Jim Kaufman

Jim Kaufman is an American born record producer who is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist, mixer, film and television composer, mastering engineer and recording studio owner.
Kaufman began playing piano at the age of 5 and later studied music theory at the New School for the Arts and Academics, which was also where he started playing guitar. After a stint in a local Phoenix area band, Projex, he began his professional music career as the guitar player and founding member of the industrial alt metal indie band, Opiate for the Masses. In 2003 he took a job as engineer/studio assistant for Charlie Clouser (ex-Nine Inch Nails). With Clouser, Kaufman assisted on Helmet’s 2004 Interscope Records release Size Matters. In addition, he assisted Clouser on scoring the horror film Saw. After working with Clouser, Opiate for the Masses reconvened in Los Angeles to write and record their full-length debut for Warcon/American Voodoo entitled The Spore, which also marked the beginning of Kaufman’s career as a producer.
In early 2007, Kaufman composed the score for Josh Eisenstadt’s full length horror film Dark Reel, starring Edward Furlong. While scoring Dark Reel, Kaufman simultaneously produced the first CD of the singer/songwriter Samuel Markus and The Only Ones.
In 2005, Kaufman created American Voodoo Records, which was distributed by EMI. In 2006, he became co-owner of the Nashville-based publishing company, The Song Factory, along with his father, Jim Kaufman, Sr. and Jennifer Johnson.
Jim Kaufman presently owns and operates recording studios in both Los Angeles, California, and Sedona, Arizona.
Discography/filmography
Producer
The Black Moods – Laurel Canyon (American Voodoo 2004) – Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Helmet – Size Matters – Interscope Records 2004) – Engineer
Opiate For The Masses – The Spore (WARCON Universal 2005) – Producer /Engineer/Writer/Mixer
Funeral For A Friend – Taste Of Christmas – This Christmas Eve (Atlantic Warcon Universal 2005) – Producer /Eng.
Emery – Taste Of Christmas- The Last Christmas (Tooth and Nail Warcon Universal 2005) – Producer /Engineer
Skindred – Taste of Christmas Jungle Bells (Lava Warcon Universal 2005) – Producer /Engineer
Samuel Markus – The Only Ones (2008) – Producer /Engineer
E.G. Daily The New Collection (2009) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
The Hypo Twins – It’s Showtime (American Voodoo EMI 2010) – Producer /Engineer
Phantom Communiqué – The Wolf And the Sheep (American Voodoo EMI 2010) – Producer /Engineer
The New Affect – Electro Soul (American Voodoo EMI 2011) – Producer /Engineer
The Black Moods – This is Lights Not Sound (2011) – Producer /Engineer
Ryan Sims – (2011) – Producer /Engineer
The Black Moods – The Black Moods (2012) – Producer /Engineer
Dead Money Massive (2013) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
Telegraph – Telegraph (2013) – Producer /Engineer
Govindas and Radha- Live at Bhakti Yoga Shala (2013) – Producer /Engineer
Jim Kaufman – A Party of One (2013) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
Lansdowne (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
Clark Graham (2014) – Producer /Engineer
The Black Moods "Killers in the Night EP" (2014) – Producer /Engineer
Zeale (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
Hyro Da Hero (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
Saturn City (2014) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
Art of Shock (2015) – Producer /Engineer
Spiritual Rez (2015 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer
Dillon Campbell (2015 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer
Carolina (2015 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer
Anti-Flag – American Spring (Spinefarm 2015) – Producer /Engineer
Beware of Darkness – Are You Real? (Bright Antenna Records 2016 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer
Danny Worsnop – The Prozac Sessions (2017) – Producer /Engineer/Writer
BFI (2016 – Upcoming Release) – Producer /Engineer
The Donner Party (2016) – Producer /Engineer
Varsity Week (Century Media 2016) – Producer /Engineer
Night Riots (2016 – Sumerian Records 2016) – Producer/Engineer/Writer
Engineer technical mixing re-mixing
Awolnation – "Sail" re-mix (Red Bull Records 2011)
The Morning Birds – "OH YEAH" (mixing) (2011)
Funeral For a Friend – "Monsters" (re-mix)
Helmet – Size Matters (engineering editing) (Interscope Records 2004)
Mastering
Timefield Remnants (2015)
Jake Dean Band – "A Hand For Those" 2011
Composer
Night Riots (2016 – Sumerian Records 2016)
Danny Worsnop – The Prozac Sessions (2016)
Saturn City (2014)
Hyro Da Hero (2014)
Zeale (2014)
Lansdowne (2014)
Jim Kaufman – A Party of One (2013)
Model Turned Superstar (2013)
Dead Money Massive (2013)
SNAFU (upcoming 2011) Shoreline Films
Wong Side of Town (Lionsgate 2010)
E.G. Daily The New Collection (2009)
Dark Reel (LIONSGATE 2008)
Commit to the Line (documentary 2008)
Hot Wheels AcceleRacers (Mattel Toy company 2005)
Opiate For The Masses – The Spore (WARCON Universal 2005)
Assistant to composer
Saw (Lionsgate 2004)
References
External links
Jim Kaufman Productions
Record producers from Arizona
Living people
American male songwriters
American film score composers
1981 births
Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona
Songwriters from Arizona
Opiate for the Masses members
American male film score composers