He began by teaching himself songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan and acoustic music of the late 60’s and early 70’s.
He started playing guitar at age 19 and immediately fell in love with the instrument. “Americana rock and roots” is the way Jimmy describes the music that he plays. He is a Chicago Music Award nominated artist for Best New Entertainer who has also been coined in entertainment by Laporte, Indiana, Mayor Mark Krentz. is a high energy, unique performer that wow’s a crowd with each performance. Lepolion has without a doubt created a solid platform in the music scene that is ready to catapult him into the mainstream performer he has already proven to be on every stage he has stepped foot on. Having worked with renoun producers including Chicago’s very own Abel Garibaldi who has worked with artists such as Janet Jackson. has performed nationally and internationally entertaining thousands through the span of over 10 years. A few featured artist include Ed Sheeran, The Weekend, John Legend, Chris Stapleton, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bell Biv DeVoe, Harry Styles, and Tears for Fears to name a few. Lepolion is a band comprised like no other with a unique array of music infused with soul, pop, jazz, Rock, R&B, originals, and top 40’s.