Jim McGorman

McGorman grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and graduated Cherry Hill High School East, 1992; graduated Berklee College of Music in 1995 with a degree in audio engineering and music production.^[1]

He has been musical director for Avril Lavigne, Weezer, Michelle Branch, Paul Stanley (from Kiss) and toured with Cher. With Cher on her Farewell Tour, McGorman played guitars, keyboards and sang a duet with Cher. He has also worked with Gwen Stefani, Shakira, The Corrs, Aaron Neville, New Radicals, Poison, Goo Goo Dolls and Marc Broussard.^[2] He has written songs for Kate Voegele, Bret Michaels (Poison), Marc Broussard and for TV shows such as One Tree Hill and Smallville.

TV performances include Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, BBC's Top of the Pops, "American Music Awards", "Vancouver 2010 Olympics Closing Ceremonies", Conan O'Brien, Regis and Kelly, The View, and MTV's TRL.^[3] Jim performed with Michelle Branch on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (episode: Tabula Rasa) and with Dilana Robichaux (the runner-up from Rock Star: Supernova) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In October/November 2006, Jim and the House Band toured the United States with Paul Stanley (from Kiss).^[4] In January 2007, Jim became a member of Avril Lavigne's band and toured with her from 2007 to 2013. In 2019, he toured with Goo Goo Dolls.^[5]

Regarding the Rockstar TV show house band, he says that he feels his role is a multifaceted one: guitar, keys and singing.^[6]

McGorman cites a number of popular music influences, including soul music of Gamble and Huff, and the rock of Coldplay and U2.^{[citation needed]}