Jim O'Rourke (musician)

Jim O'Rourke
O'Rourke performing with Sonic Youth in in 2005
Background information
Born	(1969-01-18) January 18, 1969 (age 47) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Musician Producer
Instruments	Guitar, synthesizer, piano, bass
Associated acts	Sonic Youth Brise-Glace Gastr del Sol On Fillmore Loose Fur Wilco Mimir Illusion of Safety The Red Krayola

Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene. Around 2000, he relocated to New York before moving on to Tokyo, Japan, where he currently resides.

O'Rourke was born on January 18, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois. He is an alumnus of DePaul University.

He has released albums of jazz, noise, glitchy electronica and rock music. O'Rourke has collaborated with Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Derek Bailey, Mats Gustafsson, Mayo Thompson, Brigitte Fontaine, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Merzbow, Nurse with Wound, Phill Niblock, Fennesz, Organum, Phew, Henry Kaiser, Flying Saucer Attack, and in 2006 mixed Joanna Newsom's album Ys. In 2009, he also mixed several tracks on Newsom's follow up Have One On Me.