Tim Kerr: Bio
Drums – Percussion – Music Consultant
Educator – Drum Technician
2/43 Park Road
Nambour QLD 4560
Australia
Phone
H: +61 (07) 5441 4112
M: +61 0422 334 657
About Me:
My introduction to music came at age six when I began learning to play keyboard in 1983. I started playing drums at age nine, and picked up bass guitar at age fourteen. Since then, I have played and performed in many orchestras, concert bands, jazz ensembles and rock groups through the years with guidance along the way from David Jones, David Vine, Vince Genova and John Morrison. My first rock band, Blue Steel, gained local recognition and media coverage after success in a number of band competitions. During my time with the local brass band, I gained first place in the national brass band championships in Newcastle. I have also been teaching drums and percussion on the SunshineCoast since 1994, privately and in local schools.
Currently I am working as a freelance drummer and percussionist, recording and performing on a regular basis. I also compose and arrange my own music andI operate as a drum repair technician and music consultant. I also teach nearly fifty students every week on the SunshineCoast in various schools and in my private studio. I attend Kings Christian Church, and I play for their church services and public events. I am currently being instructed and mentored by Grant Collins, an international drumming identity.
I am endorsed by Trueline drumsticks.
More About Me
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science. (University of the SunshineCoast)
Grade 8 Percussion (TrinityCollege)
Grade 6 Theory of Music (TrinityCollege)
Basics of Sound Engineering (TAFE course)
Instruments:
-Drums – since 1985
-Bass guitar – since 1990
-Piano/keyboard – since 1983
-Also been known to noodle around on guitar, trumpet, sax.
Performed on a regular basis with the following groups:
- SunshineCoast Youth Orchestra : 1989 – 1992
- Blue Steel (local covers band): 1991 - 1994
- Nambour Area Youth Concert Band: 1989 – 1994
- QUT Jazz & Pop: 1995
- Nambour District Brass Band: 1996 – 1998
- Plastiscene (alternative originals band): 1996 – 2000
- Youth Alive : 2000 - 2002
Performances/Shows:
- TNT Big Band
- Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (musical)
- Me and My Girl (musical)
- West Side Story (musical)
- 42nd Street (musical)
- Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra
- Andy Firth (virtuoso clarinetist)
Current Bands/Projects/Recordings:
Tamara Davis
I started working with Tamara earlier this year. She had recorded a 5-song EP, and the first song, “Rock Chik” had been receiving regular airplay on 96.5 for a few months. She had been asked to perform at the Australian Gospel Music Festival this year and needed a band to do so. I accepted the drum chair for this gig, and decided to keep working with Tamara after this gig. I’m currently recording the drum tracks for her debut album, which is due out later this year. There are also some more gigs coming up in the near future.
SistaMusic
Sista are an ‘alternative strings’ duo, who specialize in weddings and corporate functions. They play a blend of classical, avant-garde, jazz standards and contemporary popular music. My role within the group is to provide percussion parts, usually in the form of djembe, congas or light drum kit parts. I started working with Sista in January of 2006, and have been performing with them regularly ever since.
Jennifer Hockey
Jen plays a sort of alternative acoustic rock style with thought provoking lyrics. I recorded the drums for her debut CD “Face The Music” which is due to be released on the 11th of November. More info and some samples at
Black Holz
This is a rock/blues outfit run by Malcolm Holz. I recorded the drums for his new CD “Southern Collaborations”, due to be released in the next few months. The CD also features bass player/engineer Lenny Slaughter and guitarists Kevin Borich and Paul Clement perform on this album as well.
Current Equipment List:
Drums – Yamaha Recording Custom (9000 series)
-8x8 rack tom
-10x9 rack tom
-12x10 rack tom
-14x14 floor tom
-20x16 kick drum
-14x5.5 steel snare (parallel throw-off)
-12x6 Musashi snare (8-ply oak)
Cymbals – Various
-10” Meinl Classics mini hi-hats
-12” Meinl Generation X Safari Hi-hats
-13” Zildjian K/Z hi-hats
-18” Meinl Generation X Safari Ride
-20” Zildjian A Earth Ride
-20” Zildjian A Rock Ride
-20” Paiste Alpha Dry Ride
-16” Meinl Generation X Safari Crash
-16” Meinl Byzance medium thin crash
-17” Meinl Byzance medium thin crash
-17” Bosphorus Gold crash
-18” Zildjian A Custom crash
-6” Zildjian A Custom splash
-10” Zildjian A Custom splash
-14” Zildjian Oriental china
-18” Paiste Sound Formula thin china
-8” and 10” Meinl Generation X drumbals
Percussion:
-Various shakers
-LP mounted Tambourine
-LP Mambo cowbell
-LP Jam Block
-LP Matador congas
-Samba World Percussion djembe
Pedals:
-Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide double kick
-Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide hi-hat stand
-Yamaha Remote Wire hi-hat stand
-Pearl roller pulley hi-hat stand (right side)
-Pearl pedal attached to mountng bracket (for cowbell)
Drumsticks:
-Trueline Diamond Grip 5B Wood Tip
-Various brushes, mallets and specialty sticks.