Jim Manion

Jim Manion has been writing about music since 1973 for such Bloomington publications as Primo Times, The Ryder, and The Bloomington Independent, as well as for No Depression and Paste magazines. In 2021 he retired as the music director of WFHB, a position he held since the community radio station launched in 1993.”

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Bloomington’s recording studios have faced many pandemic challenges in the past two years. Jake Belser (above), owner of Primary Sound Studios, found that remote mixing and collaborative productions were key to mitigating the impact of the COVID lockdown. | Photo by Jim Manion

The Pandemic Changed How Local Recording Studios Make Music

Jim Manion

Bloomington’s recording studios have faced many pandemic challenges over the past two years. Jim Manion, the former music director at WFHB Community Radio, spoke to the owners of Russian Recording, Noisy Chairs Recording, Airtime Studios, and Primary Sound Studios to see how they coped — and continued to create music — during COVID. Click here to read Manion’s article.

April 21, 2022

Members of the Blockhouse Bar Call & Response House Band before a show. | Photo by Chaz Mottinger

‘Wednesday Is Jazz Night’ — A Conversation with Drummer Ben Lumsdaine

Jim Manion, Chaz Mottinger

With Bloomington’s jazz pedigree, it’s fitting that one of the hottest acts in town is a jazz band. On Wednesday nights at Blockhouse Bar, the Call & Response House Band features local and national jazz artists. Jim Manion, music director at WFHB, talked with C&R leader and drummer Ben Lumsdaine about the weekly jazz series. Click here to read the full story.