Jim Sheridan, TV Music Producer, Musical Director & Composer
Jim Sheridan is a hard keyboard player to quantify, as his career has been incredibly diverse. That said, it’s fair to say he’s a TV production expert from a musical viewpoint, and it’s given him some fascinating perspectives on composition, production and musicianship. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Name That Tune – Fox Network The process of refining 1400+ songs for a season of the show The joy of working with Randy Jackson The intensity of workflow during production of a season of Name That Tune Jim on the Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy Jim’s (non) musical upbringing, teaching himself to play and his unexpected first audition The iconic Roland D50 Digital Native Dance Spyder Simpson – He’s a Businessman Jim performing with Linda Martin in 1995 Why Jim won’t have a bad word said against pop stars Jedward Jim on The Lyrics Board Jedward go acoustic on the Late Late Show Moving into TV work Learning and doing TV composition, and what killed it as a viable career Becoming a TV house band musical director Jim and his house band on Tubridy Tonight Michael Fassbender singing Twist and Shout Guns, late nights and a train wreck performance worthy of nightmares Russell Crowe performs on the Late Late Show Jim with Sinead O’Connor – For One Night Only Desert Island Discs: Trevor Horn Reimagines The Eighties – Trevor Horn, The Nightfly – Donald Fagen, Hejira- Joni Mitchell, West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein, Film Music Collection – Ennio Morricone Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Threads,