Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with the Prolific & Veteran LA-based Freelance Jazz Musician Jim Self  .. He talked openly about his latest -  2017’s Floating in Winter  - He was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania and has since moved on to a very fruitful career .. since l974 he has worked for all the major Hollywood studios performing for over 1500 motion pictures and hundreds of television shows and records – In fact, he was the Voice of the Mothership” from Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Along with the recordings and performances, he is an adjunct professor of tuba and chamber music.University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.