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⚫ | '''Timothy John Kvasnosky''', known professionally as '''Tim K''', is an American record producer, musician, and film score composer. Tim K composed the score (along with collaborator [[Jake Shears]] of the [[Scissor Sisters]]) to the 2015 [[Sundance Film Festival]] select ''[[I Am Michael]]'', starring [[James Franco]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-james-franco-in-i-am-michael-1201414176/|title=Sundance Film Review: 'I Am Michael'|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=January 25, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> In 2016, he scored "[[King Cobra (2016 film)|King Cobra]]" starring [[Christian Slater]] and [[James Franco]] which documented the real life murder of porn producer Bryan Kocis.<ref name="screendaily.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/king-cobra-tribeca-review/5102697.article|title='King Cobra': Tribeca Review|first=Graham|last=Fuller2016-04-18T08:55:00+01:00|website=Screendaily.ocm|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> As a producer and sideman has also worked with artists such as [[Sam Sparro]], [[Ed Droste]], [[Jake Shears]], [[Rahzel]], [[Lisa Shaw (musician)|Lisa Shaw]], [[Kat DeLuna]], [[Dam Funk]], [[Miguel Migs]] and [[DJ Colette]]. He is a member of the musical group [[Tiny Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/09/stream-tiny-hearts-stay-ep/ |title=Stream Tiny Hearts' "Stay" EP | Pigeons & Planes |access-date=February 10, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234811/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/09/stream-tiny-hearts-stay-ep/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a remixer, he produced 4 top 5 Billboard Club Play remixes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/612706-Tim-K|title=Tim K|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs|title=Dance Club Songs Chart|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> He has also scored commercials for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Target Corporation|Target]], [[Corona (beer)|Corona]], [[Friskies]], [[Volkswagen]], [[Bulgari]], [[Google]], [[McDonald's]], and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://trustcollective.com/portfolio/content/slmsd_domesticated.htm |title=TRUST: Sound Lounge Composer Tim K Releases LP on Venerable Electronic Label OM Records |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004225245/http://trustcollective.com/portfolio/content/slmsd_domesticated.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="dedeboards">{{cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Kevin |url=http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20100401/friskies.html |title=Feline fantasia for Friskies – Boards |publisher=Boardsmag.com |date=April 1, 2010 |accessdate=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909215652/http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20100401/friskies.html |archivedate=September 9, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.timkmusic.com/|title=Tim Kvasnosky|website=Timkmusic.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> His Friskies commercial composition "Adventureland" was featured during the 2010 Winter Olympics.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/business/media/15adnewsletter1.html|title=The Mind of a Cat Could Be 'Feline Groovy'|first=Stuart|last=Elliott|work=The New York Times |date=March 15, 2010|accessdate=August 27, 2020|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5475088/friskies-cat-has-delicious-acid-trip-in-olympics-commercial|title=Friskies Cat has Delicious Acid Trip in Olympics Commercial|first=Whitney|last=Jefferson|website=Gawker.com|date=February 18, 2010 |accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/73049-grizzly-bears-ed-droste-kingdom-join-dede-for-new-song-faultline-listen/|title=Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste, Kingdom Join DEDE for New Song "Faultline": Listen|first=Michelle|last=Kim|website=Pitchfork.com|date=April 27, 2017 |accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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'''Tim K''', born '''Timothy John Kvasnosky''', is a Los Angeles-based music producer and film composer who was born in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. |
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⚫ | Tim K composed the score (along with collaborator [[Jake Shears]] of the [[Scissor Sisters]]) to the 2015 [[Sundance Film Festival]] select |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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At the age of five, 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, where he jammed in his dorm room with [[Bosco Mann]]. He studied with [[Frank Kimbrough]], [[Arturo O'Farrill]] and [[Don Friedman]]. He has been a keyboard sideman with [[Sam Sparro]], [[Lisa Shaw]], [[Kat DeLuna]], [[Rahzel]], Orchestra Clave, [[Miguel Migs]] and [[DJ Colette]].<ref> |
At the age of five, 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, where he jammed in his dorm room with [[Bosco Mann]]. He studied with [[Frank Kimbrough]], [[Arturo O'Farrill]] and [[Don Friedman]]. He has been a keyboard sideman with [[Sam Sparro]], [[Lisa Shaw (musician)|Lisa Shaw]], [[Kat DeLuna]], [[Rahzel]], Orchestra Clave, [[Miguel Migs]] and [[DJ Colette]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thehaus.tv/producers/tim_kvasnosky_composer_producer |title=Tim Kvasnosky | Haus |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=August 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824163937/http://thehaus.tv/producers/tim_kvasnosky_composer_producer |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> |
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==Film== |
==Film== |
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In 2018, Tim K scored ''[[JT_LeRoy_(film)| JT Leroy]]'' starring [[Kristen Stewart]] and [[Laura Dern]]. The film is a biographical drama film that tells the story of [[Laura Albert]], a woman who wrote and published a series of books under the pseudonym [[JT LeRoy]], a young transgender man. The score featured an avant garde small ensemble woodwind score. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/01/03/tim-kvasnosky-scoring-justin-kellys-jt-leroy/ | title=Tim Kvasnosky Scoring Justin Kelly's 'JT Leroy' | Film Music Reporter }}</ref> |
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In 2016, Tim K scored ''[[King Cobra (2016 film)|King Cobra]]'', starring [[James Franco]], [[Christian Slater]] and [[Molly Ringwald]] about the death of porn producer Bryan Kocis. It premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/king-cobra-tribeca-review/5102697.article|title='King Cobra': Tribeca Review|first=Graham|last=Fuller|website=Screendaily.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> The score was well received, the music praised as "effervescent electronic score" by ''[[Screen Daily]]''.<ref name="screendaily.com"/> |
In 2016, Tim K scored ''[[King Cobra (2016 film)|King Cobra]]'', starring [[James Franco]], [[Christian Slater]] and [[Molly Ringwald]] about the death of porn producer Bryan Kocis. It premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/king-cobra-tribeca-review/5102697.article|title='King Cobra': Tribeca Review|first=Graham|last=Fuller|website=Screendaily.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> The score was well received, the music praised as "effervescent electronic score" by ''[[Screen Daily]]''.<ref name="screendaily.com"/> |
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In 2015, he composed score to ''Buried Above Ground'', a documentary by director Ben Selkow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084800/|title=Buried Above Ground|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2020|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
In 2015, he composed score to ''Buried Above Ground'', a documentary by director Ben Selkow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084800/|title=Buried Above Ground|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2020|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
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In 2014, Tim K composed the score, with [[Jake Shears]] of the [[Scissor Sisters]], to [[Justin Kelly (director)|Justin Kelly]] directed, [[Gus Van Sant]] produced ''[[I Am Michael (2015 film)|I Am Michael]]'' starring [[James Franco]] and [[Emma Roberts]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3713030/fullcredits|title=I Am Michael (2015) - IMDb|accessdate=August 27, 2020|website=IMDdb.com}}</ref> The film was selected for domestic premiere at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2015, and internationally at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-panorama-lineup-includes-james-758319|title=Berlin: Panorama Lineup Includes James Franco's 'I Am Michael,' Hal Hartley's 'Ned Rifle' | Hollywood Reporter|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/12/08/sundance-2015-james-franco-premieres/|title=Sundance Premieres: James Franco returns to Park City|website=Ew.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
In 2014, Tim K composed the score, with [[Jake Shears]] of the [[Scissor Sisters]], to [[Justin Kelly (director)|Justin Kelly]] directed, [[Gus Van Sant]] produced ''[[I Am Michael (2015 film)|I Am Michael]]'' starring [[James Franco]] and [[Emma Roberts]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3713030/fullcredits|title=I Am Michael (2015) - IMDb|accessdate=August 27, 2020|website=IMDdb.com}}</ref> The film was selected for domestic premiere at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2015, and internationally at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-panorama-lineup-includes-james-758319|title=Berlin: Panorama Lineup Includes James Franco's 'I Am Michael,' Hal Hartley's 'Ned Rifle' | Hollywood Reporter|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|date=December 16, 2014 |accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/12/08/sundance-2015-james-franco-premieres/|title=Sundance Premieres: James Franco returns to Park City|website=Ew.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Producer/songwriter== |
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He produced and co-released [[Miss Honey Dijon|Honey Dijon]]'s debut album ''Best of Both Worlds'', released on [[Defected Records]] UK. |
He produced and co-released [[Miss Honey Dijon|Honey Dijon]]'s debut album ''Best of Both Worlds'', released on [[Defected Records]] UK. |
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He has been a longtime producer and songwriter for [[DJ Colette]], for whom he produced three albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5672672/colette-switches-sound-on-when-the-musics-loud-album|title=Colette Switches Sound on 'When The Music's Loud' Album|date=August 26, 2013|website=Billboard.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> When writing, he often starts with a melodic keyboard part and builds drums, and vocal melodies around it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.traxsource.com/articles/150/colette-and-tim-k-studio-tour|title=Colette and Tim K Studio Tour|website=News.traxsource.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Her "Italo-disco-owing" and "indelible electro" album ''When The Music's Loud'', featuring all compositions co-written and many produced by Tim K, was released in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/colette-when-the-musics-loud-album-stream/|title=Colette Weds Hard House to Italo-Disco on 'When the Music's Loud' LP|date=August 20, 2013|website=Spin.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref> |
He has been a longtime producer and songwriter for [[DJ Colette]], for whom he produced three albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/code/5672672/colette-switches-sound-on-when-the-musics-loud-album|title=Colette Switches Sound on 'When The Music's Loud' Album|date=August 26, 2013|website=Billboard.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> When writing, he often starts with a melodic keyboard part and builds drums, and vocal melodies around it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.traxsource.com/articles/150/colette-and-tim-k-studio-tour|title=Colette and Tim K Studio Tour|website=News.traxsource.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Her "Italo-disco-owing" and "indelible electro" album ''When The Music's Loud'', featuring all compositions co-written and many produced by Tim K, was released in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/colette-when-the-musics-loud-album-stream/|title=Colette Weds Hard House to Italo-Disco on 'When the Music's Loud' LP|date=August 20, 2013|website=Spin.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15745-when-the-musics-loud/ |title=Colette: "When the Music's Loud" | Tracks | Pitchfork |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006211351/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15745-when-the-musics-loud/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was named by ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' as one of the 99 Greatest Dance Albums of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time |title=The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time | Thump |access-date=August 17, 2015 |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819074606/http://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/the-99-greatest-dance-albums-of-all-time |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was also named as one of ''Billboard'' 's Top 20 Dance albums of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5847773/best-20-dance-music-albums-of-2013|title=20 Best Dance Music Albums of 2013: CODE Picks|date=December 20, 2013|website=Billboard.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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In December 2013, he produced and co-wrote debut single "War Of Hearts" for artist [[Russell Taylor (musician)|Russell Taylor]], helping him win [[VH1]] Artist You Oughta Know award, which he performed live December 2, 2013 on ''[[Big Morning Buzz Live]]''.<ref> |
In December 2013, he produced and co-wrote debut single "War Of Hearts" for artist [[Russell Taylor (musician)|Russell Taylor]], helping him win [[VH1]] Artist You Oughta Know award, which he performed live December 2, 2013 on ''[[Big Morning Buzz Live]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/982068/war-of-hearts-big-morning-buzz-live.jhtml |title="War of Hearts (Big Morning Buzz Live)" by Russell Taylor | Show Performance | VH1.com |access-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206091355/http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/982068/war-of-hearts-big-morning-buzz-live.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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A longtime vintage recording technique aficionado, using vintage microphones, techniques, tape and James Brown's old mixer, he recorded [[Shoshana Bean]]'s second album ''O'Farrell Street'' in 2012 at North Hollywood.<ref> |
A longtime vintage recording technique aficionado, using vintage microphones, techniques, tape and James Brown's old mixer, he recorded [[Shoshana Bean]]'s second album ''O'Farrell Street'' in 2012 at North Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web |url=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 |title=On Her Sophomore Album O'Farrell Street, … – Hummingbird Media |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618011031/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 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/myriad-of-now-mw0002316215|title=Myriad of Now - Hawthorne Headhunters | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Tim K lent a hand to [[The System (band)|The System]]'s 2012 release for beatmaker [[David Frank (musician)|David Frank]]'s production "Mother Ungh Ungh", providing some "stutter" style edit of [[Mic Murphy]]'s vocals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://davidfrankmusic.com/?p=461|title=The System-Mother Ungh Ungh – process, chord {{sic|stuc|ture|nolink=y}}, sound evolution |website=Davidfrankmusic.com|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/n%C3%BC-revolution-mw0002120274|title=Nü Revolution - Les Nubians | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/n%C3%BC-revolution-mw0002120274|title=Nü Revolution - Les Nubians | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |
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==Home & Garden== |
==Home & Garden== |
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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]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/7511-Home-Garden|title=Home & Garden|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Their debut full-length 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]].<ref> |
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]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/7511-Home-Garden|title=Home & Garden|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Their debut full-length record ''Domesticated'' was released on [[Om Records]] in 2007. It featured appearances from [[Derrick Carter]], [[Lisa Shaw (musician)|Lisa Shaw]], [[DJ Colette]], [[Lucy Woodward]], Chez Damier and [[Mic Murphy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.om-records.com/releases/695-domesticated |title=OM Records - Domesticated - Electronic music, dance music and hip hop, music reviews, news, interviews, blogs, art, design, fashion and events |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002715/http://www.om-records.com/releases/695-domesticated |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> |
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==Tiny Hearts== |
==Tiny Hearts== |
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Tim K is currently working a collaborative project, [[Tiny Hearts]] with producer [[Waajeed]] and vocalist Dede Reynolds.<ref name = "tkwp">{{cite web|url=http://www.waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-magazine/issue-55 |title=Detroit Lion |publisher=Wax Poetics Inc. |date=June 24, 2013 |accessdate=2013-06-24}}</ref> Their debut EP ''Stay'' will be released on Detroit's Dirt Tech Reck label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/tinyhearts|title=Tiny Hearts|website=SoundCloud.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Their initial video "Centerfold" was released in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/tiny-hearts-centerfold-aron-kantor-video.html|title=Video Premiere: Tiny Hearts - "Centerfold" (dir. Aron Kantor)|date=August 27, 2013|website=Okayplayer.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> A live performance of Tiny Hearts was featured on Boilerroom.tv.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boilerroom.tv/boiler-room-la-x-hvw8-w-tiny-hearts-waajeed-dede-tim-k-lady-monix/ |title= |
Tim K is currently working a collaborative project, [[Tiny Hearts]] with producer [[Waajeed]] and vocalist Dede Reynolds.<ref name = "tkwp">{{cite web|url=http://www.waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-magazine/issue-55 |title=Detroit Lion |publisher=Wax Poetics Inc. |date=June 24, 2013 |accessdate=2013-06-24}}</ref> Their debut EP ''Stay'' will be released on Detroit's Dirt Tech Reck label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/tinyhearts|title=Tiny Hearts|website=SoundCloud.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Their initial video "Centerfold" was released in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/tiny-hearts-centerfold-aron-kantor-video.html|title=Video Premiere: Tiny Hearts - "Centerfold" (dir. Aron Kantor)|date=August 27, 2013|website=Okayplayer.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> A live performance of Tiny Hearts was featured on Boilerroom.tv.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boilerroom.tv/boiler-room-la-x-hvw8-w-tiny-hearts-waajeed-dede-tim-k-lady-monix/ |title=Boiler Room LA x HVW8 w/ Tiny Hearts (Waajeed, Dede, Tim K) & Lady Monix - BOILER ROOM |accessdate=2013-09-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913001342/http://boilerroom.tv/boiler-room-la-x-hvw8-w-tiny-hearts-waajeed-dede-tim-k-lady-monix/ |archivedate=September 13, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> His composition for the group, "Snow Cold", was featured on [[NPR]]'s ''[[Here and Now (Boston)|Here and Now]]'' late in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2013/11/12/female-dj-sessions|title=DJ Sessions: Female Artists Making Waves|website=Wbur.org|date=November 12, 2013 |accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Commercial and other work== |
==Commercial and other work== |
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Friskies tapped Tim K to compose music for its "Adventureland" Campaign, featured in the Winter Olympics, as well as in [[3D film|3D]] at movie theatre venues across the US.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20100401/friskies.html |title= |
Friskies tapped Tim K to compose music for its "Adventureland" Campaign, featured in the Winter Olympics, as well as in [[3D film|3D]] at movie theatre venues across the US.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20100401/friskies.html |title=Feline fantasia for Friskies - Boards |accessdate=2010-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909215652/http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20100401/friskies.html |archivedate=September 9, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://trueslant.com/level/2010/02/23/if-the-new-friskies-cat-food-commercial-is-to-be-believed-your-cat-is-on-lsd/ |title=If the new Friskies cat food commercial is to be believed, your cat is on LSD - Michael Roston - Newsbroke - True/Slant |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508145529/http://trueslant.com/level/2010/02/23/if-the-new-friskies-cat-food-commercial-is-to-be-believed-your-cat-is-on-lsd/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 9 commercial campaign featured singer Deanne Reynolds of [[Tiny Hearts]]. The commercial was listed as Advertising Age's Ad of the week.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adweek.com/video/friskies-adventureland-120844 |title=Friskies "Adventureland" | Adweek |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064359/http://www.adweek.com/video/friskies-adventureland-120844 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, Tim K composed the music for Nike's KDV shoe release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/2012/10/nike-basketball-presents-the-kdv|title=Nike Basketball Presents the KDV|website=Complex.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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Tim K | |
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Birth name | Timothy John Kvasnosky |
Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Genres | Electronic, house, hip hop, jazz, alternative dance, indietronica |
Occupation(s) | Producer, composer, musician, arranger, keyboardist |
Instrument | keyboard |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | http://www.timkmusic.com |
Timothy John Kvasnosky, known professionally as Tim K, is an American record producer, musician, and film score composer. Tim K composed the score (along with collaborator Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters) to the 2015 Sundance Film Festival select I Am Michael, starring James Franco.[1] In 2016, he scored "King Cobra" starring Christian Slater and James Franco which documented the real life murder of porn producer Bryan Kocis.[2] As a producer and sideman has also worked with artists such as Sam Sparro, Ed Droste, Jake Shears, Rahzel, Lisa Shaw, Kat DeLuna, Dam Funk, Miguel Migs and DJ Colette. He is a member of the musical group Tiny Hearts.[3] As a remixer, he produced 4 top 5 Billboard Club Play remixes.[4][5] He has also scored commercials for Nike, Target, Corona, Friskies, Volkswagen, Bulgari, Google, McDonald's, and many others.[6][7][8] His Friskies commercial composition "Adventureland" was featured during the 2010 Winter Olympics.[9][10][11]
Background
[edit]At the age of five, 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, where he jammed in his dorm room with Bosco Mann. He studied with Frank Kimbrough, Arturo O'Farrill and Don Friedman. He has been a keyboard sideman with Sam Sparro, Lisa Shaw, Kat DeLuna, Rahzel, Orchestra Clave, Miguel Migs and DJ Colette.[12][8]
Film
[edit]In 2018, Tim K scored JT Leroy starring Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern. The film is a biographical drama film that tells the story of Laura Albert, a woman who wrote and published a series of books under the pseudonym JT LeRoy, a young transgender man. The score featured an avant garde small ensemble woodwind score. [13]
In 2016, Tim K scored King Cobra, starring James Franco, Christian Slater and Molly Ringwald about the death of porn producer Bryan Kocis. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[14] The score was well received, the music praised as "effervescent electronic score" by Screen Daily.[2]
In 2015, he composed score to Buried Above Ground, a documentary by director Ben Selkow.[15]
In 2014, Tim K composed the score, with Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters, to Justin Kelly directed, Gus Van Sant produced I Am Michael starring James Franco and Emma Roberts[16] The film was selected for domestic premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, and internationally at the Berlin International Film Festival.[17][18]
Producer/songwriter
[edit]Tim K has produced records in variety of electronic music styles, often with jazz influences.[19]
In 2017, he produced Sam Sparro's "Christmas In Blue"[20] EP, which featured some classic carols in a vintage 1960s jazz style production.[21] The independently release EP reached No. 25 on the Billboard Jazz Chart.[22]
He produced and co-released Honey Dijon's debut album Best of Both Worlds, released on Defected Records UK.
He has been a longtime producer and songwriter for DJ Colette, for whom he produced three albums.[23] When writing, he often starts with a melodic keyboard part and builds drums, and vocal melodies around it.[24] Her "Italo-disco-owing" and "indelible electro" album When The Music's Loud, featuring all compositions co-written and many produced by Tim K, was released in September 2013.[25][26] The album was named by Vice as one of the 99 Greatest Dance Albums of all time.[27] The album was also named as one of Billboard 's Top 20 Dance albums of 2013.[28]
In December 2013, he produced and co-wrote debut single "War Of Hearts" for artist Russell Taylor, helping him win VH1 Artist You Oughta Know award, which he performed live December 2, 2013 on Big Morning Buzz Live.[29]
A longtime vintage recording technique aficionado, using vintage microphones, techniques, tape and James Brown's old mixer, he recorded Shoshana Bean's second album O'Farrell Street in 2012 at North Hollywood.[30] 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.[31] Tim K lent a hand to The System's 2012 release for beatmaker David Frank's production "Mother Ungh Ungh", providing some "stutter" style edit of Mic Murphy's vocals.[32]
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.[33]
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.[34] Later in the year, a track he produced, "Stressin'" featuring Kissey was selected for Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz compilation, volume 7.[35] Also in 2010, Tim K produced the lead single "Slow Recovery" for Lucy Woodward's Hooked album for Verve Records.[36]
Home & Garden
[edit]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.[37] Their debut full-length 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.[38][37]
Tiny Hearts
[edit]Tim K is currently working a collaborative project, Tiny Hearts with producer Waajeed and vocalist Dede Reynolds.[39] Their debut EP Stay will be released on Detroit's Dirt Tech Reck label.[40] Their initial video "Centerfold" was released in September 2013.[41] A live performance of Tiny Hearts was featured on Boilerroom.tv.[42] His composition for the group, "Snow Cold", was featured on NPR's Here and Now late in 2013.[43]
Commercial and other work
[edit]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.[9][44][45] The 9 commercial campaign featured singer Deanne Reynolds of Tiny Hearts. The commercial was listed as Advertising Age's Ad of the week.[46] In 2013, Tim K composed the music for Nike's KDV shoe release.[47]
Selected discography and chart performance
[edit]Year | Artist | Album/Song(s) | Details |
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2022 | Honey Dijon | Stand | Co-writing, Engineering, Vocal Arrangement |
2020 | Sam Sparro | Everything | Co-writing |
Jake Shears | Meltdown | Remix | |
Maluca Mala | Trakalosa | Mixer | |
2019 | Morrissey | Morning Starship | Additional Engineering, Vocal Arranging |
Honey Dijon and Tim K featuring Nomi Ruiz | Why on Cafe Del Mar Vol XXV | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Keyboards | |
Semma | Ribbons and Bows | Keyboards, Co Writing | |
2018 | Duke Dumont | Inhale | Keyboards |
Kelela & Girl Unit | WYWD | Co-writing, Keyboards | |
2017 | Honey Dijon featuring Nomi Ruiz, Joi Cardwell, Sam Sparro | Best Of Both Worlds | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Keyboards |
DEDE & Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear | Faultline | Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-writer | |
Kingdom featuring Syd of The Internet | Nothin | Additional Production, Keyboards, Co-writer | |
Sam Sparro | Christmas In Blue | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Piano | |
Gavin Turek | Good Look For You | Producer, Engineer, Multi-instrumentalist | |
Dawn Richard | Infrared EP | Co-writing, Keyboards, Mixing | |
2016 | Complex Movements with Invincible (rapper) and Waajeed | Apple Orchards | Mixing, Add'l Arrangement, Orchestration, Keys |
2013 | Shoshana Bean | O'Farrell Street | Producer, Engineer |
DJ Colette | When The Music's Loud | Producer, Engineer, Musician, Co-Writer | |
Tiny Hearts | Stay Ep | Co-Producer, Engineer, Musician, Co-Writer | |
Russell Taylor | War Of Hearts | Producer, Engineer, Musician, Co-Writer | |
2012 | Radical Something | Cutty Spot | Writing, Add'l Keys |
2011 | The System | Mother Ungh Ungh | Additional Production |
Les Nubians | Afro Dance | Producer, Keyboards | |
Anuhea | Big Deal | Songwriter | |
2010 | Lucy Woodward | Slow Recovery | Producer, Arranger, Keyboards |
Kirk Whalum featuring Isaac Hayes | I Loved You In Memphis | Remixer | |
Dam Funk | How Will It Be Between U & Me | Co-Producer, Mixer, Instrumentalist | |
Kissey | Stressin' Mushroom Jazz Vol 7 | Producer, Mixer, Instrumentalist, Co-Writer | |
Lisa Shaw | Can You See Him | Producer, Arranger, Keyboards | |
2008 | Home & Garden featuring Derrick Carter | Domesticated | Producer, Keyboards, Co-writing |
Home & Garden featuring Chez Damier | In & Out | Producer, Keyboards, Co-writing | |
2007 | Fred Everything featuring Lisa Shaw | Here I Am | String Arrangement |
2007 | Janita | Seasons Of Life | Remixer, Keyboards |
2004 | Esthero | OG Bitch | Remixer |
Debi Nova | One Rhythm | Remixer | |
Greenskeepers | Go | Remixer |
Year | Title | Peak Position | Credit |
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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 |
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