Scott has worked as engineer with a range of other rock music artists, including Dixie Chicks, Tom Petty, Sting, the Rolling Stones, Crowded House, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lowen & Navarro, Jack's Mannequin, Ron Sexsmith, The Mastersons and many others.
In 2013, he participated in the documentary Sound City, by Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters),[1] along with many others such as Paul McCartney, Butch Vig, Neil Young and Tom Petty.
He was a drummer and singer in a few high school bands, notably The London Globe, Soul and The Reactions and Cole and The Embers.
It was there while performing the part of Cousin Kevin in the rock opera Tommy that he met musicians who became the folk-rock band Voices.
While assisting at The Record Plant he was mentored by Andy Johns and Lee DeCarlo, and worked on albums by Dolly Parton, Dionne Warwick, Queen, and many others.
During this time, Jim has worked on albums by The Courtyard Hounds, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Crowded House, Sixpence None the Richer, Ron Sexsmith, Ryan Bingham, Styx, Hanson and many others.
[4] He has also worked on numerous other Grammy-nominated and winning albums by such artists as Lucinda Williams, Tift Merritt, Wilco, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and others.