1. Timothy Gerard Landers was born on November 1,1956 and is an American bassist best known for his contribution to the 1970s-80s jazz-fusion genre and his work with Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, and Gil Evans.
13 Facts About Tim Landers
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Tim Landers is known for his contribution to bass guitar design with the Pedulla Buzz bass and Peavey Dyna Bass as well as his Signature Series, the Peavey TL-5 and TL-6.
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Tim Landers's father played guitar, electric bass, and lap steel guitar professionally.
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Tim Landers's mother sang with church choirs and played piano.
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Tim Landers moved to New York City in 1978 and lived there until 1984.
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Tim Landers worked with Gil Evans, Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, Barry Finnerty, Horace Arnold, Sam Morrison, Tiger Okoshi, Mike Stern, Nicholas Pike, and Michael Shrieve.
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Tim Landers was a founding member of the jazz-fusion group Vital Information with David Wilczewski and Journey drummer Steve Smith.
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Tim Landers shifted gears in 1984 and moved to Los Angeles.
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Tim Landers worked with Joe Chiccarelli, Richie Wise, Paul Brown, and David Kershenbaum and recorded with Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Stan Ridgeway, Al Stewart, Vince Neil, Andy Kim, Graham Nash, Loreena McKennitt, Beyonce, The Pointer Sisters, Stevie Nicks, and Jethro Tull.
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Tim Landers continued to contribute to jazz recordings on the west coast for Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, Frank Gambale, Eric Marienthal, and Gannin Arnold.
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Tim Landers spent a number of years as musical director for pianist John Tesh and produced Tesh's recordings, including two big-band jazz albums, and was nominated for both a Grammy and GMA Dove Award.
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Tim Landers has written for national commercials for Nike, MacDonald's, Sprint, and Coca-Cola.
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Tim Landers uses his own signature model basses designed by Landers and produced by Peavey Electronics from 1988 to 1996.