Toomey Starts 25/8

Veteran tour manager John “J.T.” Toomey has traded in his traveling itinerary for an office, announcing the formation of 25/8 Management.

The current roster is Bill Champlin, Frobeck, Nathan Dale, Eddie Bush, Rosie Hart, Miles Schon Band, Fairhaven and The Blue Rose Band.

Toomey has spent the last 12 years tour managing Journey, and is a veteran of Bill Graham Presents and worked two years with Sammy Hagar.

25/8 Management (“because 24/7 is not enough”) includes management team Steve Conway, Patricia Sklar, Mark Braunstein, John “Grinder” Procaccini, Maggie Sichel and longtime Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally.

The company is located in Healdsburg, Calif., and can be reached at 707-234-4730.