Jim White (drummer)

Jim White
White as a member of Tren Brothers, performing at Mercury Lounge, New York City, January 2008
Background information
Birth name	Jim Ronald White
Born	1962 (age 61–62) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Instrumental rock, noise rock
Occupation(s)	Drummer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Bella Union, Anchor & Hope, Fat Cat, ABC Music
Website	anchorandhope.com

Jim Ronald White (born 1962) is an Australian drummer, songwriter, and producer. In 1992 he formed Dirty Three, an instrumental rock band, with fellow mainstays Warren Ellis on violin; and Mick Turner on guitar. In Dirty Three, White sometimes shares songwriting duties with Ellis and Turner.

White has also played with various other artists including PJ Harvey, Mark Kozelek, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Smog, The Blackeyed Susans, Kim Salmon's STM, Venom P. Stinger, The Tren Brothers, and Nina Nastasia. More recently, White has recorded and performed with Xylouris White, a duo formed with Cretan lute player Giorgos Xylouris, and The Hard Quartet, an underground rock supergroup including Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, and Emmett Kelly (musician).