Tim Fite

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tim Fite


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Background = solo_singer
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Died =
Origin = Knowlton, New Jersey, United States
Instrument = Vocals
Samples
Guitar
Bass
Genre = Folk
Hip-Hop
Indie
Occupation = Musician
Songwriter
Years_active = 2000—Present
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Associated_acts = Little-T and One Track Mike
The Water Island

Tim Fite (born Timothy Sullivan) [cite web |url=http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=3921|title=Harp Magazine|publisher =Harp Magazine|accessdate=2008-05-05] is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, living and working in Brooklyn. His past releases have run the gamut from indie to alternative/country to hip hop.

History

Fite was born and raised in rural New Jersey, where he developed a certain fascination with guns and social value systems that can be found in his music, art and the illustrated stories he also creates. [cite web |url=http://www.timfite.com/|title=Tim Fite Home.|publisher =Tim Fite|accessdate=2008-04-18]

Fite is known for using samples from long-forgotten records to amplify his mixed-genre approach to music.Fact|date=April 2008 On his Anti Records debut "Gone Ain't Gone" he set the self-imposed limit of using only samples from records bought for less than a dollar. [cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/fitetim-gone.shtml|title=Tim Fite: Gone Ain't Gone - PopMatters Music Review|publisher =PopMatters|accessdate=2008-04-18]

During the early 2000s, Fite was one half of hi-hop duo Little-T and One Track Mike, [cite web |url=http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=3921|title=Harp Magazine|publisher =Harp Magazine|accessdate=2008-05-05] who are mostly remembered for their only hit "Shaniqua", which was popular on music channels such as MTV. After that group went on an indefinite hiatus, Fite signed to the Anti Records label and started releasing solo albums.

Fite's unique approach and principled attitude has made him a bit of a critical favorite.Fact|date=April 2008 In 2006, he released a full-length, web-only, free hip hop record, "Over the Counter Culture," which was a scathing critique of modern culture of consumerism and greed. It became one of the most talked about records of the year among music criticsFact|date=April 2008, sparking an even greater interest in the material.Fact|date=April 2008 Critics from the Los Angeles Times to the Chicago Tribune to the Chicago Sun Times placed it in their top 10 for 2007, yet in deference to the subject matter, Fite decided not to release it commercially. [cite web |url=http://anti.com/news/index/425/OVER_THE_COUNTER_CULTURE_ONE_OF_THE_BEST_RECORDS_OF_2007_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_A_STORE_NEAR_YOU|title=ANTI- OVER THE COUNTER CULTURE - ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS OF 2007 IS NOT AVAILABLE IN A STORE NEAR YOU|publisher =Anti-|accessdate=2008-04-18]

Fite's latest release "Fair Ain't Fair" hit stores May 6. [cite web |url=http://anti.com/catalog/view/106/Fair_Aint_Fair|title=Fair Ain't Fair|publisher =Anti-|accessdate=2008-04-18] He is currently on tour with Adam Green. [cite web |url=http://www.wimgo.com/events/27524|title=Les Claypool and Tim Fite - Wimgo|publisher =Wimgo|accessdate=2008-04-18]

He often collaborates with Ryan Foregger for his music videos.

Discography

Albums

*"2 Minute Blues" (2004)
*"Gone Ain't Gone" (2005)
*"Over The Counter Culture" (2006)
*"The Water Island" with Danielle Stech-Homsy (2006)
*"It's Only Ketchup" (2007)
*"Fair Ain't Fair" (2008)
*"Just For You" with Dr. Leisure (2008)

Filmography

Music Videos

* "Away From The Snakes" (2005)
* "Camouflage" (2007)
* Fair Ain't Fair Teasers
** "Yesterday's Garden" (2008)
** "Piece of Cake" (2008)
** "Rats and Rags" (2008)
** "Thought I was a Gun" (2008)

hort Films

* "The Day I First Seen Tim Fite" (2006)
* "GunShow" episodes: [cite web |url=http://www.timfite.com/gunshow.html|title=Tim Fite:: Gunshow|publisher =Tim Fite|accessdate=2008-04-18]
** "Teaser" (April 30, 2007)
** "Living with Tim Fite" (Part 1) (May 22, 2007)
** "Where's Your Beard" (May 29, 2007)
** "Wrong Side" (June 5, 2007)
** "Penny Candy Taste Test" (June 12, 2007)
** "Living with Tim Fite" (Part 2) (June 19, 2007)
** "Good Cop Bad Cop" (June 27, 2007)
** "Shame On You" (July 3, 2007)
** "Wrecking Ball" (July 10, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.timfite.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/timfite Tim Fite] at MySpace
* [http://www.youtube.com/camofite Tim Fite] on YouTube
* [http://anti.com/artists/view/27/Tim_Fite Tim Fite] on ANTI-Records

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NAME= Fite, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Sullivan, Timothy
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Musician, Songwriter,
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PLACE OF BIRTH= Knowlton, New Jersey, United States
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