The Jimi Imij Digital Video Collection ranges from 1977 to 2017 and undated materials. The files are organized into three series that contain digital videos, audio, and images of local and national acts in the Northeast Ohio area. The Digital Video series consists of live music recordings, music videos and interviews. The Digital Audio series is comprised of digitized cassettes containing recordings of live music, practice sessions, and studio recorded music. The collection overall documents the rock music culture in the Kent, OH, and Akron, OH, areas with emphasis on the 1980s. This collection was donated as part of the NEO Sound Film & Video Preservation Day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Library and Archives, in Cleveland, OH.
Biography / Administrative History
Jimi Imij has been in the Akron, OH and Kent, OH music scene since the early 1980s as a vocalist, guitarist, and bassist in bands such as Zero Defects, Lester, PPG, Plasma Alliance, Urban Mutants, Tormentors, and others. He is a music enthusiast and has recorded and photographed many bands in the Northeast Ohio area. Imij is a board member for The “Akron Sound” Museum, contributes to the Cleveland Memory Project and manages his own Ohio Hystairical Musick Society (O.H.M.S.), which is dedicated to preserving and presenting local music.
Notes
Processing Information: Processed by Amanda R. Avery, Intern. Completed August 6, 2019. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.
Acquisition Note: The Jimi Imij Digital Video Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. as a gift from James Friend on September 28, 2018. This acquisition was made as part of a Home Movie Day project, funded by an Ohio History Fund grant from the Ohio History Connection.
Citation: [Identification of item],Jimi Imij Digital Video Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Language Note: Collection is primarily in English.
Access
Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration Form before using this collection. Consult the Library and Archives in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.
Use
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. has a limited copyright license to the materials within this collection. The transfer of Donor's literary and other property rights does not include works of other individuals and organizations contained in the gift. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
