Tim freedman biography
Tim Freedman
Ironically, he didn’t write his biggest hit – Everbody’s Talkin (1969), and the song he made the most money from, Cuddly Toy (1967) was performed by The Monkees. With such a varying and broad catalogue, the task of summarising Nilsson’s career into a 75-minute cabaret show would ordinarily be a difficult task. But for frontman of The Whitlams, Australian music industry legend and piano-adept Tim Freedman has managed to do it, and is now bringing the performance to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio on Friday July 18.
“I suspected, and my suspicions have been confirmed, that he has largely been forgotten in the broader consciousness,” explains Freedman, each word delivered with the utmost clarity and precision as though they are on loan from an art gallery. “He was a prolific recording artist,” he continues. “Quite a maverick – taking left turns and risks with his music. So with any career with over 15 studio albums, there’s a gem from each time period resulting in an extremely strong 75 minutes of material. I could probably do two hours if I thought cabaret could sustain such a length.”
The onstage homage to Nilsson is titled Freedman Does Nilsson – A Live Imagining and sees Freedman abiding by the traditions of cabaret and performing each song in character as Harry Nilsson. Harry Nilsson was born June 15, 1941 in a working class neighbourhood of Brooklyn called Bushwick. Nilsson’s father walked out on the family when Harry was three, an abandonment that resulted in an emotionally tumultuous upbringing, with Nilsson moving house frequently and leaving school in Year 9. However, his skill with numbers allowed him at age 18 to bluff his way into a graduate computing position at a bank.
“He was a mathematical genius,” Freedman reveals. “If you told him your birthday – day, month and year – he could tell you what day of the week you were born. And when 21-22, he worked in a bank as a really ea His lyrics have been described as having a ‘charming cynicism’, enhanced by an instinct for a poignant melody and a highly individual musical style. The Whitlams won Best Group at the 1998 ARIA Awards, as well as Song of the Year and Best Independent Release for their 3rd album ‘Eternal Nightcap’. Tim’s occasional solo performances are a treat for any music lover, as his intimate banter and stripped-back piano stylings have captivated many an audience. Travels from: Sydney, Australia Contact: 1300 884 485+61295183944 Specialty Areas: Oz Rock Artists, Recording Artists Genre: Adult Contemporary, Rock Tim Freedman is the singer, songwriter and founder of The Whitlams, the ARIA Group of the Year in 1998, with six Platinum and Gold albums. His songs are well-crafted, world-wise stories with a distinctive Australian bent. His themes are diverse - from the historical (The Kelly Gang / Sydney Olympics / East Timor), to the political (Poker machines / Labor history), and the personal (love / booze / no aphrodisiacs). When he gets it right, he can sound like Randy Newman has joined Crowded House. Tim’s solo performances are renowned for their wit and melody, as he strips back the Whitlams' catalogue to a delicate piano and the unaffected tenor of his voice . The Whitlams' last album was the Gold certified "Little Cloud" back in 2006. So, it is no surprise their loyal fans are excited at the prospect of a new album in 2021. The first new track is "Ballad of Bertie Kidd", a six-minute crime caper which tackles an obscure episode in the career of one of Australia's most feared criminals. The question will be asked, "Why was the botched art gallery robbery described in the song not included in Bert's three volume biography?" Australian musician Musical artist Timothy James Freedman (25 November 1964) is an Australian musician, best known as the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams formed in 1993. The song "No Aphrodisiac", co-written by Freedman, was their breakthrough hit in 1997; their top four ARIA albums by sales are Love This City (1999), Torch the Moon (2002), Little Cloud (2006), and their compilation album Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You: Best of the Whitlams in 2008. A highlight of his career was receiving an ARIA Music Award for 'Song of the Year' in 1998 from the former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam—after whom his band is named. Tim Freedman was born in 1964 in Sydney and was raised in Collaroy, in Sydney's Northern Beaches region, and was educated at the Shore School in North Sydney. Prior to co-founding The Whitlams, Freedman was the front man of ska band Itchy Feet, and later the indie pop bands Penguins on Safari and The Olive Branch. He had stints as sideman with Sunnyboys 1986–87 (who he would later manage), and The Hummingbirds 1989–90. At the Gimme Ted benefit concert on 10 March 2001, Freedman performed his cover version of two songs, "Julia" and "Falling in Love Again", originally by Ted Mulry. In an interview, which aired on 612 ABC Brisbane on Friday 29 September 2006, Freedman said he became a pianist "by mistake" after quitting law school. He later completed a Bachelor of Arts at The University of Sydney. Since late 2006, Tim has been the host of the music chat show The Tim Freedman Sunday Session at 6pm, airing Sunday nights on the Sydney radio station Vega 95.3 (now known as Smooth FM). In 2014, he started writing as a music critic for a newly founded print an Tim Freedman is the lead singer of award winning Australian band The Whitlams, whose appeal reaches audiences of all ages and tastes.
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