Jimmy Hotz (b October 12, 1953) in Sherman, Texas is a American Inventor, record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, audio expert and musician. He holds 3 US Patents in music technology. Jimmy Hotz began playing guitar at the age of 7 and is most noted for his pioneering work with electronic music synthesizer midi controller development / programming and as a technical consultant to Microsoft, Intel, Electronic Arts, Atari, JBL and other concerns for new product development.