Jim Kenzie

Jim is The Money Pit’s head geek and a guy who never met a piece of broadcast equipment he didn’t have a use for (or if not, he’d just think one up for the chance to play with a shiny new tech toy). As Chief Engineer, he’s in charge of making sure the show runs smoothly and handles everything from production and broadcast, to cleaning up the studio after long record sessions when sloppy hosts leave their empty water bottles and take-out containers behind.

Jim has been engineering audio and video projects since 1976. In his late teens, researching how expensive studio time was for his original music, Jim decided he’d OWN a studio, and hence a career was born. Certified in 1981, he has worked on Grammy-nominated CD’s, feature film music productions, weekly television shows, and several hundred live radio broadcasts; both remote and in-studio. His career highlights include tech and/or performance stints with Bruce Springsteen, KISS, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, America, Seals and Crofts, Rance Allen, Pete Schlegel and numerous Grammy-nominated artists, along with Top 100 radio shows.

Jim’s skills as a musician came naturally as it ran in the family. His 92-yr. old mother performed at Carnegie Hall and STILL performs locally. With his 5 kids grown and establishing their own arts-based careers, Jim has more time for his true passion, singing tenor and being a multi-instrumentalist in the Detroit-Cleveland market. His 2018 CD release “What’s the Rush?” has received great reviews and sales.

If you stumble upon Jim today, chances are pretty good he’ll be easy to spot. He’s the guy holding the guitar, microphone – and soldering iron.