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Jim Basnight started recording solo, and with the Moberlys, in the late 70's and led a pre-grunge original rock and roll scene in his native Seattle, before relocating to NYC in 1980. He’s been working live and releasing records ever since. Armed in NY with his first album "The Moberlys" (on Seattle's Safety First Label), he received critical acclaim in NY from among others Trouser Press, New York Rocker and Rolling Stone Record Guide. He reformed the Moberlys and worked with various east coast musicians and producers before returning to Seattle in 1984 where he found a fertile ground to carve out a rock and roll living. In 1985 Basnight moved to LA, CA with a third version of the Moberlys on the heels of his second album "Sexteen" on the Lolita label (France). In LA the Moberlys recorded with REM's Peter Buck for EMI-America Records and several other noted producers. Not securing an album release with EMI, led to the band separating in 1989. Jim took his reels of Moberlys tapes and continued to record in LA, leading to "Pop Top" (on his own Precedent label), his 3rd album release (first on CD) in 1993, after again returning to Seattle in 1992. There he worked live with the Rockinghams in Seattle, as well as solo. Basnight co-composed "Little Rock," a regionally successful musical, with productions in various US markets in 1994-96. Also, in '96 Jim released "Sexteen," a CD album with the Bear Family (Germany) Records label of early Moberlys material.
