TIM ANTHONY BIO 2009
There once was a time when the heavy weights and the captains of the music industry pursued Tim Anthony. David Geffen & Carole Childs (Geffen Records), Jimmie Ienner, famed producer (Raspberries, Grand Funk, Bay City Rollers), Rachel Matthews, Bruce Lundvall (Capitol Records, Elektra Records), Aaron Jacoves (A&M Records) Lennie Petze (Sony Music) & Irving Azoff. Fast forward to the 90’s; Tim spent most of his time touring with his band The Brambles in Europe and all over The United States. The constant touring led to national distribution of The Brambles’ cd’s in Borders Books & Music stores and other major chains. Fast-forward again to the 2000’s, with Tim always being a mover & a shaker, and never happy to rest on past victories decided to record and tour solo. Tim released THE HAPPY DOOR in November 2005 and this led to being Voted #1 Release in Spain of all places. Amplifier Magazine called THE HAPPY DOOR”40 minutes of melodic magic”. South Australian Life from Adelaide, Australia states, “THE HAPPY DOOR is a collection of well-crafted pop songs filled with tight vocal harmonies and hook filled melodies”. In June of 2008 Tim released another cd RETROFIT, a look back at his historic first recordings. Where it all began with much critical praise. Mark Bialczak writes “Gems from the past”, Syracuse Post Standard. “Classic pop songs from the past much like his current catalog in the vein of Dwight Twilley”, Eric Sorensen, Not Lame Blog. Tim has appeared on 7 compilations worldwide, One from Canada, three from Japan & three from America. Tim has had 2 licensing deals in Japan. THE HAPPY DOOR & RETROFIT is the latest in a series of successful projects involving Tim Anthony. In 2006 Tim signed a long term contract with MTV Networks A Division OF Viacom Intl, and Emotional Pictures / Granada Television. MTV & VH-1 have played Tim’s songs on reality shows such as “MADE”, “MY SUPER SWEET 16”, “8TH & OCEAN” and “ROOM RAIDERS”. NBC recently played Tim’s song “MARYELLEN” on Friday Night Lights. Tim’s songs have played on HBO Specials, PBS Specials as well as 167 placements in various cable shows in America, Europe & Australia. . In April 2006 Tim signed a contract with 5 Alarm Music & Rescue Records in Los Angeles. CA. Tim’s songs have been featured in CINEMASOUNDS as well. Over 11,000 Regal Cinemas across America play Tim’s songs between feature films. Over 20 million people at any given time are listening to Tim’s songs. Ladies & gentlemen, the act you have always wanted to discover, TIM ANTHONY.
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