Kimie Kim was born in 1975 in Jeju, Korea. He moved to Los Angeles to attend Musicians Institute at age 19. Being exposed to jazz festivals in the United States and Canada, he left for Austria to attend The Vienna Conservatory, where he studied with Christian Havel. He worked as Editor-in-Chief of GuitarLab Magazine upon his return to Korea. He is currently a member of Infinite Loop, The Seoul Jazz Big Band and Band Lake Crow. His new recording "Free Play" with band Infinite Loop is out for 2013.