Tim is an accomplished writer, producer, and performer, with musical credits in cinema, televison, and theatre. He has also performed live on radio, television, and on stage in Canada and the United States. His music has been heard worldwide through licensing and television.
Tim has been seen performing with very talented artists from Montréal, New York, Calgary and Toronto. You can see him performing primarily with the amazing Amanda Mabro both live and in her recent "Superwoman in the Making" video. Tim can be heard on Amanda's EP, "Red Rows" and it's forthcoming companion EP "Wine Flows" (scheduled for release in Autumn 2008). Tim is a studio and stage veteran and has performed for many acts, such as Martin Robichaud, Noelle Hannibal, and others. He is the resident drummer for both Blue Punkin Studios and Beat Soup Sound Studios.
As a producer, Tim has been "behind the board" for a number of projects, including Beg To Differ (with a song featured in the movie "Just Write"), The Nixon Tapes, Project Ivy, his solo material and other future (still in-the-works) projects.
Tim is endorsed by Tangereens Percussion Sticks, created by P9 Designs and Ari Hoenig
To hire Tim's musical services and/or to license his music for your work, please
click here to contact him.Selected Licensing of Tim's Work
Just Write
Starring Jeremy Piven, Sherilyn Fenn, Alex Rocco
Features: "Car Crash Like Love"
written by Paul Casey and Tim van de Ven
SOCAN/BMI
Hurts So Good
Written and directed by Johnny Blaze Leavitt
Features: "Five" and "How Could I've Been So Blind"
written by Tim van de Ven
SOCAN/BMI
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UPDATE: This play just finished a second run! "Brave New Dorm" Commercial Television
Campaign for Target Department Stores Written by Andrea Revel. and Tim van de Ven
It features Tim on drums and percussion.
It also features: Andrea singing and playing guitar, Cozmos Quazar playing a multitude of instruments (bass, glockenspiel, guitar) and Adam Percy (AToM) driving the mixing console.
This song was recorded in Tim's studio, Blue Punkin Studio.
Enjoy a recent live video with Amanda at The Rivoli:
Thanks for adding me as a friend Tim van de Ven! I really hope that you enjoy my music! If you have the time please, checkout my mailing list, facebook or last.fm to keep in touch :-)
HOS wants to say thank you so very much for remembering our music. --------------------- HOS vous remercie d'avoir bien voulu vous souvenir de notre musique.
Hi Tim How are you ? Hard to believe 3 months have passed . We got back about a week ago from Kentucky ,lovely place :) Scott's family is EXACTLY like him,lol.I loved it ! A little hotter than I am use to however ,lol. So please tell me what's been going on in Van de land ? Hugs Krista
Hey Tim ! Thank you so much it means a lot . How are things anyway ? Stressed here with so much to do before the big move but it's all good . TTYS Krista
Tim The new song is fantastic ! Takes you to another time ,I love it.Thanks for sharing . Scott's got a new song up ,different from his others ,check it out if you like or it's on my profile. TTYS have a great weekend Krista x
Hey Tim Great to hear from you . Yes I had seen you had a new one up but I was having some problems with my space and was to nervous to go on anyones profiles until I was sure I got all the glitches out ,lol. So I will have a listen and get back to you :)Hope things are going well with you ,I'm not sure where you're located at the moment but I am sure like most of us you're ready for this winter to end . Things are pretty good here other than the same ol' waiting for this whole immigration thing to be over but I hear it can take years :( otherwise we are having the time of our lives.I just bought Scott a new keyboard/portable grand so he can play in some cafes etc here as most of his equiptment is still in San Francisco,very excited about that. TTYS Krista xx
I was so disapointed to miss out but the food poisoning lasted all evening. I'm much better now, only with an aversion to cheeze for the next little while!
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