Tim Weed
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Timothy James Wiedenkeller |
| Born | April 11, 1959 |
| Origin | Southern California |
| Genres | Americana, bluegrass, world music, classical, jazz, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader, singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjoist, composer, music teacher |
| Instruments | Banjo, guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | http://www.timweed.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Sevan (seven-string banjo/guitar hybrid) | |
Tim Weed (born April 11, 1959) is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for virtuosity on the banjo. Raised a Southern California surfer, Weed learned the banjo at age 17 and played professionally at 18. He was in various bands and he worked as a studio musician singing and playing electric guitar in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He lived in Japan for a time producing records for Sony-Epic, and he lived on the island of Maui where he rediscovered the banjo. Weed settled in Tucson, Arizona, for eight years, playing in local bands. Working with luthier Dennis Coon he designed and built a seven-string hybrid of banjo and guitar called the "Sevan". He released a solo banjo album: Milagros; in mid-2005 the music was featured on NPR. In 2008 Weed moved to Northern California where he released an album of Americana, world music and bluegrass songs: Soul House. Weed plays concerts and festivals, and he teaches banjo privately.
Timothy James Wiedenkeller was born in Orange, California, on April 11, 1959. His father Ted Wiedenkeller had served as a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot also flying twin-engine bombers in the Pacific with VMB-433 during World War II. His mother was a homemaker and teacher. Weed was the fourth of five children born to the family and grew up in Laguna Beach
In school, Weed learned to sing in choir at age six and he learned to play the trumpet at age eight. His immediate family was somewhat musical but his grandfather, Peter Otto Wiedenkeller, was a professional musician who sometimes played flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Peter was born in Vienna in 1894 then immigrated to New York City at the age of four. He was a flautist and piccolo player who served in the United States Army during World War I, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1919, and continued to serve as an Army and Marine Corps bandleader. Peter studied under Frank Damrosch at the Institute of Musical Art (later known as the Juilliard School). Weed's grandmother was also a professional musician: she taught music and sang with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
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