Tim Feehan (born April 27, 1957 in

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) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, mix master and Los Angeles area studio owner.

Career

Tim Feehan graduated from the

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in 1980 and began his recording/songwriting career quite accidentally when his college band " Footloose" was asked by a local studio owner to record a song he'd written. That song, "

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", was a Top Ten hit in Hawaii. In 1986, Feehan entered a songwriting contest sponsored by producer

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) taking first place and signed with Scotti Bros/CBS in Los Angeles where he relocated later that year. The self-titled debut album ''Tim Feehan'' was released in 1987 and gained five A.R.I.A. (Alberta Recording Industry Association) awards including "Best Pop Performance" and "Producer of the Year". The first single "Where's the Fire" was chosen as the theme song for the

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motion picture and cult favorite ''

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for "Most Promising Male Vocalist"."You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999"
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Gene Black
("Never"

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), and Marc Jordan ("Rhythm of My Heart"

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). Musicians included ''

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'' judge

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of Journey,

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), Timothy B. Schmit (

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), and

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. During the down time, Tim sang and produced "Dirty Love" which appeared in the

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'' and performed on both the '' Arthur 2: On the Rocks'' theme and the

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gold album ''Reservations for Two''. Feehan wrote "Heart in Pieces" for the million selling album ''

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'' and performed in the video Stop the Madness alongside

for the

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All-Star World Tour featuring

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(guitar),

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(drums). In 1993, Tim co-purchased the "Backroom" recording studio in Glendale, California. In 1996, Feehan released the album ''Pray for Rain'', and co-wrote and produced the critically acclaimed '' The Color of Silence'' for quadruple platinum selling teen pop star

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. On August 27, 1989, Feehan's song, "Memories Will Last Forever", was played when the

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with the unveiling of his bronze statue. This song was also used for Wayne Gretzky's retirement jersey ceremony on October 1, 1999 in Edmonton, Alberta. In the 2000s, Feehan continued to work with numerous LA area artists including

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while penning songs for such diverse acts as

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and Kina (musician). Feehan has had dozens of his songs appear on episodic television including ''

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'' and others. In the spring of 2012, Tim Feehan created "ParkDriveProductions.com", a Los Angeles-based boutique music production company. This new website is home to a lifetime of Tim's original work. It also features an array of indie artists and self-published master recordings available for licensing. Among them is up-and-coming California pop artist Hannah Ruick, daughter of legendary

singer Joseph Williams, Los Angeles-based Agina Alvarez who just won a spot on Team

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on the NBC hit show '' The Voice'' on Tuesday April 2, 2013, and Canadian singer-songwriter Cadence Burns.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Sneak Preview'' (1981) *''Carmalita'' (1983) *''Tim Feehan'' (1987) *''Full Contact'' (1990) *''Pray for Rain'' (1996)

Compilation albums

*''Tracks I Forgot About'' (2003)

with Footloose

*''Footloose'' (1980)

Singles

*"Leaving for Maui" (with Footloose) (1980) *"Jamie" (with Footloose) (1980) *"Just Enough Love" (with Footloose) (1980) *"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" (1981) *"Give us Your Name" (1981) *"Never Say Die" (duet with Vikki Moss) (1983) *"Carmalita" (1983) *"Read Between the Lines" (1984) *" Where's the Fire" (1987) *"Listen for the Heartbeat" (1987) *"Mean Streak" (1988) *"Landslide" (1988) *" Dirty Love" (1989) *"Heart in Pieces" (1990) *"Look Before You Leap" (1990) *"Dive" (1991) *"Can't Let Go" (1991) *"Worth a Fight" (1996) *"You Should be Mine" (1996) *"Memories Will Last Forever" (1999) *"February Snow" (2002) *"Love Junkie" (2003) *"Forever Mine" (2003)

Soundtrack appearances

References

Canadian Bands entry

External links

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