Timothy Bloom

Timothy Bloom
Background information
Birth name	Timothy Bloom
Born	El Paso, Texas, U.S. Hometown Fayetteville, North Carolina
Genres	R&B, Soul, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass Guitar
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Beyond The Sky Music, Interscope, Capitol Records
Associated acts	Smokey Robinson, Chris Brown, K. Michelle, Ne-Yo, Tish Hyman, Usher
Website	www.timothybloom.com

Timothy Bloom is a 2x Grammy Award winning American Alternative Soul singer-songwriter and record producer.

Career

He began his career as a songwriter and producer, writing and producing Grammy Award-winning songs for both Ne-Yo (“Say it” on Because of you)^[1] and Chris Brown (“All Back” on F.A.M.E)^[2] as well as writing for Smokey Robinson (“My World”, “Fallin in Love”). He was signed to Interscope via a joint deal with Polow Da Don and Timbaland.^[3] In 2010, Timothy released an EP on Interscope Records entitled “The Budding Rose” which contained the video for the single “Til the End of Time.” The videos for both "'Til the End on Time" and "Possibilities" have over 4 million views on YouTube.^[4]

He deciding to part ways with the major label system just a few years back to venture out independently.^[3] In 2014, Timothy released an independent self-titled album, with the debut single “Stand in the Way (of MY LOVE),” which was #13 on the iTunes R&B charts release week and in the Billboard top 100 R&B albums.^[5] His new CD “Timothy Bloom-Deluxe” was released Oct. 13, 2014. The video for the single “Stand In The Way” features an appearance by legend Herbie Hancock. He was also named VH-1 Soul You Oughta Know artist in October.^[6] “If a woman’s upset, you need to get this album and play it from top to bottom,” said Bloom. “Get some candles, a little incense, get some bubble bath, some hot baby oil, and just play it out. Thank me later.”^[7]

Timothy has been selected to perform on some very prestigious events. In March 2014, he performed at SXSW and was a featured artist on the Amazon Digital showcase at SXSW.^[8] In June 2015, he was selected as one of the 14 Pepsi/Deezer Midem Accelerator Artists. He was chosen from over 500 musician applications worldwide. The artist accelerator program hope to project artists to the European community and showcase their talents. He performed at Midem in Cannes, France on June 6, 2015.^[9] In June 2015, he also was selected to perform in the LA Grammy Showcase on June 16. He performed at the ROXY in West Hollywood. He was again chosen from over 400 entries.^[10]

Personal life

Raised by two preachers, Timothy was born in Texas but reared in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As a young boy, Timothy was only allowed to listen to gospel music. He grew up on artists like the Staples Sisters but one day he ran away to the car, turned on the radio and the first song he heard was "Lay lady Lay" by Bob Dylan and this influenced his decision to become a secular musician.^[11] He has a wide range of influences, including Bob Dylan, Prince, Jeff Buckley, Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix.^[3] The North Carolina raised singer, songwriter and producer who plays piano, guitar, bass and drum now makes Los Angeles his home.^[12]

Discography

References

External links

• Official website