Tim Davies
Tim Davies is not your average composer and drummer. While he is classically trained in composition and percussion, the 33 year old Australian is just as at home writing for a big band, playing drums in a rock band or conducting a symphony orchestra. Imagine Oliver Nelson gets drunk with John Bonham listening to Prokofiev. While claims like this are made by many people, Davies backs it up with his ever building list of credits.
Davies moved to Los Angeles with the assistance of several grants in the fall of 1998 to study film scoring at the University of Southern California. While at USC he sought out composer/arranger/band leader John Clayton and asked for an arranging lesson. Since then Davies has worked for Clayton orchestrating, transcribing and arranging for various projects. Highlights of his work for Clayton were seasons of Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl and albums for Natalie Cole, Diana Krall and Michael Buble.
He currently lives in Los Angeles where he is a freelance arranger, orchestrator and conductor writing for film, TV, albums and live concerts. Recent credits include: When a Stranger Calls (Sony, orch & cond), The Pathfinder (Fox, add. music, orch & cond), Invasion (WB TV, orch & cond), SOCOM 3 & 4 (Video games, Sony, orch & cond), God of War 2 (Video game, Sony, orch & cond), arrangements for Alessandro Safina and Joan Orsborne.
While that explains half his life, the other half is spent writing and performing with the Tim Davies Big Band. Having formed his first band just before moving to the States, it did not take him long to assemble an LA band. The band performs often in Los Angeles, recently completing a 3 year residency. The band has recorded several albums and can be heard on many film and TV soundtracks. Davies has traveled all over the world as a guest with many big bands and presented lectures on his music and arranging.