Tim Landers
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Timothy Gerard Landers is an American
bass guitarist, composer
and record producer
.
He graduated from Brockton High School
in 1975 and attended the Berklee College of Music
from 1976 to 1977, studying under Neil Stubenhaus
and Whit Browne. He later moved to Los Angeles, California
and works as a studio musician.
Landers has worked with many artists over the years, including:
Landers has also recorded for numerous film, television and advertising scores. Including:
Featured on countless television commercials including
Landers has also done bass guitar
design for both Peavey Electronics Corporation (with his TL5 and TL6 models, one of the very first production line versions of neck-through 5 and 6 string basses) and along with Mark Egan
helped Mike Pedulla with his early fretless 'Buzz' bass guitars.
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bass guitarist, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
He graduated from Brockton High School
Brockton High School
Brockton High School, established in 1871, is a high school located in Brockton, Massachusetts and is the largest high school in Massachusetts and New England. Although it is smaller by approximately 200 students than Reading High School, Brockton is one of the largest high schools east of the...
in 1975 and attended the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
from 1976 to 1977, studying under Neil Stubenhaus
Neil Stubenhaus
Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.-Career:He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975...
and Whit Browne. He later moved to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and works as a studio musician.
Landers has worked with many artists over the years, including:
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- B.B. King
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Landers has also recorded for numerous film, television and advertising scores. Including:
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- Just Shoot Me
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- John and Lisa
- One on One
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Featured on countless television commercials including
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Trucks - Coca Cola
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- Intel
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- Callaway
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- Toyota
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Landers has also done bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
design for both Peavey Electronics Corporation (with his TL5 and TL6 models, one of the very first production line versions of neck-through 5 and 6 string basses) and along with Mark Egan
Mark Egan
Mark Egan is an American jazz bass guitarist and trumpeter, arguably best known for his membership in the Pat Metheny Group from 1977 to 1980, and the Gil Evans Orchestra...
helped Mike Pedulla with his early fretless 'Buzz' bass guitars.