Jim's Lifetime of Rhythm 

Age 2 to 9: Beat on model boxes with pencils listening to the Beatles hanging out with his brother Lynn, who graded his drum fills on a scale of 1-to-10

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Age 10 to 12: Begged for a drum set on a daily basis; eventually broke his parents down and purchased his first used aquamarine finish Mercury drum set with bash-o-matic cymbals from garage sale. 

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Age 13 to 17: Middle School & High School Band (Code for being allowed to play drums 2 to 3 hours per day at school). Practiced another 4 to 5 hours per day once home. Drove family clinically insane listening to Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Tony Williams and Dave Weckl. Family eventually built an add-on soundproof room off the very back of the house for drumming / Thanks Guys!

Age 17 to 23: Professional Drum Instructor / Taught hundreds of kids the creative discipline of following their passion and learning to play drums at various music stores in Orange County / Earned AA in Music Education Fullerton College, CA. 

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Age 23 to 28: Professional Musician / Toured Worldwide playing drums with a number of top level professionals. Lived in Japan and the Netherlands for 2 years while touring, recording and composing music. 

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Age 28 to 35: A Shift to Psychology / Earned BS in Human Services and Masters Degree in Counseling, California State University at Fullerton - while continuing to teach and play professionally in SoCal.  

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Age 35 to 40: Product Inventor / Ten Year NAMM Show Success / Designed and patented products for Zildjian, Sabian, Remo, Toca, LP. Invented Factory Metal Percussion that was marketed and sold worldwide; worked with a “who’s who list” of top tier Team FMP Product Endorsers.

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Age 40 to Current: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT): JimAndersonMFT.com 

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​​Author / A New Frame of Reference: The Art of Exploring Your Next Best Option (Amazon)

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Author / RhythmShifting: Beating Depression Playing Drums (Amazon)

Designer / RhythmMeditations Platform:​​​ 

Utilization of music, rhythm, drumming, syntax, sounds of nature and numerical note structures in the creation of meditations designed to decrease stress, increase emotional regulation and improve sleep.

Designer / RhythmShifting Platform: Dedicated to inspiring, activating and motivating kids, tweens, teens, and adults to pick up the sticks, turn off the monkey mind, and reconnect back to a deeper sense of creativity, fun, rhythm, and enjoyment in life! ​