Jim Spencer was born and raised in Michigan. He joined the UALR Music Department in July of 2004. Prior to his move to Arkansas, Jim owned a large recording studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan . He has worked on projects that range from Domino's Pizza corporate advertising, music for CBS Sports specials and record projects for ABC and MCA records labels. Projects that he has produced include one Grammy nomination and two Emmy awards. Jim's whole family is involved in the arts with his wife as Director of Arkansas Art Center and his oldest daughter a music educator in Minnesota.