Jim O'Rourke is an academic composer, a session player and a well-known producer who worked with Henry Kaiser, Illusion of Safety, John Oswald, Christoph Heemann, John Duncan, Voice Crack, Eddie Prévost, Kazuyuki Null, Louis Moholo, Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne, Hugh Davies, Keith Rowe and David Jackman, Sonic Youth and Wilco among others. Jim O'Rourke also plays marimba with singer/songwriter Beth Orton.