Origin Bolton, England Instruments guitar Labels ID, Mercury, Rufus/UMA Genres Jazz | Occupation(s) musician, songwriter Years active 1979–present Name Tim Rollinson Record label Mercury Records | |
Birth name Timothy Robert Rollinson Role Composer · timrollinson.com Albums Cause + Effect, You Tunes, Deeper, Curvystrasse, Depends on What You Mean by Love Music groups Directions In Groove, The Blackeyed Susans (1991 – 1992) Similar People Terepai Richmond, Kim Salmon, Ross Bolleter, Rob Snarski, Martyn P Casey | ||
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Timothy Robert "Tim" Rollinson (born 1959) from Bolton, England is an Australian jazz guitarist and composer who was a founder of Sydney-based acid jazz group Directions in Groove (D.I.G.) (1991–1998, 2008) as well as his own trio, quartets and studio project, The Modern Congress. His work for D.I.G. included winning two APRA Awards for song writing, 1994 'Best Jazz Composition' for "Favourite" and 1996 'Most Performed Jazz Work' for "Futures". As well as two ARIA Music Award nominations, 1994 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' for "Re-Invent Yourself" and 1995 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for Deeper. He released two solo albums, Cause and Effect in 1997 and You Tunes in 2010.
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Biography
Timothy Robert Rollinson was born in 1959 in Bolton, England. He joined cabaret band Pressed Meat & the Smallgoods in Sydney in mid-1989 on guitar which included Kathy Wemyss (ex-Chad's Tree). Both were recruited to perform and record with The Blackeyed Susans from late 1990 to early 1991. That group had formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1989 and relocated to Sydney and collected new members.
In 1991 Rollinson was the founding guitarist for acid jazz group Directions in Groove (D.I.G.). He contributed song writing to the group's three albums. Rollinson released a solo album, Cause and Effect in 1997 on Mercury Records. The third album for D.I.G., Curvystrasse, followed in 1998 and the group disbanded thereafter. They briefly reformed in 2008 for the Remixed Live Tour. His work for D.I.G. included winning two APRA Awards for song writing, 1994 'Best Jazz Composition' for "Favourite" and 1996 'Most Performed Jazz Work' for "Futures". As well as two ARIA Music Award nominations, 1994 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' for "Re-Invent Yourself" and 1995 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for Deeper.
Rollinson has performed with Vince Jones, Louis Tillett, Tim Hopkins, Tony Buck, Joe Lane, Barney McAll and David Watson.
Rollinson has written music for theatre, short films, two features and for television. He released his second solo album, You Tunes, on Rufus Records in June 2010.
Albums
Compilation albums
Songs
Third Stroke
Freezerville
The Favourite
Silent Spirit
Clearlight
Cause and Effect
Coral Sea Gospel
Two Way Dreamtime
I Hear a Rhapsody
DNA
Medium Rare
White Lion Brow
Who Do You Blame?
Nth Degree
E Squared
Lazy Circles
All Is Quiet
Re-Invent Yourself
Upside
Hip Replacement
Pythonicity
Rumour Has It
Klunky
Futures
Klikkety Klak
Suffer the Children
Antimatter
Terrified From Dizzy Heights
Would We
Aqua Temporal
O'Cumbayah
Green T