JIM McALLISTER & TALIZMAN

Hi, I'm JIM McALLISTER. I've been in and out of bands since 1973 and have been working full-time in the music industry since 1997 as a soloist playing to backing tracks. Occasionally since 1997 I've joined a few bands when things went a bit dead in my solo career but I've never found a band where the chemistry, work ethic, enthusiasm, and expectations of the other band members even remotely matched my own....until now.
TALIZMAN were formed in mid 2005 by an aspiring singer who needed to recruit a professional band to back him. Leon and I were known as a guitar/bass team looking for the right drummer and Trish was on the comeback trail after taking some time away from live performing to raise a family. After one gig the singer left for personal reasons and the three of us decided to stay together and share the vocals between us. Leon and I had been in two bands over the previous two years but the chemistry wasn't right in each case. Trish was the drummer in the singer's old band and I already knew her from playing bass for them on a few occasions as a fill-in. We three just naturally clicked and found playing together to be a real pleasure.
In June 2006 Merv 'Duffy' McKee joined us from another band that had all but folded and he had gigs that needed playing so we played as both the original three-piece lineup and as a four-piece with Duffy handling rhythm guitar and sharing lead vocal duties. I couldn't be happier with how he slotted in and the gigs were very well received. He has since pulled out, once those gigs ran their course and now we're back to being a trio again. Duffy is always welcome when the opportunity arises to have Talizman play with him on any gigs he gets. We have a mature professional attitude and a 100% success rate so far as getting return bookings at venues is concerned. We play Classic Rock, Rock'n'Roll, Blues, and if a pretty girl asks me nicely enough, some Country Rock.
We've been told by other respected musicians that our live sound is the thickest fullest sound they've heard from a three-piece band. I think our live demo tracks give adequate evidence of this. As a four-piece we deliver even more with the addition of rhythm guitar and more variety in the vocals. Our video was filmed at a big Biker function on June 11th 2006. This was Duffy's first gig with us but I reckon you'd never know it from the interplay and all-around good vibe so obviously present.
As well as having been a guitarist for most of my life I have also lifted weights for even longer, since I was 12 years old in fact. I achieved conspicuous success in Drug Free Powerlifting during the 1980s and still train regularly, although no longer involved in competition. I welcome friend requests and discussion from fellow iron pumpers as well as musicians and people in general.
Jim McAllister
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