Jim Odom joined forces with LeRoux in 1981 for the RCA Records release of So Fired Up. Born July 14th, 1961 in Baton Rouge, LA, Jim began his musical career at an early age. He played in several succesful Rock and Roll bands in the late '70s before accepting a scholarship from Downbeat Magazine to attend the prestigous Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Following a successful stint in the Boston music scene, Jim returned to Louisiana and formed the popular local band Asia. During recording sessions with that band, Jim became good friends with LeRoux drummer David Peters.

When LeRoux found itself needing to replace the omni-talented Jeff Pollard, David recommended Odom. The So Fired Up sessions were complemented by Jim's intense guitar technique. He also co-wrote three of the ten songs on that album.

Following the breakup of LeRoux in 1983, Odom formed the group Network with the then-Kansas band touring vocalist Terry Brock. Brock and Odom wrote many fantastic songs together, including the National Lampoon's European Vacation movie closing track "Back In America."

While playing, writing, and touring were Jim's passion, he also began producing and engineering music for many bands in Southeast. His engineering efforts produced Gold and Platinum sales awards and work in many studios such as Criteria Studios in Miami, The Village in Los Angeles, and Studio in the Country in Louisiana.

Jim is presently the founder and president of PreSonus Audio, a global manufacturing company that designs and develops recording products for musicians. PreSonus is now a premier brand in the recording products industry with distribution to over 50 countries worldwide. Jim's designs can be found in the US at Sweetwater Sound, the Guitar Center retail chain, the Sam Ash retail chain, and over 1,000 independent musical instrument retailers.