biography

"I've been singing from as long as I can remember, from bands in grammar school to my first bar gig at age 14".   Tim comes from a large family of singers.  "There was always music on in the background as my sisters danced and sang to WABC  blasting on the radio.  That was my baptism into music. "

 With a scholarship in voice Tim went to Hunter College where he was exposed to some great teachers that fuel his drive to continue on the music path.  Shortly after leaving College he landed a gig with a six night a week traveling show band giving him exposure and experience.  

 With that under his belt he left New York to check out the L.A. scene where he joined a hot original band.  The group was backed by high end management who promoted and shopped the band for a record deal. 
 
Two years later Tim came back east and started to break into the closely knit group of jingle singers and recording session players here in New York.   At that time he hooked up with two MCA staff writers which took him further into the session scene as well as landing him a deal with Atlantic Records.  Tim  began working with such producers as Tommy Uzzo, Mark Liggett, Chris Barbosa and Tony Moran,  which lead him to an appearance with Darlene Love on the David Letterman Show. 


Tim did Jingles like Snickers with artists such as Joclyn Brown and beer commercials with a lesser known then Marc Cohn.  As the circle continued to grow Tim worked on Debbie Gibson's album "Foolish Beat", and had the pleasure to sing and co-arranged background vocals with producer Fred Zarr.  The album went onto become a Billboard number one hit in the country, giving Tim his first multi-platinum record.
 
Loving nature and the woods, Tim relocated to Woodstock New York and hooked up with a long time friend and session drummer Peter O'Brien.   He joined a local all star bar band called the "Chubby" for it's fat groove, introducing him to Woodstock local greats such as John Hall, Larry Hoppen, David Sancious and Robbie Dupree where he performed background vocals on their solo albums.

Tim returned to the New York City area and rejoined the Funk Filarmonik and began concentrating on songwriting.  In a short time he published two records with Tony Moran and formed his own publishing company Ted's Wagon Wheel.


Currently he is performing as a session singer and a vocalist for killer bands and still writing.