Tim Reynolds

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Tim Reynolds
funk, R&B, Americana, psychedelic rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, violin, piano, keyboards, djembe, vocals
Years active1984–present
LabelsT.R. Music, RCA, ATO
Websitetimreynolds.com

Tim Reynolds (born 15 December 1957)[1] is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. AllMusic critic MacKenzie Wilson has called Reynolds "an under-rated master".[2][3]

Reynolds plays the guitar, piano,

acoustic duo in addition to performing as a member of Dave Matthews & Friends
.

Early years

Reynolds was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, where his father, who served in the U.S. Army, was stationed. He says he hails from nowhere, because the family moved so often. His family lived many places, including Germany, a farm in Indiana, an army base in Alaska, Kansas, and Missouri, where he lived longer than any other place until he was old enough to move away as an adult. Both parents were extremely devout Christians and he says he grew up with Christian music all around him. However, his older sister owned some albums from the Beatles, which he says, even as a very young child, he loved instantly, playing air guitar to their music.

Upon reaching adolescence, Reynolds learned guitar and bass guitar, so he could perform in the family's local church choir three times a week,

Charlottesville, Virginia, finding jazz, jazz fusion, and experimental music enthusiasts there, Reynolds found the college town a more welcoming environment for him to branch out musically than any of his previous homes, and added to his experimentation other musical influences to his repertoire, including sixties psychedelic rock, citing some of his early influences as Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and Led Zeppelin.[1]

By the 1990s, he had formed the Tim Reynolds Three, or TR3, and had added other influences, such as Nine Inch Nails, Bob Marley and Marilyn Manson.[2] In addition, he continued to learn to play other instruments, including the sitar, sarod, the mandello, keytar, tubular bells and other "exotic" instruments that were not commonly seen in Western rock music of the time.

Musical collaborations

As a duo with Dave Matthews

Reynolds and Matthews, (2010)

Reynolds was performing in Charlottesville in the late 1980s when his friend Nic Cappon encouraged him to perform at a local bar, Miller's, where he met bartender Dave Matthews.[5] Reynolds explains:

I played there [Miller's in Charlottesville] all the time. Dave Matthews was the bartender. I knew the rest of his [future] band way before that. We played together in Charlottesville since I moved there in 1981. I would play with LeRoi Moore and Carter Beauford. Dave moved to town in 1987. When the Dave Matthews Band started (1991), I already had my own band (TR3). I told him (Matthews), "I've got a band and I kind of like the way it is. You should start your band." I could see that he needed to do his own thing.[5]

In 1993, Reynolds and Matthews started playing a few acoustic duo sets. These featured Matthews' music, stripped down to just the

acoustic guitar, paired with Reynolds' guitar and occasional use of slide guitar. During these sets, Reynolds would play between one and four of his own pieces that spanned his own catalog of work. After a few years these shows gained popularity, and in 1996 Matthews and Reynolds embarked on their first full tour together as a duo. In 1999, coinciding with the release of the 40-date tour, Live at Luther College
was released.

After a short break, Reynolds toured again with Matthews as a duo in 2003. Reynolds and Matthews then reprised their duo shows as an

Dancing Nancies," among others. It also includes two of Reynolds' own songs: "You are My Sanity" and "Betrayal".[6]
The Radio City show was also released in high definition on Blu-ray.

In 2008, Reynolds once again joined

Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King with producer Rob Cavallo. It was Reynolds's first recording collaboration with Matthews since 2003's Some Devil and his first with the Dave Matthews Band since 1998's Before These Crowded Streets.[7]

Reynolds and Matthews performed together several times in April 2008: in support of Presidential candidate Barack Obama,[8] at the "Seeds of Compassion" show in Seattle[9] and at Jack Johnson's Kokua Festival at the Waikiki Shell on the island of Oahu, in Hawaii.[10]

Reynolds toured as lead guitarist with the Dave Matthews Band in support of

Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
in early 2008. As of the summer/fall tour of 2023, he is still a full-time member of the Dave Matthews Band.

Dave Matthews and Friends

Tim Reynolds playing with the Dave Mathews Band in Chile.

Following the release of Dave Matthews' first solo album, Some Devil, Matthews brought together many of the album's collaborators and embarked on a small winter 2003/2004 U.S. tour. The group consisted of Trey Anastasio (of Phish) on guitar, Brady Blade on drums, Tony Hall on bass, Ray Paczkowski on keys, and Reynolds on guitar.[11] Each show opened with a small acoustic Matthews and Reynolds set, and then followed with the full-band set with Reynolds performing on electric guitar. Most of Some Devil was played live that tour, along with a wide variety of covers, including, by Reynolds' request, Peter Gabriel's hit "Solsbury Hill".[citation needed]

Dave Matthews & Friends performed occasional shows again in 2004, 2005, and 2006.[12][13][14][15][16] In 2008, Reynolds joined the Dave Matthews Band on their summer North American tour, and scheduled to rejoin them on their Spring 2009 North American tour.

Both Matthews and Reynolds have an open taping policy that additionally extends to TR3.

Charity

Reynolds and Matthews performed on a 2008 album called

China.[17]
On 4 October 2009 Reynolds performed with Matthews in
Hartford, Connecticut on 22 September 2018.[19]

Personal life

Reynolds has a son Josef, born in February 1982 with his ex-wife, Linna. In 1995, he and then-girlfriend Diane Thomas had a daughter, Eura. They resided in

Turks and Caicos.[citation needed
]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1993 – Stream
  • 1997 – Sanctuary
  • 1999 – Astral Projection
  • 2000 – See into Your Soul
  • 2000 – Stream (re-release)
  • 2001 – Nomadic Wavelength
  • 2001 – ID – From the Lab (vol one)
  • 2002 –
    Petroglyph
  • 2005 – Parallel Universe
  • 2010 – The Limbic System
  • 2016 – That Way
  • 2020 - ‘’Venus Transit’’
  • 2021 - ‘’Soul Pilgrimage’’

Live albums

  • 1996 – Gossip of the Neurons
  • 2002 – Chaos View

As TR3

  • 1988 – TR3
  • 1991 – Shifting Currents
  • 1995 – Light Up Ahead
  • 1995 – Dear Charlottesville
  • 1995 – Comin' After You
  • 2009 – Radiance
  • 2011 – Live from SPACE and Beyond
  • 2014 – Like Some Kind of Alien Invasion
  • 2019 - "The Sea Versus the Mountain"

As Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

With Dave Matthews Band

Awards

Grammys

References

  1. ^ a b c Reynolds, Tim (2009). "TR Biography". Official Website. Tim Reynolds. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, MacKenzie (2009). "Tim Reynolds Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Tim Reynolds Nominated for Grammy". Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Tim Reynolds/Bio". Tim Reynolds on JamBase's Official Website. JamBase. 1998–2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Antsmarching.org – Dave Matthews bio". Antsmarching.org. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Matthews/Reynolds New York Gig Heads To CD/DVD". Billboard. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Dave Matthews Tour Dates Announced; New Album En Route". Harp. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Dave Matthews hopes concert will inspire voters to support Obama". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  9. ^ Liu, Marian (12 April 2008). "Oh humble night: Dalai Lama, Dave Matthews, Death Cab for Cutie". Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  10. ^ "Kokua Festival". Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  11. ^ "DMBAlmanac". Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  12. ^ "Dave and Friends: Rob Glaser wedding reception". Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  13. ^ "Antsmarching.org – November 13, 2004". Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  14. ASCAP
    . 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  15. ^ "Dave Matthews and Friends – October 29, 2005". Antsmarching.org. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  16. ^ "Dave Matthews & Friends Cruise". Dave Matthews and Friends. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  17. ^ E-Online (22 July 2008) Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing
  18. ^ "Watch the Concert". Farm Aid. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  19. ^ "Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - #41 (Live at Farm Aid 2018)". YouTube.

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