Stage Crew – Jim Elwood, Zach Durkee & Alex Koutsodimitropoulos

Jimmy Elwood – Assistant to Sound Tech

Jimmy, the self-proclaimed “Wolfman” is from Gloversville, NY, and lives in a home supported by Lexington. He graduated from Fonda-Fultonville High School and HFM-BOCES.

Jimmy started his Flame career as a dancer in 2003. Today, he helps with equipment, assists the sound technician and helps out at the sales table. His favorite job task is helping band member Nick Robinson with his bass guitar.

Jimmy’s versatility has been a great asset to the band over the years. He has great ability to quickly adjust to any job he is asked to do with Flame. This versatility carries over to his personal life as well, where he is always busy with his many different hobbies and activities.

Zach Durkee – Stage Crew

Zack joined the band in 2008 as a stage crew member. He helps load and set up the sound equipment and instruments. He also helps operate the Flame merchandise booth, which sells CDs, t-shirts and other Flame souvenirs. Zack enjoys interacting with customers and helping with anything they need.

Zack loves traveling and being able to help the band members at performances. He is a loving son, brother and uncle as well as an avid sports fan. When Flame is traveling, he likes to share sports scores with everyone. Helping out with Flame has helped Zack grow tremendously as a person and professional over the years.

Alex Koutsodimitropoulos – Stage Crew

Alex joined Flame in 2019 after learning about the band through Transitions. He enjoys traveling the world and is multilingual. Photography is his passion and he flies his drone at performance, capturing Flame on video.

The dynamic trio is an important part of the operation and logistics of this traveling band.