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Tim K (born Timothy John Kvasnosky) is a Los Angeles-based producer/composer who was born in Seattle, WA.

Tim K has worked with musicians such as Lisa Shaw, Kat DeLuna, Esthero, Rahzel, Dam Funk, Miguel Migs and DJ Colette. As a remixer, he produced 4 top 5 Billboard Club Play remixes.[1][2] As a composer, he has scored commercials for Nike, Corona, Friskies, Volkswagen, Bulgari, Google, McDonalds, and many others.[3][4][5] His Friskies commercial composition 'Adventureland' was featured during the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6][7]

Background

At the age of 5, he began classical piano lessons. At the age of 11, he began playing jazz saxophone. By high school, he was playing as a jazz pianist sideman in Seattle, and was also the DJ in a local hiphop crew. He attended NYU jazz performance program with concentration in Piano. He studied with Frank Kimbrough, Arturo O'Farrill and Don Friedman. After school, he was a keyboard sideman with Lisa Shaw, Kat DeLuna, Rahzel, Orchesta Clave, Miguel Migs and DJ Colette.[8][9]

Producer/Songwriter

Tim K has produced records in variety of Electronic music styles, often with Jazz influences.[10]

He has been a longtime producer and songwriter for DJ Colette, with whom her worked on three albums.[11] When writing, he often starts with a melodic keyboard part and builds drums, and vocal melodies around it.[12] Her "Italo-disco-owing" and "indelible electro" album "When The Music's Loud", featuring all compositions co-written and many produced by Tim K, dropped in September 2013.[13][14]

A longtime vintage recording technique aficionado, using vintage microphones, techniques, tape and James Brown's old mixer, he recorded Shoshana Bean's sophomore album "O'Farrell Street" in 2012 at North Hollywood.[15] With JT Donaldson, in 2012 Tim K also produced underground hip hop group Hawthorne Headhunter's "Sum People Don't Change" from their debut LP "Myriad of Now" on Plug Research.[16] Tim K lent a hand to The System (band) 2012 release for beatmaker David Frank's production "Mother Ungh Ungh", providing some "stutter" style edit of Mic Murphy's vocals.[17]

In 2011, with Fab Dupont Tim K co-produced, played vintage keyboards and added additional production to many of the tracks on Les Nubians' "Nu Revolution" album.[18]

In 2010, Tim K co-produced Dâm-Funk's Hood Pass Intact's "highlight" track "How It Be Between You and Me" on Stones Throw Records, the album received a favorable Pitchfork rating.[19] Later in the year, a track he produced, "Stressin'" featuring Kissey was selected for Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz compilation, volume 7.[20] Also in 2010, Tim K produced the lead single "Slow Recovery" for Lucy Woodward's "Hooked" album for Verve Records.[21]

Home & Garden

Tim K worked with DJ/Producer Timothy Shumaker under the moniker Home & Garden starting in 2000. They released 12" singles and remixes for labels such as Atlantic Records, Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records.[22] Their debut record "Domesticated" was released on Om Records in 2007. It featured appearances from Derrick Carter, Lisa Shaw, DJ Colette, Lucy Woodward, Chez Damier and Mic Murphy.[23][24]

Tiny Hearts

Tim K is currently working a collaborative project, Tiny Hearts with producer Waajeed and vocalist Dede Reynolds.[25] Their debut EP "Stay" will be released on Detroit's Dirt Tech Reck label.[26] Their initial video "Centerfold" was released in September 2013.[27] A live performance of Tiny Hearts was featured on Boilerroom.tv.[28]

Commercial & Other Work

Friskies tapped Tim K to compose music for its "Adventureland" Campaign, featured in the Winter Olympics, as well as in 3D at movie theatre venues across the US.[6][29][30] The 9 commercial campaign featured singer Deanne Reynolds of Tiny Hearts. The commercial was listed as Advertising Age's Ad of the week.[31] In 2013, Tim K composed the music for Nike's KDV shoe release.[32]

Chart performance

Year Title Peak Position

Billboard
Hot Dance Club Songs[33]

Credit
2003 Lucy Woodward "Blindsided (Dance Mixes)" 1 Remixer
2004 Esthero "O.G. Bitch (H&G Remix)" 1 Remixer
2004 Debi Nova "One Rhythm (H&G Remix)" 1 Remixer
2007 DJ Colette "If" 5 Composer

References

  1. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tim+K
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs
  3. ^ http://trustcollective.com/portfolio/content/slmsd_domesticated.htm
  4. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (2010-04-01). "Feline fantasia for Friskies – Boards". Boardsmag.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  5. ^ http://www.timkmusic.com
  6. ^ a b http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/business/media/15adnewsletter1.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
  7. ^ http://gawker.com/5475088/friskies-cat-has-delicious-acid-trip-in-olympics-commercial
  8. ^ http://thehaus.tv/producers/tim_kvasnosky_composer_producer
  9. ^ http://www.timkmusic.com/
  10. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-kvasnosky-mn0001914089/credits
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5672672/colette-switches-sound-on-when-the-musics-loud-album
  12. ^ http://news.traxsource.com/articles/150/colette-and-tim-k-studio-tour
  13. ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/colette-when-the-musics-loud-album-stream/
  14. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15745-when-the-musics-loud/
  15. ^ http://hummingbirdmedia.com/clients/neumann/press-releases/on-her-sophomore-album-o-farrell-street-shoshana-bean-looks-to-neumann-to-harken-the-authentic-sound-of-late-60s-soul-recordings
  16. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/myriad-of-now-mw0002316215
  17. ^ http://davidfrankmusic.com/?p=461
  18. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/n%C3%BC-revolution-mw0002120274
  19. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14589-hood-pass-intact-ep/
  20. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/mushroom-jazz-vol-7-mw0002045118
  21. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044534/lucy-woodward-slow-recovery
  22. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Home+%26+Garden?noanv=1
  23. ^ http://www.om-records.com/releases/695-domesticated
  24. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Home+%26+Garden
  25. ^ "Detroit Lion". Wax Poetics Inc. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  26. ^ http://soundcloud.com/tinyhearts
  27. ^ http://www.okayplayer.com/news/tiny-hearts-centerfold-aron-kantor-video.html
  28. ^ http://boilerroom.tv/boiler-room-la-x-hvw8-w-tiny-hearts-waajeed-dede-tim-k-lady-monix/
  29. ^ http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20100401/friskies.html
  30. ^ <http://trueslant.com/level/2010/02/23/if-the-new-friskies-cat-food-commercial-is-to-be-believed-your-cat-is-on-lsd/>
  31. ^ http://www.adweek.com/video/friskies-adventureland-120844
  32. ^ http://sneakerreport.com/sports/basketball-sports/nike-basketball-presents-the-kdv/
  33. ^ "Hot Club Play Chart".

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