Tim Landers

born on 1/11/1956 in Taunton, MA, United States

Tim Landers

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Timothy Gerard Landers (born November 1, 1956 in Taunton, Massachusetts) is an American bass guitarist, composer and record producer.

He graduated from Brockton High School in 1975 and attended the Berklee College of Music from 1976 to 1977, studying under Neil Stubenhaus and Whit Browne. He later moved to Los Angeles, California and works as a studio musician.

Landers has worked with many artists over the years, including:

Landers has also recorded for numerous film, television and advertising scores. Including:

  • Friends
  • Just Shoot Me
  • Cheers
  • The Tortellis
  • The Pat Sajak Show
  • The Carol Burnett Show (1991)
  • The Tracey Ullman Show
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986)
  • Greg the Bunny
  • Bobby's World
  • John and Lisa
  • One on One
  • NBA on NBC (theme)
  • Barcelona Olympics (theme)
  • CBS Sports (theme)
  • Entertainment Tonight (theme)
  • HBO NFL This Week.

Featured on countless television commercials including

  • McDonald's
  • Dodge Trucks
  • Coca Cola
  • Sprint
  • Intel
  • Nike
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Callaway
  • Budweiser
  • Toyota
  • Sony
  • Coors

Landers has also done bass guitar design for both Peavey Electronics Corporation (with his TL5 and TL6 models, one of the very first production line versions of neck-through 5 and 6 string basses) and along with Mark Egan helped Mike Pedulla with his early fretless 'Buzz' bass guitars.

References

  1. Bailey, Michael (5 February 2003). Gil Evans and his Orchestra. All About Jazz. Retrieved on 15 July 2011.
  2. Yanow, Scott. [Tim Landers at All Music Guide King Crimson Songbook, Vol. 1: Review]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 15 July 2011.

External links

  • Official website
  • Tim Landers at MySpace
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