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March 2025 - Jim's visit to
the SynthTemple
studio in Melbourne. He must
have been in heaven.
SynthTemple post on the
Social Media:
The Goo
Goo Dolls arrived in
Melbourne this
afternoon for their
last concert in
Australia before
flying home tomorrow.
Keys and backing
vocals artist,
Jimmy McGorman, and
drummer, Craig
Macintyre, found time
after sound
check to drop by
SynthTemple to check
it out and Jimmy even
laid down a
few tracks using the
Fairlight CMI 30A.
Jimmy McGorman
particularly
loved the sound of the
Wurlitzer 200A into
the Mozztronics DI-2
Mk II.
Thanks for having us
to the Goo Goo Dolls
concert; loved the
sound and
hope to see you next
trip to Aus.
SynthTemple posted a few
videos of Jim trying out
various keyboards. Here
is my complilation
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Oct 2023 - Jim co-wrote and
co-produced the new Goo Goo
Dolls single
Goo Goo Dolls
have released a new
holiday song, called "Who's
Gonna Hear Their
Wish?" which will
appear on a deluxe
version of their 2020
holiday album, It's
Christmas All Over.
It seems to me like it's
a song that didn't make
the final cut of the
original album, but I
may be wrong.
At anyrate, it's a
really cool, uptempo
song with meaningful
lyrics and Jim co-wrote
and co-produced it with
John Rzeznik.
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Oct 2023 - Jim performs with
Soundcheck Live at Lucky
Strike Club
It was
almost like the Best
Damn Band reunion.
Jimmy, Steve
Ferlazzo, Steve Fekete
and Al Berry performed a
couple of songs with
Jimmy on vocals: You Get
What You Give" (New
Radicals) and "Head
Over Heels" (Tears
For Fears)
The first
one was a tribute to New
Radicals where Jim
played in 1999. This is
how he introduced the
song:
When Steve
[Ferlazzo] told me
that [Soundcheck Live]
at Lucky
Strike was coming back
and they were going to
do a bunch
of songs, he asked me
to play this next
song.
It pains me to say
this: it was 25 years
ago when this song
came out
and just a couple
blocks away was were
the auditions for this
band [New
Radicals] were. I'll
never forget when I
heard the song because
it was
undeniable then and I
still think it's one
of the best songs
that's
been written in the
'90s. It's a very
bittersweet situation
for me
because I was really
young and we got
into it and sold a
million albums really
quickly and then it
all ended
quicker than anyone
would have imagined.
I'm happy to be here
with all my friends.
It's really great and
we're
going to do this song
called You
Get What You
Give.
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Aug
7, 2022 - Always nice to read
about some Jim appreciation.
The
members of the band that
Jim has been co-writing
with and producing, Circle
The
Earth, were
interviewed for the
media portal The
Reclusive Blogger and
this is what they said
about working with Jim:
Working with Jim
McGorman is literally
a dream come true. In
an effort to keep our
music fresh and
current, we
constantly interview
and screen outside
songwriters. Jim is a
schooled
musician who graduated
from the prestigious
Berklee School of
Music and
he has a very melodic
and hook-oriented
writing style that is
quite
commercial and rocks.
He and Kazuki work
extremely well
together and
Jim is a consummate
professional, who
always keeps his word
and his
deadlines and is a
very strong producer
in his own right. Now
with the
combination of Jim and
Kazuki doing the
majority of the
songwriting and
Ethan Kaufman
producing the
recordings, we have
found a “hit machine”
combination that has
led to a string of 6
very strong new songs
that we
are in the process of
completing for our
upcoming EP.
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Jun
29, 2022 - Co-writing and
producing
Jim on
Social Media:
“Fireflies”
by @itsaja
is out now! This is
one of the first songs
AJA and I wrote
together,
along with the
incomparable with @rob_b_vee.
I remember us trying a
few different ideas
until the chorus
melody
developed. When it
did, we immediately
loved its simplicity.
And when
@dan_braunstein
suggested the reverse
piano, the
track instantly came
to life. Very proud of
this one guys! Please
check
it out @spotify
and @applemusic.
Thanks to @earthprogramnyc
for help with the
release.
Jim also continued
the collaboration
with Circle
The
Earth,
co-writing and
producing. Here is a
video clip and a couple
of photos
from the studio. The
song is "Pick Your
Poison" that Jim wrote
for the
band. It's actually Jim
singing a demo of it. 🥰
 
In an interview
for The Daily Scanner, Kazuki
Tokaji, the
guitarist of Circle The
Earth, had this to say
about
working with Jim:
I understand
you’ve been working
with Jim McGorman
recently, has this
influenced your
writing, approach,
or style in
noticeable ways?
Yes! Jim is an
extremely talented
musician and
songwriter who has the
capability to inspire
any musician who works
with him. I have been
a
huge fan of his for a
long time and I’ve
been watching him
perform on
TV since I was a
child. My songwriting
skills have improved
drastically
since I started
working with him.
He is an excellent
singer as well and
working with him has
helped me
write better melodies
and riffs for both
Circle the Earth and
my own
solo material. His
unique approach to
songwriting has helped
me
structure songs much
better and now I view
any song that I work
on as a
story waiting to be
written.
Check out "Sweetest
Pain" which was
written by Kazuki and
Jim
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March
19th 2022
- And even MORE of Jim the
Producer
In the
past month or so, Jimmy
has been writing with
and producing a full
length album for
@la_circle (Circle
the Earth); a
multicultural band in
the
true sense of the word.
Worth checking them out,
they have a very
interesting sound.
Here is a little
clip from the Revolver
Recording Studios
where they have been
working with Jim.
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March 08th 2022
- More of Jim the
Producer
Just
catching up with some
stuff Jim has been doing
in the past year. I am
sure he has been busy as
but this is just I found
(and liked!)
Isabella Kay
Seventeen-year-old
singer/songwriter from
Seattle, Washington. She
has
been working with Jim
for awhile and a result
of that are 4 singles
which Isabella released
in the past 12 months.
This is what Isabella
said of Jim.
"I really look up to
him, he's such a
great mentor, he's
been an amazing
support system to me
on my musical
journey".
Isabella has a separate
page
of videos
on sunfired (she is THAT
good!) so check it out!
Jim is also there,
performing with her.
Well, of course.
Aja9
Toronto based
singer/songwriter who
has been collaborating
with Jim for
awhile. She released a
new song called Better
Off Without
You and this is
what she had to say
about
the collaboration with
Jimmy:
I have been working
with Jimmy McGorman
for about a year now.
Jimmy
is with the Goo Goo
Dolls and has been
musical director for
Avril
Lavigne, Gwen Stefani
and many others. He is
an amazing talent. We
had
already written a
bunch of songs before
writing "Better
Off Without You." We wrote "Better
Off
Without You"
with Robb Vallier.
The three of us work
really well together
and the process is
really
fun. They know my
voice and which
direction to go. We
are past the
experimenting stage,
which makes things run
really efficiently.
The
energy in the room is
always great and we
have all become great
friends.
Here are a couple of
recent shots
from the studio (one,
two)
and a little
goofy video,
posted by @aja9.
Cmagic5 -
This 19-year-old
Canadian
singer/songwriter
released a new song
“Dancing on My Heart”
last year. The track was
written by Cmagic5, Jim
McGorman and Will
Champlin. It features
soulful vocals, powerful
beats
and catchy melodies.
Here is the video,
so check it out.
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March 19th 2021
- Jim the Producer
Recently,
Jim
made a few announcements
on the social media
about song releases of
some artists he has been
working in the past few
months – as a producer
and writer.
aja9
"Hey
all! I am beyond
excited to share the
release of the song Red Button by
the super talented and
lovely @aja9! Written and
produced by me, with @robbvallier
@dan_braunstein
@aja9.
Sick billboard in
Times Square!! Please
check it out on any of
your streaming
platforms!!
@universalmusicgroup"
A photo
of Jim and @aja9 in
Jim's studio
Isabella Kay
"So
excited to see the
release of Under
Your Skin by @isabellakaymusic.
Isabella was 15 when
we wrote and recorded
this! She has an
incredibly
big and mature voice
and I am super proud
of the work we have
done
together. Please check
her out! Under Your
Skin out now on all
platforms!"
Here is a video
clip the acoustic
version of the song - w/
Jimmy on guitar. And a photo
with Jimmy and Steve
Fekete in Jim's studio
Olivia
Taylor
Cohen
"I
Dreamed Of You by @oliviataylorcohen
is out now! Olivia is
a very talented
singer/songwriter that
I recently
had the pleasure of
working with. She
wrote this song on her
own. She
plays piano and guitar
and is still in high
school! Produced by
me,
mixed brilliantly by @dan_braunstein. Out now on
all platforms!"
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Oct
23rd
2020 - The apple doesn't fall
far from
the tree!
From
the article "Goo Goo
Dolls
live online, 5 Things to
Know" in The
Oakland Press, two
things refer to Jimmy!
Rzeznik,
54, credits Goos
touring members Brad
Fernquist and Jimmy
McGorman
with bringing a level
of technical and
musical expertise to
the
project. "They're so
good, and they brought
in these other guys
who
were just insanely
talented. I’m not an
educated musician, and
they
are. The way they
worked out the
arrangements for the
songs was really
inspiring, and I got
to put my two cents in
and they were able to
put
it into terminology
that real musicians
understand. I was like
a little
kid just watching all
this craziness go on."
And also this which is
amazing. Actualy, more
than amazing:
The
album also features a
new version of the
Goos' 2005 hit "Better
Days,"
sung by the daughter
of co-producer and
touring member Jim McGorman.
"He was playing it at
home and she wanted to
sing it, and he
brought (a
recording) in and was
like, 'Listen to
this.' I loved and it
and he's
like, "We can work on
it and she can sing it
better,' but I said
'No,
no, no, just leave it
the way it is,'
because of the purity
of it.
She's 7 or 8 years
old, and you can’t
fake that. I got a
lump in my
throat when I heard
it, and I wanted
people to hear it in
its rawest,
purest form."
Can't wait to
hear the song!
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Oct
3rd
2020 - Release the Goo Goo
Dolls "This
is Christmas"
Says
Jim on social media:
Today
is the release of our
new single This Is
Christmas,
which I co-wrote and
co-produced with the
incomparable
@johnrzeznikggd
and one of my closest
long time friends
@bradfernquist! Brad
and I met
at the audition for
the band New Radicals
and have had an
incredible
personal and musical
journey for over 20
years. Cheers
brother!!!
Please check it out
along with the rest of
Christmas All Over!!!
Check
it
out!
Here are the credits
on Spotify.
Wow. Jimmy
writing and
producing with one
of the greatest
song-writers in
pop-music! The guy
wrote Iris,
for crying out loud.
So proud of him!
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August 28st
2020
- Jimmy producing for Goo Goo
Dolls!
As
published in Rollingstone
Goo
Goo Dolls have
announced their
first-ever holiday
album, It’s Christmas
All Over, out
October 30th via
Warner Records.
Recorded
in
lockdown, It’s
Christmas All Over
features covers of
Christmas
classics as well as
two new original
songs. The album was
produced by
frontman John Rzeznik,
Brad Fernquist and
Jimmy McGorman.
How cool is that?
Jim was thrilled
too. This is what he
said on the social
media:
I
finally made it into
Rolling Stone! I'm
very proud of the work
we did
on this album. Thanks
to the Goo Goo Dolls
for asking me to
help
produce a beautiful
collection of
Christmas songs. Happy
Holidays!
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March 31st
2020 -
Goo Goo Dolls UK Miracle Pill
Tour
This
6 concert tour got
raving
reviews in the UK press
and the online media.
I was lucky enough to
attend the last show at
the sold out Roundhouse
in London on Feb 27th,
2020. It's one of the
best shows I
have ever
attended.
Jim was on
fire on his keyboard
and in great voice.
Now that
I have seen a whole
show, not just
individual
songs on YouTube or
blurry snippets on
Insta, I realised
how much he
actually
sings during the Goo
concerts. He's the
only one
singing backing
vocals and singing
higher harmony to
John Rzeznik's
powerful voice needs
extraordinary
voice too, a lot of
practising, effort
and skill.
Jim's
musicianship didn't
go unnoticed by a
couple of
reviewers:
Metatalk
review of the
London Show
27/02/2020
Barely
pausing for breath,
‘Home’
keeps up the momentum,
all jagged rhythms and
some great
backing vocals by
keys player
Jim McGorman
but that was just a
warm-up for ‘Slide’,
the song
eliciting the first of
the evening’s
full-throated
singalongs.
Maxumum
Volume Music review
of the Birmingham
Show
25/02/2020
... and when
they play “Fallin
Down”
– on which
keyboard man Jim
McGorman
excels –
Oh,
before I forget...
Thank you Jim, you are
the best!
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July
22nd
2019 - "Miracle Pill", a new
Goo Goo
Dolls Studio album with Jim on
keyboards and backing vocals
As
published in the Spin
Magazine:
The band
has released
a surprise single and
announced their
twelfth studio album,
both titled Miracle
Pill. The
11-track album, which
arrives September
13, will also include
“Money, Fame and
Fortune,” a dazzling,
synth-drenched single
about the everyday
pursuit of the good
life.
“[The
album] is sort
of a comment about
everyone needing an
instant fix, an
instant cure for
everything,” Rzeznik
says. “We’re living in
this incredibly
tumultuous
time, and I think that
people are starting to
lose their hope. That
was
something that just
started spilling out
of me when I was
writing.”
Those
song titles and
the track listing for
Miracle Pill? The band
is sharing them with
SPIN
first:
Indestructible
Fearless
Miracle
Pill
Money,
Fame and Fortune
Step in Line
Over You
Lights
Lost
Life’s a Message
Autumn Leaves
Think It Over
Check
out Miracle
Pill and Money, Fame
and Fortune. Jim's
piano
is dominant on the
first one and his
backing vocals can be
definitely heard on
the second one!
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March
24th
2019 - Jim is recording w/ the
goo Goo
Dolls!
Says Jim:
I’ve been
crazy busy
working on the new
Goos album! Things
are going well and
we have another
week or so to
finish up. It’s
been nice to be a
part of
the
process. I’ve been
playing a lot of
piano and
keyboards - as
well as
singing a
ton of backing
vocals.
Here
are
some photos
and a video
Awesome
stuff!
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Nov
22th
2018 - Jim participates in a
Songwriting camp
Primary
Wave,
one of the largest
independent music
publishing, talent
management,
production and
entertainment and
branding companies in
the United
States organised a two
day synch writing camp
in LA last week. Jim who
once had a contract with
them (maybe still does?)
took part. Apart from
the cool photo
op, some 20 songs
were finished!
My other favourites Hanson, have
done this type of thing
several times and a few
cool songs came out and
were released one way or
the other for us to
enjoy.
Sooo... let's hope we
hear some new Jim music
soon. Doesn't hurt :)
More
info
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Oct
17th
2018 - Jim plays in his home
state!
Says
Jimmy:
"Earlier
this year I was
fortunate enough to be
asked to join this
awesome group
of musicians. It’s
been everything it
should be:
interesting,
challenging, surreal
and most of all fun.
Excited to play NJ at
the Count
Basie Theatre tonight,
where many
of my idols have
played."
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April
17th
2018 - Jim is back with The
Goo Goo
Dolls!
Says
Jimmy:
"...
I just started working
with the Goo Goo Dolls
again! It’s been 9
years,
but I have taken a
full time job with
them, and I am pretty
excited
about it... We are
scheduled to tour
Europe in the summer,
and have a
full tour in the
states in the fall."
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Feb
05th
2018 - Eagles won the
Superbowl
... and Jimmy
is over the moon:
Congrats
to the
@philadelphiaeagles on
becoming World
Champions!!! I’ve been
an
Eagles fan my entire
life and I am in shock
that they won. After
so
many heartbreaking
loses and years of
adversity, the
Lombardi trophy
finally lives in
Philly!!!! Nick Foles
and the offense played
their
hearts out - and the D
came up HUGE when we
needed them to. It
still
hasn’t set in yet -
but that was one of he
greatest games I have
ever
seen - and I am beyond
ecstatic that the
Eagles came out on
top!! E A G
L E S Eagles!!!!!
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Oct
10th, 2017 -
jimmcgorman.com
updated (GASP!)
We could
direct you to Jim's
website, but you are
already here, so...
might as
well. Some exciting
news:
Jim is has joined along
with artists like CeeLo
Green, Melissa
Etheridge, Fantasia,
Cypress Hill, Eric
Benét, Brandy, Yanni,
Def
Leppard, etc. and is now
represented by Primary
Wave Entertainment.
Check out the site,
pretty cool!
He will be joining Gwen
Stefani in
promoting her
new Christmas album out
this fall - with TV
appearances on Jimmy
Fallon, Ellen and the
famed Rockefeller
Christmas Tree Lighting
Ceremony. We're very
excited about all this!
Lastly, Jim is currently
working with Warner
Bros. and Capitol
Records
as Musical Director for
new artists Mikey Mike
and Jada Grace. Check
them out if you're so
inclined.
If you don't believe us
- it's all here!
Quite a few things
that Jim has been
involved in. |
Sep
16th, 2017 - The
creature lives!!! Update
from Jim!
We got a
couple of updates from
Jim this month. Not to
us
unfortunately, but
on the social meadia. No
matter, we are glad
that he is still
kicking:
Says Jim:
Hello
everyone! Greetings
from Seoul, South
Korea! Been here
a few days playing
with Gwen Stefani -
which has been great
(and a
story for another
time). But today is a
special day for
another reason.
I am very excited to
announce the release
of Marc Broussard's new
album Easy To Love! I
produced and co-wrote
many of the songs on
this
album and I am
extremely proud of it.
We touched on a lot of
styles and
vibes, but
essentially, this is a
true Marc album. For
those of you familiar with Marc's music and his voice, you
know that he is one
of the most soulful
singers around. I
have known
him ever since the
great producer Marshall Altman asked
me to play keys on
Carencro (Marc's
first major label
release in 2004).
Since then, Marc and
I have collaborated
many times over the
years, but
I can say without a
doubt, that this is
his best work in
years. There
are many wonderful
tracks on this
album, but Memory of
You and Don't Be
Afraid To Call Me
are stand outs for
me. Don't miss Steve Fekete's
incredible guitar
solo on Don't Be
Afraid to Call Me.
It was great
working with my man
GT (Greg Troyer on bass)
who is layin it
DOWN!, And as
always, the
incomparable
drumming of Chad Gilmore (who is
also a co-writer on
many of these
songs). Killer mixes
by Chris Thompson! Kudos
to Justin Tocket for
producing the hell
out of this as well.
Another thing I love
about this record,
is the true
collaboration of all
of the people
mentioned above. We
made this record all
over the country. We
wrote and
recorded in Los
Angeles, and
Monterey, CA - and
in New Orleans and
Houma, LA. With so
many records being
made by one or two
people with a
laptop and a limited
amount of live
playing, I am
especially proud of
the ACTUAL real
musicians, live
playing and true
collaboration that
went into the making
of this album. So,
Please Please Please
(that's
one of the songs on
the album) check
this album out. It's
on all of the
digital platforms -
and you can purchase
physical copies (for
people
like me who still do
that) from his
website. Since I
produced half of
this album, I would
love it if you could
listen to the tracks
and let
me know which ones
you think I
wrote/produced. I've
never done anything
like that, and I
would genuinely love
to hear your
reactions (and it
might be kind of
fun). Thanks in
advance and please
know that I (and
everyone who helped
make this album)
truly appreciates
your support.
Jimmy
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Jan
22nd, 2017 - Jim
started the year on a high
note!
Most
of
last year Jim spent
buried in his studio
working with various
people,
so we hardly saw any of
him except an odd fuzzy
Instagram photo
here and there.
But this year started
with a bang as far as
public exposure goes.
Jim and Steve Fekete
performed in Gwen
Stefani’s backup band
during a
corporate gig in Las
Vegas - Jan 05 or Jan 06
or maybe even 07 –
depends which corner of
the world you live in.
The event was the
Consumer
Electronic Show
in Las Vegas and Gwen
performed at Aria Resort
and Casino’s Jewel Night
Club as part of that
deal.
Jim and Steve were
obviously stoked about
it – here are a couple
of
selfies from the airport
and the flight -
I
II.
That’s
how we learned about the
gig
and the rest is Google.
BTW,
Jim has a lot better
phone
camera, no offence
Steve!
It
seems that it was a very
cool
show. Alas, Gwen is a
diva and doesn’t share
the limelight with her
band - all grey shadows
in the dark background
- so no decent
photos or movies.
However, owing by the
numerous grainy brag
posts on Twitter and
Instagram, we were able
to surmise that Steve
was on solo guitar and
Jimmy was on keys, playing
and shouting
“Hollaback
Girl” from the top of
their lungs.
But it appears that it
wasn’t a one off deal!
Rumor has it that Gwen
and her band have
been
rehearsing
in Burbank, CA for
the past few days. It
all
points to an upcoming
(albeit not announced
yet) performance. Steve
is
there and
Jim posted a cryptic
clip on Instagram
as well. Another rumour
points to a Vegas show
again. We asked Jim to
confirm but he is with
Gwen freaking Stefani
(no
less!) now, so
not holding our breath.
We will know soon
enough! Again, thank you
Google and our
prodigious searching
skills.
Speaking of which, we
were able to unearth
that Jimmy spent a
couple of
days in Shreveport,
LA Echophone
Recording Studios
playing
keyboard for the new
studio record of Kenny
Wayne Shepherd,
the famous blues-rock
guitarist and guitar
prodigy in the the 90’s.
Jim
seemed very excited
about it, cuz he replied
to
our tweet and
said, "Such a great time
working on this album
with @KWShepherd".
Here are some
photos and a
little movie we
put together from the Facebook
Livestream that
Kenny posted the other
day.
So all in all, a
promising start of 2017
for every Jim fan. Keep
your
eyes peeled for more!
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