Tim Sköld
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thim Sköld |
| Also known as | Tim Skold, Tim Tim, Skold |
| Born |
December 14, 1966 Skövde, Sweden |
| Genres | Industrial metal, industrial rock, electro-industrial |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, accordion, programming |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Metropolis, Relativity, Wax Trax!, Interscope, Nothing |
| Associated acts | Kingpin, Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, MDFMK, ohGr, Marilyn Manson, The Newlydeads, Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, Motionless in White |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Firebird | |
Tim Sköld (born Thim Sköld; December 14, 1966) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist who, in addition to producing solo work, has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and Motionless in White.
Tim Sköld was born on December 14, 1966 in Skövde, a small city in Västergötland, Sweden. He grew up in Timmersdala, 21 kilometres northwest of Skövde. He has a sister named Linda. Sköld grew up in a very liberal setting as the son of a 15-year-old mother named Åse and a father trying to get by as a semi-professional drummer.
At age 11, Sköld joined a playback band (where the band mimes over recorded material). Sköld's band would play for people at school meetings with Kiss, Bowie and Sweet songs playing on a cassette player.
Sköld first rented a bass guitar at age 12, and by the time he was 13, he was playing and singing in his first real band. Sköld later met guitarist Harry Cody at a New Year's Eve party, and they formed a creative partnership which would last for many years to come. Their dream was to go to the US to be rock stars. At age 17, after 2 years of studying Process Engineering at a boarding school, Sköld moved into his own apartment and took a factory job making military equipment. A half-year later, he was drafted into the army. He brought his bass to the base and sneaked into the shower stalls to practice after everyone went to sleep. Sköld also kept rehearsing with Cody on the weekends, and once out of the army he took on many odd jobs including library assistant, Volvo employee and as a gardener at a bathhouse.
At age 19, Sköld and Cody talked a Swedish record company into allowing them to make a record, which they could use as a demo to reach the American market. Starting off as Shylock, their determination soon paid off in the form of Kingpin.
During the early 80's, bassist Sköld and guitarist Cody formed the glam metal band Kingpin in their native Skövde, Sweden. They were inspired by the flamboyant hard rock bands flowing out of Los Angeles at the time, as well as UK acts such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Zodiac Mindwarp.
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