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06.10.08 | JIm performs on WTNH CT
Watch Jim's interview/performance-He talks about his new live show and performs his new single, BreakYABack

06.04.08 | Jim's Interview with the Hartford Courant!
At age 12, Jim Linehan felt isolated and alone. As he struggled to find himself in middle school, he turned to music and dance, two art forms that are now his platform for telling his story to young adults and encouraging them to pursue their dreams.

His high-energy performances fuse hip-hop, jazz and modern dance music, and they usually end with hundreds of preteens screaming and chanting his name.

Linehan, 24, is looking to bring that feeling to two Connecticut schools in June.

"They love his performances. They just love him," said Priscilla Figueroa, a teacher at Middle School 88 in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Linehan has performed three times for more than 300 students.

The singer-songwriter-choreographer will strut for four shows at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Plantsville and Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School in Southington on Friday.

Linehan says music was his "salvation during adolescence," when he discovered his musical talent after idolizing stars like Michael and Janet Jackson. A few skits in between songs show his preteen struggles of trying to find himself.

"I felt kind of isolated and alone, and music and dance were the two things that helped me find myself, my individuality," said Linehan, who grew up in Mahopac, N.Y., and studied at the Juilliard School in Manhattan, where he lives.

The young adults should expect a repertoire of energetic dance songs that convey that message. A few backup dancers and a break dancer will accompany the aspiring pop star, who likes to talk to the kids about their aspirations and goals after the show.

Middle school administrators are finding that kids respond well to energetic performances they can be a part of.

"We're looking for them to follow their dreams," said Pam Aldi, the assistant principal at Kennedy Middle School who booked Linehan for the positive message he promises to deliver.

"There's an important message, but you're reaching them in ways that entertain the kids," said Chris Palmieri, the assistant principal at DePaolo.

Because these students are going through a transitional time, Palmieri said, it helps to have a role model like Linehan who has experienced the struggles of trying to fit in at such a young age.

In Brooklyn, the students had eagerly awaited Linehan's May 20 performance and had made signs that read, "I love you, Jim."

He hopes to re-create that feeling in Connecticut.

"It really felt like, in essence, like the dream that you have in your head, what you envision the best moments being," he said. "It came to fruition in that moment."

Contact Matt Negrin at mnegrin@courant.com.
Copyright © 2008, The Hartford Courant

05.21.08 | Interviews with Jim!
Check out your local papers for interviews with Jim about his new album, j007, and upcoming summer tour:
Westerly Sun, RI
Hartford Courant, CT
Greenwich Village Gazette,NYC

01.11.08 | Jim touring his new show in 08!
Jim will be touring with his new show, which opened in NY in Nov 07, throughout the first half of 08! Contact Jim if you'd like to be updated on shows and want to catch him as he travels the country!

01.11.08 | New footage of last shows of 07!
Go to Jim's You Tube page to see the latest videos of the craziest shows he's done yet! Check out highlights from Ms 88 to see hundreds of kids screaming for Jim and his dancers, complete with We Love U Jim! Signs! It doesn't get any more pop star than that!

10.30.07 | Jim interviwed on WHUD 1007fm!
Go to the listen section of the website to hear Jim's radio interview!
Catherine Michaels, host of Night Rhythms on WHUD 100.7 FM in New York, interviews Jim and talks about his career, upcoming live shows and what inspires him as an artist. His song, "Miss u" is then played at the end of the interview.

10.04.07 | Jim's radio interview with Evan Ginzburg-Click here!
16 Year New York City Radio Veteran moves to new Internet Radio station with Evan Ginzburg’s Legends Wednesdays 8-10pm www.riotradionetwork.com

Listen as he interviews "future music legend" Jim Linehan, who discusses his new album, j007 and upcoming NYC shows.
(Jim's interview is about half way through the broadcast-show started at 8pm and JIm was interviewed at 9pm)

08.08.07 | new album joo7 out now!!
Jim's new album, j007, is now available! It includes all of Jim's current pop/r&b hits, inlcuding I Gave u, Let go and Miss u.