Jim brought his wealth of musical and technical knowledge to Bias in 1980.

His early years brought such classics as tracks for The Cosby Show and A Different World. He worked with both Trouble Funk and Rare Essence during the infancy of Go-Go. His credits with Bluegrass greats include records for the Seldom Scene, Del McCoury, Mike Auldridge, and no less than six releases for the Johnson Mountain Boys. Over the years he has recorded many of the greats – Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Doc Watson, and Taj Mahal to mention a few. His studio partnership with Lynn Morris helped her earn the coveted IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year Award in 1996, 1998 and 1999, as well as Best Song in 1996 for "Mama’s Hand."

Jim was behind the board for Mary Chapin Carpenter’s hauntingly beautiful "Grow Old with Me" from the John Lennon tribute, Working Class Hero. His credits with artists who have come back to him for multiple releases include the likes of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Toshi Reagon, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Grace Griffith, Pete Kennedy and Bonnie Rideout. It’s obvious he’s doing it right.

For such consistent, top quality, class-act professional work, Jim has been honored with a Grammy Award for his engineering for Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer on their Bon Appetit! in 2004, a Grammy Nomination, "Best Engineered Album" for Mary Chapin Carpenter’s 2001 release Time*Sex*Love*, and WAMA Awards for Best Recording Engineer four times.

As a sought-after bass player, singer, song-writer, arranger and producer, Jim brings all this to his engineering. He is constantly pushing to learn more about new technology that can bring his clients and Bias more options with greater ease. He is multi-lingual – speaking Digital Performer, ProTools, Nuendo and Acid; also bringing all the best of his years of analog experience to the mix as well.

Bernice Johnson Reagon explains her work with Jim like this: "Jim Robeson and I have created a special kind of studio partnership over the more than 20 years that we have worked together. As an engineer he brings a special range of qualities: he is a creative artist—a performing musician, intelligent, a fast learner—he knows how to wait, and he locks up his ego when he is engineering a session. He is not just a talented engineer, he is a compassionate human being who brings great integrity to his work.