Jim Klein
| Jim Klein | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California United States |
| Genres | Film and Television Scoring, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Producer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Keyboards, MIDI Programming |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Associated acts | Pajama Party |
| Website |
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Jim Klein is a Los Angeles born, Philadelphia-based, Emmy-award winning composer, music producer, recording engineer, and songwriter. Klein is best known as the producer and songwriter behind the influential freestyle group Pajama Party, whose albums produced several hit singles. He is also a published author, and is on the faculty of Drexel University's Music Industry program.
After graduating from college, Klein moved to New York City and became a staff engineer at Noise NY recording studios. In the 1980s, Klein worked on numerous major and indie label projects, as well as recordings for film scores. His production and engineering credits during this period include work with Band of Susans, The Raunch Hands, Bernard Edwards, hip-hop pioneers Stetsasonic, TriStar Films, Mantronix, Uproar, Joyce Sims, Miramax Films, Sequal, and other artists at Platinum Island, a multi-room recording studio in New York City. Later, he began to focus on production, songwriting and composition. He was signed to an exclusive songwriting deal with the Famous Music division of Paramount Pictures, where he wrote more than two dozen songs for major label artists including Billy Squier, Brenda K. Starr, Alisha, and Sweet Sensation.
During the early 1980s, a new style of music developed in the Latino communities of New York City influenced by hip-hop, electro-funk, and a mix of electronic instruments and syncopated percussion. It was in this burgeoning creative scene that Klein made a particular impact. As a producer and songwriter, Klein is best known for his work with the influential freestyle band Pajama Party, which he created in 1987 with songwriting partner Peggy Sendars. He served as producer, engineer, synth and MIDI programmer, instrumentalist, and songwriter on their two Atlantic Records releases. The first of these, Up All Night, produced three Billboard Hot 100 singles, “Yo No Se’,” “Over and Over,” and “Hide and Seek,” as well as several Top 20 dance hits. Today, "Yo No Se" is widely considered to be one of the best and most important songs in the genre and it continues to be re-released on numerous freestyle compilations.
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