Tim arrived in York in 1973 to study Maths at York University.  After a brief spell of teaching Maths in school, his heart drew him away to live the life of a musician.  His career in music spans the past 35 years, during which he has played in many bands and ensembles, covering a diverse range of styles from folk and rock to soul, jazz and baroque chamber music, though his first love is jazz, particularly the music he plays with Bejazzled.

Tim has performed all around Britain, with spells working in regional repertory theatre, recording for local and national TV and radio and making many other commercial recordings.  At the same time he worked as a committed private instrumental teacher, mostly teaching flute and saxophone to students of all ages in his music studio in York – he has also maintained his interest in maths with some private tutoring.

It is mainly as a result of his teaching that he has been able to develop his long-term passion for writing music.  His compositions have been well received by his students, who appreciate being so close to the source of the music they are playing.  Other teachers have also picked up on his writing and are now using his material in their own lessons.  Tim has also been commissioned to write music for various different local ensembles.  One of his recent compositions has been used as background music for an on-line promotional video by Aviva.