A unique blend of pop and blues with soulful vocals and meaningful lyrics.

14 MP3 Songs
POP: Pop, BLUES: Soul-Blues

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After only one year, Tim Be Told has already made a name for themselves in the music world. Their cool blend of pop, blues and soul with musical and lyrical depth is pushing them quickly into the limelight. Their self produced album, "Getting By" (released on October 25th) was received with so much enthusiasm that even engineers from multi-platinum mastering facility, Frankford Wayne (artists include Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige), said the album was great and asked for a copy of the CD. The band has already played at a number of venues in Virginia including "Jammin' Java" (voted one of the top ten music venues in the D.C. area), "Tuttle Lounge" (where artists like Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz have also played) and "Iota Club and Cafe" (with The War and Alex Mejias). In the fall, the band opened up for Sparky's Flaw at the University of Virginia amphitheater which helped them to gain much needed exposure. They recently finished headlining a show at the renowned "Knitting Factory" in New York City where audience members labeled the group as one of the best live bands they had seen in a long time.

Tim Be Told began with a phone call between front man Tim Ouyang and guitarist Andrew Chae in the Spring of 2006. Andrew had recently graduated from Wheaton College and was working in California while Tim was studying architecture at the University of Virginia. Andrew moved to Charlottesville that fall to pursue music together with Tim and his friend Luan Nguyen, a fellow student at the University of Virginia. The band spent the first few months playing together and developing their unique sound. They began recording their first album in May of 2007 with drummer Jim Barredo. In August, the guys met bassist, Parker Stanley, at the Jammin' Java. The three quickly realized that Jim and Parker were the two missing pieces to the puzzle. Parker joined the band as the Bass player, and Jim, who is pursuing a career in Finance unofficially signed on to play the drums on tour. Parker and Jim were whisked into the studio to put some finishing touches on the album before sending it off to be replicated. The band went straight to work promoting their upcoming album, booking shows, and building a fan base.

Tim Be Told creates music that rejects pop mainstream mentalities and embraces human experience. With so many musicians and artists looking to entertain and achieve monetary success, the guys in Tim Be Told are looking to give listeners the opportunity hear melodies that move and lyrics that leave lasting impressions. "This band will singlehandedly start the revolution that will save popular music from its decaying and dying state."

Tags: pop