Jim Nelson definitely holds down the beat as The MLB plays all genres of music, from a swing, to a rock, to a soul, to a latin beat, Jim covers it all and on time, you will get a pleasure of watching how much time he spends holding down the beat. Jim has been with the MLB for over 20yrs, he was with the great band Bonedrivers for 6 years before rejoining the MLB. Need a drummer Jim is the man to call, thats if he's not playing a gig with The MLB.