| Tim Reynolds |
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| Background information |
| Born |
December 15, 1957 (1957-12-15) (age 51) |
| Genres |
Instrumental rock, jazz, jazz fusion, classical music, funk, R&B Americana, psychedelic rock, rock and roll |
| Occupations |
Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments |
Guitar, mandolin, sitar, bass, piano, violin, drums, keyboards, harp, djembe, percussion, backing vocals |
| Years active |
1984 – present |
| Labels |
T.R. Music |
| Associated acts |
TR3, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Dave Matthews Band, Dave Matthews & Friends |
| Website |
Official website |
Tim Reynolds (born 15 December 1957 in Wiesbaden, Germany)[1] is an American multi-instrumentalist who has been described as a musical virtuoso, having mastered at least seven instruments, and demonstrating proficiency on several more. Reynolds has gained the most acclaim for his performance on acoustic and electric guitar, equally. One reviewer has declared Reynolds 'an under-rated master'.[2]
Tim Reynolds plays the guitar, piano, sitar, drums, violin, bass, keyboards, ethnic percussive instruments, solo djembe, harp, uses drum machines for special effects, and has been known to sing,[3] although his work with his band is primarily instrumental rock music. He plays with a familiarity in all genres of music, with the exception of country music. Reynolds' command of melody and timing, and his uncanny ability to improvise on all of his instruments are his trademark. Because of this, Reynolds has a taping policy that allows fans to record his concerts because his improvisational skills are such that no two performances of any song are ever alike, with Reynolds embellishing them differently.[1]
Tim Reynolds is the founding member of the band TR3, and has frequently performed with the Dave Matthews Band. He often tours with Dave Matthews as an acoustic duo, in addition to performing as a member of Dave Matthews & Friends.
Early years
Reynolds was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, where his father, a career military man, was stationed. He says he hails from nowhere, because the family moved so often. Some of the places the family lived include Germany, a farm in Indiana, then on an army base in Alaska, then to Kansas, then to Missouri, where he lived longer than any other place until he was old enough to move away as an adult. Both parents were extremely devout Christians and he says he grew up with Christian music all around him. However, his older sister possessed some albums from The Beatles, which he says, even as a very young child, he loved instantly, playing air guitar to their music.
Upon reaching adolescence, Reynolds was able to learn guitar and electric bass guitar, so he could perform in the family's local Church choir three times a week,[1] with the secret added bonus that he was able to begin experimenting with learning what eventually became second nature; adding riffs infused with rock and roll, funk and soul music by the age of twelve.[2] Upon graduation from high school, he moved away from home, and after moving from the Midwestern States, landed in Charlottesville, Virginia, finding jazz, jazz fusion, and experimental music enthusiasts there. Reynolds found the college town a more welcoming environment for him to branch out musically there than in any of his previous homes, and added to his experimentation other musical influences to his repretoire, including sixties psychedelic rock, citing some of his early influences as Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Led Zeppelin.[1]
By the 1990s, he had formed the "Tim Reynolds Three" or TR3, and had added other influences to his repertoire; music from Nine Inch Nails, Bob Marley, and Marilyn Manson.[2]
Musical collaborations
Dave Matthews
Reynolds was performing in Charlottesville in the late 1980s when his old college roommate, Nic Cappon, encouraged him to perform at a local bar, Miller's, where he met bartender Dave Matthews.[4] Reynolds explains:
I played there [Miller's in Charlottesville] all the time. Dave Matthews was the bartender. I knew the rest of his [future] band way before that. We played together in Charlottesville since I moved there in 1981. I would play with LeRoi Moore and Carter Beauford. Dave moved to town in 1987. When the Dave Matthews Band started (1991), I already had my own band (TR3). I told him (Dave Matthews), “I've got a band and I kind of like the way it is. You should start your band.” I could see that he needed to do his own thing.
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In 1993, Reynolds and Dave Matthews started playing a few acoustic duo sets. These featured Matthews's music, stripped down to just the acoustic guitar, paired with Reynolds's guitar, and occasionally slide guitar. During these sets, Reynolds would play between one to four of his own pieces that spanned his own catalogue of work. After a few years these shows gained popularity, and in 1996 Matthews and Reynolds embarked on their first full tour together as a duo. In 1999, coinciding with a 40-date tour, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College was released.[5]
After a short break, Reynolds toured again with Matthews as a duo in 2003. Reynolds and Matthews then reprised their duo shows as an opening act for the Dave Matthews & Friends tour in 2003 and early 2004. They played several shows together in 2006 and 2007. Reynolds joined Matthews on a mini-tour of Europe in February and March 2007. On August 14, 2007, Matthews and Reynolds released a live CD/DVD set, Live at Radio City, including the songs "Stay or Leave", "Gravedigger", "Cornbread", and "Dancing Nancies," among others. It also includes two of Reynolds's own songs: "You are My Sanity" and "Betrayal".[6]
In 2008, Reynolds once again joined Dave Matthews Band for the recording Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King with producer Rob Cavallo. It is Reynolds's first recording collaboration with Matthews since 2003's Some Devil and his first with Dave Matthews Band since 1998's Before These Crowded Streets.[7]
Reynolds and Matthews performed together several times in April 2008: in support of Presidential candidate Barack Obama,[8] at the "Seeds of Compassion" show in Seattle, Washington,[9] and at Jack Johnson's Kokua Festival at the Waikiki Shell on the island of O'ahu, in Honolulu, Hawai'i.[10]
Reynolds is currently touring as the lead guitarist of the Dave Matthews Band in support of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. He joined the band on tour in early 2008, replacing keyboardist Butch Taylor.
Dave Matthews & Friends
Following the release of Dave Matthews's first solo album, Some Devil, Matthews brought together many of the albums' collaborators and embarked on a small winter 2003/2004 U.S. tour. The group consisted of Trey Anastasio (of Phish) on guitar, Brady Blade on drums, Tony Hall on bass, Ray Paczkowski on keys, and Reynolds on guitar.[11] Each show opened with a small acoustic Matthews and Reynolds set, and then followed with the full band set with Reynolds performing on electric guitar. Most of Some Devil was played live that tour, along with a wide variety of covers, including, by Reynolds's request, Peter Gabriel's hit "Solsbury Hill".[citation needed]
Dave Matthews & Friends performed occasional shows again in 2004, 2005, and 2006.[12][13][14][15][16] In 2008, Reynolds joined Dave Matthews Band on their summer North American tour, and scheduled to rejoin them on their Spring 2009 North American tour.
Charity
Reynolds and Matthews performed on a 2008 album called Songs for Tibet, an initiative to support Tibet, Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso and to underline the human rights violations committed against Tibet by China.[17] On Oct. 4 2009 Reynolds performed with Dave Matthews in St. Louis, MO as part of FarmAid 2009.[18]
Personal life
Reynolds has three children. Reynolds' first wife, Linna, and Tim have a son, Josef, born in February 1982. After that relationship ended, Reynolds married fashion designer Diane Thomas and became stepfather to her son, Jostin, born in October 1987. In 1995, the couple had a daughter, Eura. Thomas and Reynolds are now divorced. He currently resides in New Mexico, after living for 17 years in Virginia.
Taping / Trading Policy
Tim Reynolds has an open taping policy that extends to TR3. It is available on his website.
Discography
Reynolds in concert, 2008
Studio
- 1993 – Stream
- 1997 – Sanctuary
- 1999 – Astral Projection
- 2000 – See Into Your Soul
- 2000 – Stream (re-release)
- 2001 – Nomadic Wavelength
- 2001 – ID - From the Lab (vol one)
- 2002 – Petroglyph
- 2005 – Parallel Universe
Live
- 1996 – Gossip of the Neurons
- 2002 – Chaos View
As TR3
- 1988 – TR3
- 1991 – Shifting Currents
- 1995 – Light Up Ahead
- 1995 – Comin' After You
- 2009 – Radiance
As Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
With Dave Matthews Band
References
Listening interviews
External links
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