{"id":5829,"date":"2016-02-03T18:33:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T18:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/02\/03\/former-trans-siberian-orchestra-mickey-hart-vocalist-tim-hockenberry-to-release-self-titled-debut-album-of-original-music-march-4th-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-02-03T18:33:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T18:33:41","slug":"former-trans-siberian-orchestra-mickey-hart-vocalist-tim-hockenberry-to-release-self-titled-debut-album-of-original-music-march-4th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/02\/03\/former-trans-siberian-orchestra-mickey-hart-vocalist-tim-hockenberry-to-release-self-titled-debut-album-of-original-music-march-4th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trans-Siberian Orchestra \/ Mickey Hart Vocalist Tim Hockenberry to Release Self-titled Debut Album of Original Music March 4th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"


Tim Hockenberry is a versatile multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter whose voice is reminiscent of Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, and Tom Waits. He is releasing Tim Hockenberry, his self-titled debut album of all original music, worldwide on March 4th, 2016. He is also a gifted interpreter of well-known cover songs, and you only need to hear a few bars of Hockenberry singing I Left My Heart In San Francisco to understand that this is an artist who has a refreshingly authentic approach to great songs.
Tim gained international fame when he performed and made it to the semi-finals (last singer standing) on America\u2019s Got Talent in 2012, where he was a favorite of judge Howard Stern. Stern declared Tim\u2019s semi-final performance of John Lennon\u2019s Imagine, with Tim on the piano accompanied by a cellist, \u201cthe most moving we\u2019ve had from a singer in a long time.\u201d The sparse arrangement won Stern over, who gave him a standing ovation and said the singer deserves \u201ca place in the finals.\u201d Sharon Osbourne described his performance as \u201cvery true\u201d and \u201crefreshing,\u201d adding, \u201cI thoroughly enjoyed it.\u201d Howie Mandel said he could listen to Tim Hockenberry sing \u201call night long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim Hockenberry is best known for his engaging and intimate cover versions of a variety of well known hits, and for some 20 years he\u2019s made his living singing them in concert halls, living rooms, private events, and clubs. It never really mattered what Tim sang; he was beloved by his fans. He hadn’t performed his own songs much, except for once-in-awhile occurrences. But that all changed when he met up with vocalist and producer, Natasha Miller.<\/p>\n

In 2014 Tim didn\u2019t have a manager, so he and Natasha entered into a formal agreement and began a complete reshaping of his musical direction\u2014moving from covers to more of Tim\u2019s own compositions. \u201cI had heard a couple of Tim\u2019s originals and thought they were \u2018hit\u2019 material,\u201d says Natasha. \u201cI asked him if he had more. Not only did he have more, they poured out of him, almost on demand.\u201d Tim began writing more new songs, and they went back and looked at others he\u2019d already done but put aside. With a couple more written by his sons, there were enough for a full-length recording.<\/p>\n

The first track, \u201cMe and You,\u201d was written by Tim with his 19-year-old son Maxx on Christmas Day in 2012. \u201cIf the Sky Was to Fall\u201d was written with his youngest son Jack, who was 17 at the time. Meanwhile, about the same time Tim and Natasha began working together, she enlisted her brother Justin Miller to play with Tim in his live band and help shape a new and different sound for his shows. That was the turning point\u2014it was Justin himself who did the production, arrangements and played most of the instruments on the entire project… \u201cWe all got excited and motivated and started on what would become a year-long project,\u201d says Natasha. \u201cIt\u2019s been so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim\u2019s songs became Justin\u2019s canvas for painting nuances\u2013sounds both bold and subtle that spoke to the personality and content of each song itself. Stories Tim was telling through his songs became more vivid and alive in Justin\u2019s interpretation and imagination. The common threads throughout are Tim\u2019s vocals and writing. Each song charts its own unique journey from the first moment to the end. From pizzicato violin, yodeling, and the klezmer-sounds of the accordion to the speech-like tones of the Hammond B3 and the Deep-South wailing of the slide guitar\u2014the songs travel through many layers of what is categorized these days as Americana. Mostly acoustic, always authentic.<\/p>\n

Born on June 13, 1962 in upstate New York, Tim\u2019s family moved a few times during his childhood. He graduated in 1980 from Owatonna High School in rural Minnesota in a small town south of Minneapolis. Tim’s musical odyssey began when he sang in the choir, and then taught himself to play the piano while fervently playing the trombone as well. He eventually moved to Northern California and he has been a mainstay in the entertainment industry ever since, having become known for his covers of Sitting on the Dock of The Bay or Christmas by the Bay. Tim Hockenberry splits his time between Charleston, South Carolina and San Francisco, California, where he has become a beloved part of the Bay Area\u2019s rich arts culture.<\/p>\n

Over the past few years Tim Hockenberry has shared the stage with many legendary performers including Bonnie Raitt, Steve Miller, and Robert Cray, to name a few. Tim has established himself as a very compelling and important artist in the Bay Area music scene. In addition to touring with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and with Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Tim has performed at high-profile venues all over northern California, including The Fillmore, Great American Music Hall, Bimbo’s 365 Club, The Napa Valley Opera House, The Luther Burbank Center for the Performing Arts, Feinstein’s at the Hotel Nikko, and 142 Throckmorton Theater. He has also headlined at a multitude of festivals including the Robert Mondavi Summer Concert Series, the Clearwater Jazz Festival, and the Mill Valley Arts Festival.<\/p>\n

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Source: www.timhockenberry.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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