Jim Roach (Producer)

Jim Roach (born October 28, 1977) is an American multi-instrumentalist producer, songwriter, and owner of Red Parade Music Group, an indie record company based in Los Angeles, California.

Roach was born in Southern California, grew up in San Diego, and graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Communication Studies. While in college, he was heavily involved with music (despite dropping his music minor) and was in and out of several bands - most notably the Southern California punk rock group The Snax, where he met and became bandmates with Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, now the bass player for the multi-platinum band Linkin Park.

In 2002 after The Snax disbanded, Roach was approached (by two of his classmates, Benjamin Holsteen and Eric Palmquist) to play guitar on a demo for their new band called The Rosewood Fall. The Rosewood Fall recorded their demo in late 2002 and in 2003, the band signed with Linkin Park’s own label Machine Shop Recordings. In May of 2004, they released their Demonstrate EP.

After being dropped from the label, Roach took a job as the touring drummer and music director for gold selling Geffen artist Hoku. Her success was widely recognized after her hit single “Perfect Day” made it in the feature film Legally Blonde. After years of touring with Hoku, he went on to produce her second album Listen Up.

In 2005, Roach was drafted by EMI/Re:Think Records to play lead guitar on the road and in the studio with the band This World Fair out of Minneapolis. He stayed with the band for a stint of touring and for the making of their album at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas.

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