Tim Desmond

GIG EXPERIENCE (highlights) • AudioWave – http://www.alivenetwork.com/bandpage.asp?bandname=Audio%20Wave Wedding gigs with Leeds based wedding band AudioWave. • Dep Leppard - https://www.facebook.com/deplepparduk/ Gigs with Def Leppard tribute band 'Dep Leppard' • The Boss UK - http://www.springsteentribute.co.uk/index.html Gigs with Bruce Springsteen tribute band 'The Boss UK' • Treacle – www.treaclelive.com Touring the UK with the county’s number 1 party band. • Congo Faith Healers – www.thecongofaithhealers.com Various high profile appearances including Latitude Festival, Harvest Time Blues Festival and Bloomberg’s Summer Party. • New Cassettes - Recording 3rd Album @ Sonic Ranch Studios in El Paso, TX. 2013 • Samantha Bower – www.DownTownArtists.co.uk/Samantha-Bower Gigs with new artist Samantha Bower signed to Down Town Artists. 2010-2011 • New Rhodes - www.NewRhodes.com Playing drums for gigs and tours in England, Scotland and Italy. In July 2008 we played an Italian festival in support of ‘After Hours’, the no.1 Italian indie-rock band, to a crowd of 5,000 music fans. Signed to Salty Cat & Fabtone Records. 2006 – 2010 • Royal Showdown - www.MySpace.com/RoyalShowdownBand Playing percussion for gigs in London. In July 2008 we played a headline gig at the Clapham Grand with the full 14 piece band including horn and string sections. Signed to D Records. 2008 • Matron London-based, Death Metal band. Founded the band with Sam Brandon (Virus), played with James McIlroy (Cradle Of Filth) and opposite Adam Betts (JTQ). 2005 • Ostara - www.Ostara.net Playing drums for gigs in England, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy. The band would utilise a backing track of samples and keyboards when playing live which meant playing with a click track at gigs. Signed to Trisol. 2002 – 2006 • Atar & the Funkadrome - www.MySpace.com/AtarAndTheFunkadrome Playing percussion for gigs in London and Manchester. I would have a full percussive setup when gigging with this band, including congas, timbales and hand percussion. Signed to D Records. 2002 – 2006 • Mr Gone - www.MySpace.com/MrGone85 Playing percussion for a gig supporting ‘Maceo Parker’ at Kaunas Jazz Festival in Lithuania. The gig was recorded for television broadcast in Lithuania. Oct 2005 • Metal Works Playing drums for the friday night residency at the Marquee Club in London with Richie Faulkner (guitar- Judas Priest), Pete Friesen (guitar- Alice Cooper) and opposite Les Binks (drums- Judas Priest). The band plays heavy rock covers from the 70s, 80s and 90s. 2005 • The Jack Hawkins Band & Singers Playing drums for various functions and events in London & SE England. The gigs would require sight reading of a wide range of cover songs and medleys. 2003 • Pontins Holiday Park, Beach Road, Hemsby-on-sea, NR29 4HL Playing drums in the house band for two, 7-week, summer seasons. The band would play sets of covers each night as well as backing the Blue-Coat cabaret shows each week. The gigs would require sight reading of a wide range of cover songs. 2001–2 RECORDING EXPERIENCE (discography) • New Rhodes – ‘Everybody Loves a Scene’ Fabtone Records (Japan), www.Fabtone.jp, FABC080, release date 05/11/08. Salty Cat Records (UK), www.MySpace.com/SaltyCatRecords, SCCD006, release date 02/02/09. • New Rhodes – ‘History of Britain’ Salty Cat Records (UK), www.MySpace.com/SaltyCatRecords, SCCD002, release date 09/10/06. • Ostara – ‘Immaculate Destruction’ Trisol (Germany), www.Trisol.de, TRI248CD, release date 26/09/05. • Atar & the Funkadrome – ‘Funkadrome’ D Records (UK), www.DRecords.co.uk, D009, release date 19/09/05. • Atar & the Funkadrome – ‘You Set my Soul on Fire’ D Records (UK), www.DRecords.co.uk, D007, release date 25/04/05. • Ostara – ‘Ultima Thule’ Eis & Licht (Germany), www.EisLicht.de, EIS034, release date 24/11/03.