A Minor Factotum is the home of the creative musings of the incredibly talented Nick Jobbings. Aside from the fact that he is an old school friend his art holds a special place in my heart, not least because he has provided the artwork for all of my musical releases. He has always amazed me [...]

On Saturday 17th of January… we lived the dream. In light of the success of ‘This House,’ (a new play by writer James Graham) at the National Theatre, the company had a party. All the cast and crew were there and a few of them got up to have a jam with Acoustic Jim and [...]

Oooh la la, it’s been a long time since my last post. I’ve been slack… but incredibly busy. So as well as working on the music for several TV shows I have landed the role of Musical Director for an new play – This House – at the National Theatre – http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/this-house. It’s all happened [...]

There is no music that gets me going like funk music! When that rhythm section kicks in I just gots to move. It’s infectious. A friend, DJ and dance adversary Jim Sharpe sent me through a mix tape with a taste of the funk and soul weekly that is dropped on the Saturday sessions of [...]

So here it is, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. It’s the second installment of the Bathroom Sessions. It’s worth stressing that everything you see is performed live using a loop pedal. Time is taken from the debut album ‘Hanging Up My Cape.’ Click here to watch the incredible animated music video Have a [...]

Live acoustic music from my toilet! YouTube is king and certainly in terms of music, it is the place that the vast majority of people go to consume. Just have a look at the 2010 Music Website Heat Map. So, I thought it was about time that I started getting more of my music on [...]

When looking to do a music video I used a company called Radar Music Video. I posted my budget and brief and got budding video directors contacting me with ideas. I ultimately chose Chob Animation who presented me with an incredible animated idea for the track ‘Time.’ The result is below The theme is based [...]

It’s landed! My debut album is now available! Self-released, self-produced and self-funded! After months of hard work and a very steep learning curve in producing an album the fruits of my labour are now available for one and all! Please have a listen and enjoy! please also drop me line on Facebook and let me [...]

So it’s now official! The release of my debut album is the 12th August. It will go on pre release on the 5th August and if you are lucky enough to see me live between 5th and 12th you will be able to get a physical copy! The album will be launched at the same [...]

Back in 94 when Acoustic Jim was rolling with the Dogg Pound, he and Snoop wrote a song called ‘Gs and Hustlas.’ Unfortunately, back in the day, AJ and Snoop got blazed and tuned it into a hip hop track. Jim is playing the song here how it was originally intended…… as an acoustic cover [...]