Jim Eno

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Name = Jim Eno

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Born = 1966
Rhode Island
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Origin = Austin, Texas
Instrument = drums
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Genre = Indie rock
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Years_active = 1992-present
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Associated_acts = Spoon
The Alien Beats
Poopiehead
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Jim Eno is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon, and a semiconductor chip designer.

Overview

Eno was born in Rhode Island. He studied electrical engineering at North Carolina State UniversityMike Krolak, [http://www.prefixmag.com/features/S/spoon/148 "Dedication and Innovation Take Spoon to the Top,"] Prefix Magazine, retrieved October 17 2007.] before moving to Austin in 1992 to design microchips for Cadence Design Systems.Hernandez, Raoul. [http://weeklywire.com/ww/01-25-99/austin_music_feature1.html "Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington."] "The Austin Chronicle", January 25, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2007.] Since joining Spoon he has also worked for Metta Technology as an electrical engineer, but has had no day job since mid-2006.Joe Gross, [http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/xl/2006/09/28eno.html "Spoon Drummer Takes a Seat at the Mixing Table"] , Austin 360.com, September 28, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2007.]

Eno met the lead singer of Spoon, Britt Daniel, when replacing the drummer of Daniel's former band The Alien Beats. [James McNally, [http://www.consolationchamps.com/spoon/interview.html "Interview with Britt Daniel"] , "Consolation Champs", retrieved March 11, 2008.] Eno is responsible for the recording techniques that Spoon uses. He has a studio in his home, known as Public Hi-Fi, where the band usually records. He has also produced albums for Spoon and other bands including Via Audio. [http://www.thetripwire.com/features/2007/8/6/on-the-cover-via-audio-studio-diary Via Audio Studio Diary] , June 1-14, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2007.]

In 2003, Eno produced the album "Unite Tonight" for Austin band Those Peabodys. He also mixed Okkervil River's 2007 album "The Stage Names". [Phil Shiu, [http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/7/26/floatDownThisOkkervilRiver "Float Down This Okkervil River"] , The Stanford Daily, July 26, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2007.] He was ranked 31st in Stylus Magazine's list of fifty greatest rock drummers. [ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-50-greatest-rock-drummers.htm "Stylus Magazine's 50 Greatest Rock Drummers"] , Retrieved October 17 2007.]

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