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Jim Ottaway is an award-winning Australian composer, producer and studio performer of original electronic instrumental music covering many genres including electronic, ambient, new age, space music and music for film and television. Jim’s major musical influences include Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Vangelis, Pink Floyd, Enigma, Johannes Schmoelling, Tony O'Connor, Christopher Franke, Lisa Gerrard, Steve Winwood and Gary Wright. Since 2004 Jim has released over 25 independent albums in his homeland, Australia… commencing with his first release FIRST LIGHT, a light relaxing ambient album culminating in his new release DEEP SPACE BLUE an atmospheric space ambient album, officially released in August 2017. Since 2010 eighteen of Jim’s tracks have been chosen as finalist in various Australian music/songwriting awards including the Australian Songwriting Awards. Jim was awarded a Silver Medal at the 2016 and 2017 Global Music Awards for his albums SOUTHERN CROSS and DEEP SPACE BLUE (respectively). Three of Jim’s albums charted around the world during 2016… INVISIBLE VORTEX peaked at #1 on the One World Music Radio Top 100 Chart for 2 months and SOUTHERN CROSS peaked at #4. Both albums and LIQUID MOON also charted well on the US-based Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Chart in 2016. More recently Jim has been charting worldwide with his powerful electronic album… TIMELESS e-MOTION and his ambient album… DEEP SPACE BLUE. Jim’s albums SOUTHERN CROSS and INVISIBLE VORTEX were nominated for Best Ambient Album and Best Chill/Groove Album, respectively, in the 2016 Zone Music Reporter Awards held in New Orleans in May 2017. Both albums were also nominated for the 2016 One World Music Radio Awards including SOUTHERN CROSS for Album of the Year. Jim’s music is available for download from CD Baby, iTunes, Google play, Bandcamp and Amazon. Jim’s music is also available for streaming from major streaming sites including iHeart Radio, Spotify, Groove, Rhapsody and YouTube. Jim’s albums can also be purchased directly from his website. Jim’s contact details are: Email: jim@jimottaway.com Web: www.jimottaway.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/JimOttawayMusic Myspace: www.myspace.com/jimottaway Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/jimottaway Bandcamp: https://jimottaway.bandcamp.com