- Tim Wheeler
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Timothy James Arthur Wheeler
Img_capt = Wheeler in Bangkok,Thailand
Img size = 350px
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Timothy Wheeler
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1977|1|4
Died =
Instrument =Vocals ,Guitar ,Piano
Genre =Alternative rock ,Punk rock ,Britpop ,
Occupation =Singer-songwriter ,Musician ,Guitarist
Years_active = 1989–present
Label =Infectious Records ,Warner Bros. Records
Associated_acts = Ash
URL = [http://www.ash-official.com/ www.ash-official.com]
Notable_instruments =Timothy "Tim" James Arthur Wheeler [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1560468&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASC
] ] (born
4 January 1977 ,Downpatrick ,Northern Ireland ) is theguitarist and vocalist for the Ulster rock band, Ash. He formed the band with Mark Hamilton and they were originally called Vietnam. Wheeler can be seen playing a KorinaGibson Flying V in almost all of Ash'smusic video s.Tim Wheeler was a notable contributor to
The Rentals second album "Seven More Minutes ," releasedApril 13 ,1999 . Other guest featured on the album include such artist asDamon Albarn of Blur,Donna Matthews ofElastica ,Miki Berenyi of Lush andPetra Haden ofthat dog. who also appeared onThe Rentals first albumThe Return of the Rentals . He made an appearance onBob Geldof 'sBand Aid 20 2004 single "Do They Know It's Christmas? ", as a backing vocalist. The single was also the biggest seller in the UK that year.In 2006, his vocals featured on the Arthur Baker
song , "Glow".He is related to the well known teacher Dr Brian Wheeler, formally Head of Science and Later Vice Principle of Methodist College Belfast
Methody .Tim is also a supporter of
renewable energy and in the past has provided patronage to Embrace The Revolution, a wind power advocacy group. [http://www.embracewind.com/ni/index.html]Equipment
*Korina Gibson Flying V
*Gretsch Silver Jet
*Gibson Les Paul References
External links
* [http://www.ash-official.com/ Official Site]
*imdb name|id=1219817|name=Tim Wheeler
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