History of Tim Arnold
Tim Arnold started writing songs at the age of 9, under the influence of a jazz singing mother and an older brother's eclectic record collection. He spent most of his childhood and early teens living in a camper van with his mother while she toured Europe performing cabaret. At the age of 15, he returned to England alone to enroll at the Rudolf Steiner School where the rather unorthodox education that specialised in arts became an inspiring platform that would help to harness his talents. At 17, with his classmate Jack Reynolds , he formed his first band Jocasta that went on to become one of the many promising Britpop bands of the 90's. Signing a worldwide deal with Sony, they released their debut album 'No Coincidence' in 1997. The tracks 'Go' and 'Change Me' both became singles of the week on BBC Radio 1.
After working as a composer at Shakespeare's Globe in 1999, he signed to Universal Music Publishing and went on to record his debut solo album 'Lokutara' in Thailand, which was released in the UK in 2004. Two years later in 2006, he released his second album 'En Route', shortly followed by his third album 'Secrets of Soho'.
Sean Devine (ASCAP) writes: " My first encounter of Tim was in Denmark Street, he was a teenager, had blue hair and songs about gutsy, dirty love and real life. He wasn't afraid of standing squarely in the face of difficult subject and with skill and dexterity, turned it into a powerful song. His current work stands testament to this ".
Tim is currently working on his fourth album. He is based in Central London.
REVIEWS
Possessing a beautiful voice and if you're looking for references then try Muse, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and The Beatles, such is the strength of the material here and it's all done without a major label in sight! It's sparkly, it's somber, it's passionate and frankly 'En Route' needs to be heard.
Darren Sadler, (Deputy Editor of ROCKSOUND ), July 2006
Tim's haunting and compelling, it'll be fascinating to hear what he does next.
Simon Mayes Budgen ( NME ), July 2004
This solo album is a picturesque trawl through a thousand lost nights, with Life In A Day being particularly and poignantly lovely.
Q Magazine, Sep. 2006
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