Although born in Fresno, California, it wasn’t until Jose Jimenez moved to Tacoma, Washington that he began exploring his musical talents. Heavily influenced by Breaking Benjamin and the Foo Fighters, and thoroughly motivated at the chance to resurrect Washington’s classic grunge sounds, Jose used his play-by-ear, write-from-the-soul skills to create and lead his alternative/rock band, Stealing Carolina. In 2004, at fourteen-years old, Jose received his first guitar. Locking himself in his room for hours upon days, Jimenez began his self-taught guitar lessons by studying tabs and listening to Breaking Benjamin’s 2004 album, “We are not alone.” It was this album that made Jose eager to turn his hobby into a career. Jose moved to Olympia, Washington in 2010, where he set out to study music and science at South Puget Sound Community College. There, he was introduced to Seattle's own, Nirvana. Jose began listening to, researching and playing the legendary band’s previous works in hopes of gaining new sounds and influence. It was during this time that Jose began recording “Somewhere” in his two-bedroom apartment studio. The album became a collection of original songs all written, composed and performed by its sole member and influenced by some of Rock’s leading musicians. The album dropped in January and is now available online on bandcamp.com.

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