Tim Anthony / The Brambles

Retrofit Tim Anthony VOTED 1 RELEASE 2008 ! Powerpopaction.com (Spain) Historic first recordings by Tim Anthony, founding member of those pop-juggernauts The Brambles. Tommy Allen & Gary Frenay (Flashcubes ) also appear on this disc as an added bonus. Don’t Forget Me was The Agents first and only single. It sold 1000 copies, pretty good for not having an Internet. It helped put the band on the map and get some gigs. Elektra Records showed interest but soon waned. A special thank you to Gary Frenay (Flashcubes) for his help. Agents of the Future, was the B-side of above song. Mark Sirianni and I wrote this together and for once I compromised, pop meets prog –rock. Traciann has been said to be my best song ever. This song was to be the next Agents single but did not happen. Famed producer Jimmie Ienner called me to say this song was a bonafide hit, but he did not want to pursue it. I asked him if he was crazy. Relations broke down. Bruce Lundvall (Capitol Records), Tom Trumbo (Elektra Records), Aaron Jacoves ( A&M Records), were calling me now based on this song. You decide, is it or was it a hit? Never Thought You’d Go, was to be the next B-side. I wanted to write a heavier song. I think I did. This was the last session for The Agents as a band. Lee Cominsky joined the band as an additional guitar player for a few months and proceeded to join the army. Good-bye to The Agents, Hello solo Ville. Never Gonna Cry, was the first song I recorded to start my wonderful solo career. A special thank you to Rick Krzyzak for being a good friend and a great drummer. Maryellen has a neat history. This song would be played on NBC’s Friday Night Lights Dec 2007. The version played would be from my 2005 release The Happy Door, a 1 in Spain. She Broke My Heart was just straight up pop. Nuff said. For No One Can & The Heart Of Every Man, I enlisted Tommy Allen (famed drummer, Flashcubes) to help me out. He did not disappoint. He did a brilliant job. Also there was brandy. Don’t Look In Her Eyes & Mystery got the attention Of David Geffen & his V.P. Carole Childs. They called me several times amongst others. There was a bit of a buzz then. The buzz died. Don’t Look In Her Eyes & Mystery were the last songs I would ever record at Chase Media. It was a wonderful time in my life and wish I could live it all over again. Happy Ending was the first of many songs recorded by my next band The Brambles. A&R rep Rachel Matthews (Capitol Records), called as well as Gay Lynn Kaiser (RCA Records) who wanted to sign me based on this song. Her Boss felt differently. All told about 15 A&R reps called me through the years to discuss my songs and me, these calls would not be the last ones either. The future was just ahead.2005 - 2006 Best Of Lists Tim Anthony, THE HAPPY DOOR 1 GLOBORECORDS.NET (Spain). , 13 KEITH COOK (music critic). 22 MARK BIALCZAK ,Music Editor- Syracuse Newspapers. 25 WRUW.ORG ,Cleveland ,Ohio. 64 POPMADRID.COM (Spain). 78 DAVID BASH .INTERNATIONALPOPOVERTHROW.COM.Tim Anthony BRIEF BIO 2006-There once was a time when Tim Anthony was pursued by the heavy weights of the music industry.David Geffen,Carole Childs (Geffen Records),Jimmy Ienner ,Producer (Raspberries,Eric Carmen,Bay City Rollers,Grand Funk Railroad) Rachel Matthews,Bruce Lundvall (Capitol Records,Elektra),Aaron Jacoves (A&M Records),Lennie Petzie,(Epic Records),Irving Azoff. Fast forward to the 90's,Tim spent them touring with his band The Brambles in Europe & all over The United States.This constant touring lead to national distribution in Borders Books & other national chains.Fast forward again to the 2000's, with Tim always a mover & a shaker never happy to rest on past victories decided to record and tour solo for a while.Releasing "THE HAPPY DOOR" in late 2005.This cd was voted 1 in Spain as "The Best of 2005". Amplifier Magazine of Boston,MA. says "THE HAPPY DOOR" is" 40 Minutes of Melodic Magic". Ed James pop-wunderkind appears on "THE HAPPY DOOR".Ed contributes significantly to this cd.Ed plays drums, guitars, vocals , keyboards and other such things. Tim has appeared on 5 compilations worldwide.One from Canada,two from Japan and two from America.Tim has had two licensing deals in Japan.Tim recently signed a publishing deal with a major publisher in Los Angeles CA. "THE HAPPY DOOR" is the latest in a series of successful projects involving Tim and his songwriting.Ladies & gentleman The act you've always wanted to discover,Tim Anthony. TIM decided to do another solo cd and solo tour.This time "THE HAPPY DOOR "was released.Tim enlisted the talents of pop-wunderkind Ed James an indie star in his own right.The cd was released to great press reviews.Another solo tour and radio interviews.Globorecords.net called it "THE NUMBER ONE RELEASE OF 2005-2006". In April Of 2006 Tim signed a major publishing deal and recording contract with a major company in Los Angeles,CA.In JANUARY 2007 Tim's songs will be played in movie theaters all across America.Playing in Regal & AMC Theaters.As many as 20,000 theaters and 20,000,000 people will see and hear Tim Anthony' songs and see his bio.It is a project called CINEMASOUNDS so check it out.So right now Tim Anthony is working on several projects as we speak.Another new solo cd ,another Brambles release and a batch of earlier songs Tim recorded but never has been released for public consumption.STAY TUNED...My songs have appeared on MTV-VH-1 & NBC...various shows more details later. APPLE iTUNES - LINKS: Tim Anthony: THE HAPPY DOOR Tim Anthony: Things That Once Were The Brambles: Next Big Thing The Brambles: Holiday From Love The Brambles: Until I Saw You Ed James: Big Time He Was Fab: A Loving Tribute To George Harrison Chris Church: Let The Echo Decide