Tim Emmons

Tim Emmons

Rock / Jazz / Fusion

Bio

Tim is an active freelance musician in the Los Angeles area and a veteran of more than one hundred film and television scores including The Simpsons, The Day After Tomorrow, Something's Gotta Give, The Incredibles, Family Guy, The Wedding Planner and Reefer Madness:The Musical. He has also played in the pit for dozens of major theatrical productions including Candide, Swan Lake, and Ragtime. An eclectic musician, Tim has recorded for Justin Timberlake, Andrea Boccelli, Brandy, John Tesh and Toni Braxton. He has performed with a diverse array of artists including Stevie Wonder and Beyonce (duet), Josh Groban, Joe Pass, Richard Greene, Bo Diddley, Art Pepper, Liza Minelli, Donna Summer, Carol Channing, Rod Stewart and Cab Calloway.

In 2000 he joined Freeflight, the seminal Classical-Jazz-Fusion ensemble founded in 1982 by former L.A. Philharmonic principal flautist Jim Walker. In 2001 Tim arranged, conducted and performed music for the soundtrack of HBO's F. Scott Fitzgerald bio-pic Last CallEand the Peter Bogdanovich indie gem The Cats MeowE Tim also arranges for and directs actor Jeff Goldblums Mildred Snitzer Jazz OrchestraE An educator, he directs the Jazz Ensemble at Occidental college as well as teaching bass at Cal State LA, Azusa Pacific University, the University of Redlands and the University of California at Riverside.

Teaching Philosophy

"My teaching style has always been focused on the practical application of lesson materials to the student's "real world" musical environment. This involves attention to the specific challenges that each student faces and the general body of knowledge and technical skill that every musician is required to master to succeed in the music industry. I always strive to inculcate the triumvirate of: discipline in acquisition of technical skill, dedication to the art of music and the commensurate commitment to the work needed to master the art of musical performance, and diversity of style and technique that assures that the working musician will be able to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing musical milieu."

Credits
Selected Records

Justin Timberlake
Andrea Bocelli
Toni Braxton
Rufus Wainright
The Winans
Fred Hammond Sr.
Chico DeBarge
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Phantom Planet
Victoria Williams
John Tesh
Dru Hill
Ren & Stimpy's Xmas
Chipmunk Punk
Jeff Goldblum
The NBC Stars Christmas
Vikki Carr
Geoff Muldaur
The Negotiator Soundtrack
The String Quartet Tribute Series to 1) Linkin Park
Ian Whitcomb
Mulan (Disney Park Prod)
Main St. Electric Parade
Michael Sadler
The String Quartet Tribute Series
1) Linkin Park
2) The Grateful Dead
3) Good Charlotte
4) Chevelle
5) Toby Keith
Selected Film & TV Recording

The Incredibles
THe Day after Tomorrow
Something's Gotta Give
Collateral Damage
The Negotiator
Reefer Madness: The Musical
Get Carter
City By The Sea
The Wedding Planner
The Simpsons
Alias Master Spy
Robert Hansen (HBO)
Family Guy
Dawson’s Creek
Feast Of All Saints (HBO)
Gossip
1996 Olympic Games
The Cat’s Meow
The Best Man
Last Call (Showtime)
A Death In The Family (HBO)
Deathlands (Sci-Fi)
Disney’s John Henry Collected Stories (HBO)
The Maxx (MTV)
Last Call (Showtime)
Stanley’s Gig (Showtime)
Bio-Dome
L.A. Emmy Awards 1996
American Music Awards 1994
Pinata
Circuitry Man
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Roadflower
My Boyfriend’s Back
Friday the 13th.pts. 6 & 7
Lenny & Sid
Muppet Family Christmas
Selected Trailers

Christmas With The Cranks
Tales From Beyond
Windtalkers
Missing Christmas
She’s So Lovely
High Crimes
What Dreams May Come
The Princess Diaries
Seven Days
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Fantasia 2000

Roadshow

Selected Commercial

Coca-Cola
Shell Oil
Ford Explorer
Dodge Dakota
Kirin Beer
Taco-Bell
Honda Motorcycles
Laura Scudder Foods
HBO Promos
Terminix
NBC Promos
ComCast
Cablevision
Caesar’s Palace
Hanover Bank
Betty Crocker Foods
So. California Oldsmobile Dealers
Brown & Haley Candy

Glendale Career College

Selected Concert / Live Performance (Jazz Artists)

Tom Scott
Art Pepper
Blue Mitchell
Jack Sheldon
Eddie Harris
Freddie Cole
Joe Pass
Herb Ellis
Larry Carlton
Carl Verheyen
Howard Roberts
Ron Eschete
Emily Remler
Bill Watrous
Eddie Daniels
Pete Christlieb
Lanny Morgan
Teddy Edwards
Alphonse Mouzon
Harvey Mason
Joe Porcaro
Dr. Billy Taylor
Frank Strazzerri
Emil Richards
Jim Walker & Freeflight
Della Reese
Lorez Alexandria
Damita Jo
Jon Lucien
Linda Hopkins
Selected Concert / Live Performance (Pop/Rock Artists)

Stevie Wonder and Beyonce (duet)
Josh Groban
Rod Stewart
Donna Summer
Paula Abdul
Deborah Gibson
Tia Carrere
Taylor Dane
Judy Collins
Jackie DeShannon
Maria Muldaur
Peter, Paul & Mary
Bo Diddley
Mary Wells
Martha and the Vandellas
The Shirelles
Fabian
The Drifters
The Coasters
The Platters
The Clovers
The Edsels
Don & Juan
Rosie & The Originals
Selected Concert / Live Performance (Swing Artists)

Cab Calloway
The Nicholas Brothers
Lionel Hampton
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
The Ink Spots
Gerorge Jessel
Red Buttons
Vic Damone
Selected Concert / Live Performance (Musical Theater / Cabaret Artists)

Liza Minelli
Carol Channing
Chita Rivera
Shirley Jones
John Raitt
Theodore Bickell
Cy Coleman
Jill Eikenberry
Bonnie Franklin
Sally Struthers
Lorna Luft
Michael Feinstien
Andrea Marcovicci
Rod McEuen
Valerie Pettiford
Thelam Hopkins
Lucie Arnaz
Kieth Caradine
Cheryl Ladd
Sally Kelleman
Paula Kelly
John Schneider
Jo Anne Worley
Tyne Da
Selected Musical Theater Performances

AIDA: 2005 Hollywood High Academy

FOREVER PLAID: 2004-2002-2001 Glendale Center Theater

FOREVER PATSY KLINE: 2003 El Portal Theater/Hermosa Beach Playhouse

PLAID TIDINGS: 2002/2003 Pasadena Playhouse

A CHORUS LINE: 2000 San Gabriel Civic

CRAZY FOR YOU 1999 San Gabriel Civic

CABARET: 1998 San Gabriel Civic

RAGTIME: 1997 Schubert Theater

SWAN LAKE:1997 Ahmanson Theater

CANDIDE: 1995 Ahmanson Theater

A STRING OF PEARLS:1995 Musical Director/Conductor/Bassist/Met Theater L.A.
(winner of a 1995 Dramalogue award for musical direction)

BANDIDO:1993 Mark Taper Forum

ANNIE: 1993 Music Theater of South Bay Cities

BUGS BUNNY ON BROADWAY: 1996/1993 Universal Amphitheater

THE JONI MITCHELL PROJECT: 1992 Los Angeles Theater Center

YOU NEVER KNOW: 1992 Pasadena Playhouse

FLORA THE RED MENACE: 1991 Pasadena Playhouse

Orchestral Performances

Redlands Symphony Orchestra. (Principal Bass 2000-2005)

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Los Angeles Master Chorale/L.A. Sinfonia

Redlands Bowl Orchestra (Principal Bass 1999-2003)

San Bernardino Symphony

Long Beach Symphony

Riverside Philharmonic

Britt Festival Orchestra (9 seasons)

Warner Brothers Symphony Orchestra

Books & Audio-Visual Education Products

“Fretboard Roadmaps For Bass Guitar”, book/CD. Hal Leonard Pub. 2005
co-author with Fred Sokolow

“ Bassist’s Guide to Odd Meter Performance” book/CD. WB/Alfred pub. 2006 release.

“The Funkmasters” book/CD. WB pub. 1997 Contributor to bass transcriptions.
Author/producer/performer/publisher book/VHS tape - 1984. Ph9 Pub. This self produced and marketed seminal 3-hour Bass instruction method was used for the Grove School of Music Contemporary Bass Styles Course 1987-1992.