The Same Time”. 

In Jim’s former lives, he traveled extensively as a side player for artists such as Kathleen Edwards, The Weakerthans and The Tragically Hip. 

Jim lives with his partner and children in his old family homestead in the once quaint Stittsville, Ontario. 


 

 
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Shows Future and past

12.15.24 / Stittsville Legion Branch 618 / TICKETS

12.14.24 / Mill Sur La Fab, Chelsea / TICKETS

09.15.24 / BOWIES (SMITH FALLS) / LINK

09/14.2024 / The Brockton (House venue Toronto) / TICKETS (SOLD OUT)

09.13.24 / The Tasting Lounge (Northumberland) / TICKETS

09.12.24 / Emmanuel United Church / TICKETS

06.14.2024 / Sound Of Music Festival, Burlington 5:30pm SET / INFO

06.13.2024 / The Bell & The Beacon, Toronto (7pm doors) / TICKETS

06.12.2024 / Studio 79, Blue Mountain (5pm Show) / LINK

05.25.2024 / Porchfest, Smiths Falls / LINK

05.10.2024 / Lounge 390, Sudbury / LINK

05.09.2024 / Gateway City Brewery, North Bay / TICKETS

04.14.2024 / Blue Skies Concert, Cobourg / TICKETS

04.06.2024 / New Edinburugh Fieldhouse, Ottawa / TICKETS

04.05.2024 / New Edinburugh Fieldhouse, Ottawa / TICKETS

03.23.2024 / Windsor Tavern, Vancleek Hill

11.18.2023 / 7pm TWB Brewing, Kitchener / TICKETS

11.16.2023 / 7 pm West End Pheonix, Toronto / TICKETS

08.11-14.2023 / Trout Forest Music Festival / LINK

08.10.2023 / Second Chance Saloon, Winnipeg MB / TICKETS

07.27-30.2023 / Calgary Fock Music Festival / LINK

07.07. Oberhausen, Static Roots Festival

06.07. Köln, Weltempfänger (Eintritt frei)

05.07. Hamburg, Astra Stube

04.07. Berlin, Monarch

02.07. Haldern, Pop Bar (Eintritt frei)

01.07. Rietberg-Mastholte, Sommer am See Festival

29.06. St. Peter Ording, Beachmotel (Eintritt frei)

06.18.2023 / Canning NS / Details TBA

06.17.2023 / Halifax (Sidedoor Presents) / TICKETS

06.16.2023 Small Halls PEI (Catherine MClennan’s Song House / TICKETS

06.15.2023 / Small Halls PEI / TICKETS

05.05.2023 / RedBird w/ The Occasionals / SOLD OUT

01.16.2023 / Heartwood Concert Hall, Owen Sound /

04.15.2023 / Private Show, North York /

04.14.2023 / Variety Cafe, London /

03.26.2023 / Hotel Wolfe Island Concert W/ Suzie Ungerleider / LINK

03.24.25.26.2023 / Wolfe Island Songwriting Camp / SOLD OUT

03.04.2023 / Kaleidoscope Music Guelph Weekend 2pm W Bird City / LINK

03.03.2023 / House Concert, Uxbridge On.

02.26.2023 / Magasin General La Peche / TICKETS

02.07.2023 / Riverbed Reading Series “influenced” / Club SAW Ottawa / LINK

01.28.23 / Folkus Concert Series, Almonte, Ontario / TICKETS

01.11.23 / Lucky Songs w/ Ian Tamblyn / Christine Graves. Irene Pub.

12.10.22 / Music at Mill Road, Chelsea, QC / TICKETS

12.04.22 / Palasad Social Bowl, London, Ont. / Free Show: LINK

12.03.22 / Lee’s Palace (Lowest Of The Low Support) Tickets

12.02.22 / Emmanuel Church , Kitchener Ontario. 7pm / TICKETS

11.30.22 / Tranzac Living Room, Toronto 7:30pm / Tickets

11.17.22 / Kops Record Shop / Oshawa / PWYC

11.16.22 / The Grad Club, Kingston / Tickets

11.05.22 / Toronto Songwriters Event (Private)

10.23.22 / Small Halls Festival (Tatlock 3pm) / TICKETS

10.22.22 / Small Halls Festival (Combermere, Ontario) / TICKETS

10.21.22 / SAW Gallery, Ottawa (SG Summersets) / TICKETS

10.15.22 / Private Event Montreal QC

09.09.22 / Studio House PEC / TicKETS

08.20-21.2022 / Muskoka Music Festival / TICKETS

08.09.2022 / Old Ottawa East Private Show / Fun Fun

08.04.2022 / THE DUNK, Breadalbane, PEI / LINK FOR INFO

07.16.2022 / Stay Dog Brewing, Orleans / TICKETS

07.15.2022 / Lounge 390 Sudbury (SG OX) / tickets at bar

17.14.2022 / Gateway City Brewery North Bay / TICKETS

07.13.2022 / Bracebridge (Private Show)

05.28.11 / Library After Dark Series Perth Ont / TICKETS

04.23.22 / Little Red Wagon Winery Pontiac QC / TICKETS

04.08.2022 / Red Bird Cafe Ottawa / TICKETS

10.16.21 / Pepe’s Dbl Vax Shack (House Show) / TICKETS

08.07.21 / Smith Falls Summer Theatre Festival / TICKETS

05.29.29 / Virtual Phog Lounge Show on Side Door. / LINK

02.29.20 / Rainmaker Brewhouse (SOLD OUT)/ Stittsville, On

02.28.20/ Paul Dewar Celebration w/ Lynn Miles / LINK

02.27.20 / Jack Ketch (Sold Out)/ Stittsville, On

08.18.19/ Riverfest Elora / Elora, On / LINK

08.10.19/ Wolfe Island Music Festival / Wolfe Island, On / LINK

07.6&7.19/ Mariposa Folk Festival / Orillia, On / LINK

06.29.19 / BTP Festival / Ottawa, On/ LINK

05.11.19 / The Warehouse / St Catherines, On / LINK

05.10.19 / Mill’s Hardware / Hamilton, ON / LINK

05.09.19 / CMW (The Rivoli) / Toronto, On / LINK

05.05.19 / House Show Matinee / Toronto, ON

05.04.19 / Sidedoor Presents / Waterloo, On / LINK

05.03.19 / Silence Sounds / Guelph, On / LINK

04.28.19 / House Show / Merrickville, On / LINK

04.27.19/ Sidedoor Presents/ Kingston, On / LINK

04.26.19/ Springtide Festival/ Uxbridge, On / LINK

18.11.18 / Private Show / Toronto, On /  

17.11.18 / Ptbro House SHow / Peterborough, On /

16.11.18 / Tim Turner House Show / London Ontario / LINK

15.11.18 / 6 pm Folkways Music / Waterloo, On /

3.11.18 / Equator Roastery/ Almonte, On/ SOLD OUT

1.28.18 / House Venue / Edmonton, AB / TICKETS

10.27.18 / Speakeasy House Venue / Calgary, AB /

10.26.18 / House Show / Calgary, AB /

10.25.18/ King Eddy / Calgary, AB / LINK

10.18.18 / The Dakota, Toronto (Early Show) / TICKETS

10.14.18 / NAC, Ottawa (s/g Fortunate Ones)/

10.13.18 / House Show / Kingston, ON /

10.12.18 / House Show, Ottawa / RESERVE SPOTS

09.30.18 / SHepody Hall, NB / 

09.29.18 / The Pour House, Charlottetown, PEI /

09.28.18 / Parkindale Hall, Elgin, NB /

09.22.18 / Irish Mountain Concert Series, Meaford, ON / TICKETS

09.21.18 / Festival of Small Halls, Delta, ON / TICKETS

09.20.18 / Festival of Small Halls, Spencerville, ON / TICKETS

09.15.18 / Rainmaker, Stittsville (SOLD OUT) / 

09.14.18 / The Record Center, Ottawa (7pm In Store w/ Full Band)

09.13.18 / Dakota Tavern (4CHords Writer Series)

02.10.18 / The Almanac, Edmonton / TICKETS

02.09.18 / House Show, Bragg Creek, Alberta /

02.08.18 / The Speakeasy Garage, Calgary, ALberta / 

02.06.18 / Available Light Festival, Whitehorse / TICKETS

02.04.18 / KIAC Institute, Dawson City, Yukon / 

02.03.18 / Songwriters Workshop at KIAC Institute, Dawson City, Yukon /

01.26.18 / Mavricks Music Hall, Barrie, Ont /

13.03.17 / Catherine North Studios, Hamilton Ont / 

12.02.17 / London Music Club, London Ont /

12.01.17 / Rivoli, Toronto /

11.29.17 / Mansion, Kingston / 

11.28.17 / Market Hall, Peterborough / 

11.24.17 / Meaford Omtario (House Show) /

11.23.17 / Starlight, Waterloo / 

11.22.17 / Warehouse, St. Catherines /

10.06.17 / Uxbridge House Show / 

10.05.17 / Aeolian Hall, London (w/ Oh Susanna) / TICKETS

09.30.17 / Private Event / 

09.29.17 / Jilliard Guitar Shop, Hamilton / TICKETS

09.28.17 / Brockville House Show: Lamb's Pond / TICKETS 

09.23.17 / Squeezebox House Series /

07.15-16.17 / Vancouver Folk Festival / TICKETS

01.04.22 / Orilla Festival /

01.04.21.17 / NAC Presents / Ottawa

.1.20-21.17 / Shivering Songs / Fredericton / TICKETS

01.19.17 / In The Dead Of Winter Festival / Halifax / TICKETS

11.19.16 / 8:00 PM / $20 / Petit Campus / Montreal / Info

10.16.16 / Live at Liberty House Concert / Kingston NB / Info

10.15.16 / The Syrup Factory / Halifax / SOLD OUT

10.14.16 / Union Street Cafe / Berwick NS /

10.13.16 / Trailside Cafe / Mount Stewart PE / 

10.08.16 / Up+Down Festival / Edmonton / 

10.07.16 / Speakeasy Garage / Calgary

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEY MUSIC FRIENDS

 

HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN LISTEN TO (and one you can WATCH): 

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Jim loves playing houses, garages, yards, theatres, festivals, halls, you name it.

For booking inquiries, please contact Ellen’s Degenerates

jimsfakemanager@gmail.com

 



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FIXED HINge: Production & Mixing

 

Welcome to our fixed hinge...It’s pretty great here

its A SPACIOUS small LIVE ROOM: 425 SQ ƒeet and it is a perfect place for me and all the musical nonsense I love to work on TO BE HOUSED IN.

we tracks lots of variables here, from live bands to classical piano music. A BEAUTIFUL 1963 LUGWIG DRUM KIT AND A tip top 1976 Yamaha u1 Piano greets you and it goes from there.

FRANKLY, It is my pride and joy in non human form. 

GEAR

WE HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF PREAMPS AND OUTBOARD GEAR (NEVE, API, STAM AUDIO, UNIVERSAL AUDIO) WITH A NICE VOCAL CHAIN THAT INCLUDES THE FLAVOURS OF 1176, LA2A, LA3A AND API 525.

MICROPHONE SELECTION I THINK WORKS GREAT HERE (VINTAGE Neumann:1971 U87 and 1973 m584), AEA RCA 44, TOWNSEND LAB SPHERE, PAIR OF ROYER R 121's, MULTIPLE TUBE MICS, AND MANY OTHERS FOR THE DRUMS AND GUITARS AND STRINGS AND THINGS.

MANY VINTAGE ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR OPTIONS EXIST, AND IM A LOVER OF MINI SYNTHS, SO LOTS OF THOSE plus a newly aquired mellotron.

I RECORD USING LOGIC X THROUGH UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO CONVERTORS. I USE LOTS OF THE AMAZING UNIVERSAL AUDIO PLUGINS & ALSO LOVE THE SOUNDTOYS, IZOTOPE AND PLUGIN ALLIANCE PRODUCTS.

I MIX THINGS THROUGH A DANGEROUS 2 MIX SUMMING MIXER, WHICH MELDS THE DIGITAL AND ANALOG WORLDS in a nice way. 

MANY THANKS TO Long & Mcquade pro, IZOTOPE, plugin alliance, native instruments AND UNIVERSAL AUDIO FOR THE AMAZING AND CONTINUED SUPPORT.

DISCLAIMER

I AM NOT A "REGULAR STUDIO" PER SAY, BUT I HAVE A STUDIO SPACE I LOVE. 

I HAVE PRODUCED AND RECORDED ON A BUNCH OF STUFF IN HERE AND BEFORE HERE IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HOUSE RIGHT BESIDE HERE

THE NAMES YOU MIGHT KNOW WHO I HAVE WORKED WITH ARE: KATHLEEN EDWARD, THE SKYDIGGERS, LEANNE BETASAMOSAKE SIMPSON (WHICH WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 POLARIS PRIZE), KALLE MATTSON (ALSO HIS SUMMERSETS PROEJCT), SUZie UNGERLEIDER, LITTLE SCREAM, Lynne hanson, jadea kelly & KEN YATES. THERE ARE MANY MORE NAMES AND THEY ARE NO LESS EXCELLENT I ASSURE YOU. 

LISTEN

 

A FEW TRACKS THAT MY BRAIN HAS BEEN A PART OF IN RECENT TIMES