Jimmy Hotz

Jimmy Hotz (October 12, 1953 – June 5, 2023) was an American inventor, record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, audio expert, author and musician.

Background Hotz began playing guitar at the age of seven.

He played a number of instruments such as the guitar, keyboards, flute, drums and his own inventions such as the "Hotz Box" and the "Hotz MIDI Translator". Hotz has done a number of recordings where all of the instruments were played by him using only the Hotz Box as an input device.

In the music business Jimmy Hotz has worked with Fleetwood Mac, Dave Mason, NSYNC, Mobius 8 B. B. King, Yes, Jon Anderson, Haven and dozens of other recording artists as either a producer, engineer, mixer, studio musician, or musical instrument designer. Hotz was engineer and did programming on B. B. King's Grammy-nominated King of the Blues: 1989. Hotz was also the engineer on King's Grammy-nominated "Standing on the Edge of Love", for Best Contemporary Blues Recording in 1988 (from The Color of Money soundtrack).

You Rock Guitar featured a video of Jimmy playing their MIDI guitar through the Hotz Midi Translator software.

In 2011 he released his debut novel, The Gates of Time.

Hotz lived and worked in Southern California while developing his inventions.

Inventions He is noted for his pioneering work with electronic music synthesizer MIDI controller development / programming and as a technical consultant to Microsoft, Intel, Electronic Arts, Atari, JBL and other concerns for new product development.

He is the inventor of the "Hotz Box", Hotz "MIDI vest" and the "Atari Hotz Box", "Hotz MIDI Translator", computer software which has won interest and acclaim at the annual NAMM Show. Performers such as Mick Fleetwood, Jon Anderson, Paul Haslinger, Scott Gershin and others have been using Hotz products in their creative work. in music technology.

As an expert in 3D computer graphics, Hotz was the chief visionary behind the 3dMAxMedia "Zuma Project",

Patents US Patent No. 5,099,738: "MIDI Musical Translator" US Patent No. 5,502,274: "Electronic musical instrument for playing along with prerecorded music and method of operation." US Patent No. 5,619,003: "Electronic musical instrument dynamically responding to varying chord and scale input information." European Patent No. EP 0452347 B1: "Universal Electronic Musical Instrument Controller"

Solo work He recorded a solo album, Beyond the Crystal Sea, in the late 70s, which was released in 1980. It is listed as one of the Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time, No. 98 and one of CCM's 500 Best Albums Of All Time No. 210. It is also considered one of, if not the best example of "Christian Art Rock" by critics and collectors.

His music project, The Gates of Time, was recorded using Hotz's invention, the Hotz Box along with the Hotz MIDI Translator software, which were the primary instruments.

Discography

With various artists Year Artist Recording Type Additional information 1976 Dove "Beyond the Blues" Single – 1978 Silent Partner "None the Wiser" Single – 1978 Chuck Sugar Master Key Album – 1978 Various Artists Dawntreader Album Star Song Communications release. Jimmy Hotz, ArkAngel, John Perez, Mark Christian and others. 1979 Randy Adams Songs From Seven Years Album – 1980 Lb. Salt "Didn't I" Single – 1980 Jimmy Hotz Beyond the Crystal Sea Album Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time No. 98, & CCM's 500 Best Albums Of All Time No. 210 1980 ArkAngel Warrior Album Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time No. 87, 1981 Speedy West Jr. Used Guitars Album – 1981 Austin O'Neal "Someone has to Lose" Single – 1981 Austin O'Neal "Southern Louisiana Get Down" Single – 1981 Giant Killer Valley of Decision Album CCM's 500 Best Albums of All Time No. 265 1981 Giant Killer Whose Side You On ? Album - 1981 Ezy Prophet "Burn it Down" Single – 1981 Ezy Prophet "Keep on Tryin'" Single – 1981 Maya Z-Rocks Album – 1981 Peristyle "I'm Out of Lies" Single – 1981 Peristyle "Childsplay" Single – 1982 Alan Spears "Take This Heart" Single – 1982 Alan Spears "Hard Times for Lovers" Single – 1983 Maya Murder by Love Album – 1984 Joe Savage "Out of Control" Single – 1984 Lee Marquette "Tease Me" Single – 1984 Joe Savage and the Joe Savage Band "Don't Let It Go" Single – 1984 Joe Savage and the Joe Savage Band "Life" Single – 1984 Billy Lee Riley "Rock 'n' Roll Money" Single – 1984 Billy Lee Riley "Old time Rock 'n' Roll" Single – 1984 Terry Rose "Southern Comfort" Single – 1984 Memphis "Gone But Not Forgotten" Single – 1984 Gary McCrary "Texas Tornado" Single – 1984 Gary McCrary "Louisiana Purchase" Single – 1985 Palomino "Twin Silver Running" Single – 1985 Palomino "Photographic Memory" Single – 1985 Shock Therapy Shock Therapy Album – 1986 B. B. King "Standing on the Edge of Love" Single from The Color of Money soundtrack. 1988 Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Recording 1987 Dave Mason Two Hearts Album featuring Steve Winwood and Phoebe Snow 1987 Dave Mason and Phoebe Snow "The Dreams I Dream" Single US AC No. 11 featuring Phoebe Snow 1987 Dave Mason "Fighting for Love" Single - 1988 Dave Mason featuring Steve Winwood "Something in the Heart" Single US Mainstream Rock No. 24 featuring Steve Winwood 1988 Gary Wright Who I Am Album Pre-production 1988 B. B. King King of the Blues: 1989 Album Guest artists included Bonnie Raitt, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Steve Cropper, Tom Scott, Marty Grebb and Jerry Lynn Williams. 1990 Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Recording. 1988 Dan Aykroyd and Kim Basinger "Did You Ever Have The Feeling" Single from My Stepmother is an Alien soundtrack 1990 Haven "Proud Soldiers" Single – 1990 Raymond Louis Kennedy "Can You Tell Me Who the Heroes Are" Single – 1990 Raymond Louis Kennedy "Sing for the Children" Single – 1990 Fleetwood Mac Behind the Mask Album No. 18 US, No. 1 UK, Certifications Gold US, Platinum UK 1991 Haven "Hold On" Single – 1991 Shock Therapy Hate Is a 4-Letter Word Album – 1991 Terry Reid Fifth of July "Cindy" Vinyl, 12" – 1995 Fleetwood Mac Time Album No. 47 UK 1999 Dave Mason featuring Steve Winwood Ultimate Collection Album – 2000 Haven Haven Album – 2001 Haven The Road Album – 2007 Jimmy Hotz The Gates of Time EP – 2007 Jimmy Hotz "Long Long Ago" Single – 2007 Jimmy Hotz "The Gates of Time" Single – 2010 Haven "Proud Soldiers" Single Video Version 2010 Haven "All I Ever Need" Single Video Version 2010 Haven "Celebrate" Single – 2010 Haven "Superstar" Single – 2011 Haven "Angels of the Earth" Single – 2012 Haven "Proud Soldiers – Military Tribute" Single Military Tribute – Video Version 2017 David Gale Corner Store Album Mastered by Jimmy Hotz 2019 Albiter Sound Motor Album - 2019 Albiter Sound "Hard Leave" Single - 2019 Wayne Jackson and The Memphis Horns Band The Lost Nashville Sessions Album Engineering at the Grand Studio – Nashville, Tennessee 1985 2020 TEDDY G. Gatto "Hope for the World" Single Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Arranger, Musician 2020 TEDDY G. Gatto "Born in America" Single Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Arranger, Musician 2020 Mick Fleetwood "These Strange Times" Single Additional Engineering 2022 TEDDY G. Gatto and Jimmy Hotz "War" Single Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Arranger, Musician 2022 Conway The Machine "God Don't Make Mistakes" Album Co-Writer, Sampled Loop Creator. Billboard 200 No.175 US 2022 Conway The Machine "So Much More" Single Co-Writer, Sampled Loop Creator.