Jim Owen

Jim Owen was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. He gained rich musical experience from his father, who played music from the classics for him on the piano, and from his extensive library of recordings by the great classical artists. Owen began studying the piano at age six, and won honors in various piano performance competitions throughout his teenage years. He was eight years old when he first heard the Beatles, and promptly decided to take up the study of the guitar. His first professional performance as a Beatle tribute artist was at 16. Then, at age 18, he began touring internationally with various Beatles tribute productions, visiting Japan, Korea, China, Canada, Mexico and much of South America.

It has long been Owen’s dream to share with the public live performances of some of the greatest music ever written and recorded, so in 1996, Owen began working on his idea for a new Beatles tribute show with orchestra. Classical Mystery Tour was the result.

Most recently, Owen became associate producer of the dance musical Shag with a Twist, which premiered in Los Angeles in 2005, and debuted in Las Vegas in 2006.