Artist description Tim Gorman is an eclectic artist who was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He began his music training at age four studying classical piano with European conductor John Heirsioux along with orchestration and jazz piano with The Bay Area's jazz great John Marabuto. After finishing high school,Tim attended the University of Portland where he received his bachelor's degree in Music Composition and Theory under the tutelage of Phillipe Del a Mare. While working as a composer and studio musician in the Northwest, Tim's sound caught the ear of renowned British record producer Glyn Johns who gave Tim his first production and record contract.Glyn's production company introduced Tim to British session life, which allowed him to work with such artists as The Who, The Rolling Stones, Lazy Racer, Local Boys, Dusty Springfield, Tim Renwick and Elton John. Tim's unique musical background has taken him around the world to record at many of the world's most famous and exotic studios extending his musical wingspan to record and perform with such diverse talents as: new age sax player Steve Douglas, jazz keyboardist Tom Coster, guitar giant Duane Eddy,Celtic fiddler Alasdair Fraser, R&B vocal legends The Spinners, psychedelic overlords The Jefferson Airplane, and the trailblazing Hellecasters. Tim's composition and orchestration talents have allowed him to explore the world of multimedia and film. He worked on James Cameron's "Titanic" under the direction of composer James Horner. Other credits include: "China's Living Treasures" for PBS, "No Small Affair" for Columbia Pictures, "Maxi," PM/Evening Magazine Theme Song, "The Who Across America/MTV Satellite Special," NBC Sports Football Theme Song, ABC Wide World of Sports "The Higher and Wilder Series," "Night Gallery,""Thirty Years of Maximum R&B," and MutatoMuzika's restoration project for the Popeye cartoon series.

Musical Influences Little Richard, Vince Gauraldi, Keith Emerson, Franz Liszt, Aaron Copland, Duane Eddy, Eddy Cochrane

Similar Artists Bruce Hornsby, David Bowie, Jim Brickman, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel

Instruments Keyboards, Woodwinds, Guitar, Looping and Sampling

Albums Classical Daydreams, Raising the Earth

Location Moraga, California - USA

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