- Jim Cara
Jim Cara (born
December 18 ,1960 ) is an American guitar-builder and an early proponent ofMIDI -based online musical collaboration.Cara learned the musical instrument business as an apprentice and stock-boy at "The Drum Shop," his father's music shop in
Wilmington, Delaware . With the advent of MIDI music technology in the 1980s, Cara began experimenting with digital collaboration. He developed a computer-to-computer system that allowed him and video-game composerGeorge Sanger to create music together remotely. He also partnered withRusty n Edie's BBS [ [http://timeline.textfiles.com/1987/05/11/1/FILES/page-22.htm The Birth of Rusty n Edie's BBS ] ] to found what is claimed to be the first pre-internet online system for collaborative recording via MIDI. In 1994, he became director ofDigital Music communication at online service provider Prodigy. [ [http://www.projectbarbq.com/bbq96.htm Project Bar-B-Q, 1996 Report ] ] [ [http://www.pgmusic.com/review10.htm PG Music Inc. - Reviews - PowerTracks Pro Audio ] ] At Prodigy, he and formerTwisted Sister musicianEddie Ojeda expanded the ISP's musical section. As Prodigy declined, Cara formed Caramedia Inc., a multi-media and marketing company.Cara sustained a serious head injury during a
ski flying competition in 1999, and returned to the musical instrument business as a service technician for guitars at Accent Music in Wilmington. He was also a motorcycle drag racer, and was one of the first to race theSuzuki Hayabusa in 1999. After attending several races held by theAmerican Motorcyclist Association , the AMA hired Cara as the director of Marketing and Communication for itsProstar Motorcycle Drag Racing series. [ [http://www.dragbike.com/news/02-03/020503a.htm DRAGBIKE.COM, Headlining News From The Motorcycle Drag Racing World ] ] In 1999 he also received the Delaware Governor's Achievement Award.In 2006, Cara began a new business, Original Cara Hot Rod Guitars. The company makes new guitars look and play like well-broken-in vintage instruments. Cara has recreated the famous guitars of
Stevie Ray Vaughan ,Eric Clapton ,Buddy Guy and others.Cara is currently the host and producer of the "Guitar Talk" radio program, which airs on WVLT of
Vineland, New Jersey .References
External links
* [http://www.caramedia.com/ Caramedia]
* [http://www.caraguitars.com/ Original Cara Hot Rod Guitars]
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