Also a Southern California native, Jim is the "let's make it happen" guy in the band. Vice President of  his own company, Jim continually refers to problems in the band that he has been instrumental in solving and says

"see this is why I'm in management."

Jim and Van have known each other since the sixth grade,

with Jim being responsible for recruiting Van into the

original in 1965 because he could sing harmony.

Jim also owns his own sound company, Searing Sound,  who managed the early years of the Fab Four, a Beatles tribute group who were recently voted number one group to their kind in the country. The ultimate Beatles fan, Jim has a collection of memorabilia that makes grown men cry and women faint.

Always the consummate stickler for detail and accuracy,

Jim's battle cry is " it ain't right and I can't stand it, so let's get it right, 

I'm a professional".

We call him .... Mister Searing