Tim Nolan
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Tim Nolan is a British
-born bassist living in Singapore.
, Lancashire
, United Kingdom
in 1960. In the early 80's he played with Nottingham-based jazz band Pinski Zoo, recording three albums; - "Introduce me to the Doctor", which garnered the review from NME of "Pinski Zoo have put the animal back into music," and which included the track 'Stutter Strut'. Other albums featuring Nolan included "The Dizzy Dance Record" and "The City Can't Have It Back". During this time the band gained popularity, with features in music papers such as the NME and Melody Maker, and by playing and touring with such bands as The Eurythmics
, Pigbag
, and Alexis Korner
. After leaving Pinski Zoo, Nolan played with The Howdy Boys, also based in Nottingham.
, where they produced 3 CDs, the first being 'Pop', released in 1997 under the name 'The Crowd' (which they later changed to avoid confusion with a U.S. band of the same name). They followed this with 1998's 'Groovy', featuring well-known Singaporean musician Ray Aziz on drums. Aziz appeared live with the band, delivering inventive and powerful rhythms to complement the power-pop of Mathews' and Nolan's songs. He also played drums on their 2002 release 'Action', released on Zip Records. Since then they have been profiled by Singapore's national newspaper, The Straits Times
, have played on several Singapore TV shows, been heard worldwide on various radio stations and their music was used in the Warner Bros hit TV show 'High School Reunion'. The band split in 2006.
British people
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-born bassist living in Singapore.
Early life
Nolan was born in OldhamOldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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in 1960. In the early 80's he played with Nottingham-based jazz band Pinski Zoo, recording three albums; - "Introduce me to the Doctor", which garnered the review from NME of "Pinski Zoo have put the animal back into music," and which included the track 'Stutter Strut'. Other albums featuring Nolan included "The Dizzy Dance Record" and "The City Can't Have It Back". During this time the band gained popularity, with features in music papers such as the NME and Melody Maker, and by playing and touring with such bands as The Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
, Pigbag
Pigbag
-Origin and formation:Pigbag were formed in Cheltenham in late 1980 by Chris Hamlin, a fashion student at Cheltenham Art College. Hamlin recruited multi-instrumentalist Roger Freeman, an old friend from his hometown of Birmingham, along with Chris Lee on trumpet and James Johnstone, a guitarist,...
, and Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a Founding Father of British Blues"...
. After leaving Pinski Zoo, Nolan played with The Howdy Boys, also based in Nottingham.
Popland
From 1998 to 2006, he was in the Singapore band Popland with Kevin MathewsKevin Mathews
Kevin Mathews is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and film music composer.-Popland:Following his initial success, Mathews formed Popland, a musical duo between him and British-born bass player, Tim Nolan in 1998. The duo's first CD, 'Pop' was released in 1997 under the name 'The Crowd' , which ...
, where they produced 3 CDs, the first being 'Pop', released in 1997 under the name 'The Crowd' (which they later changed to avoid confusion with a U.S. band of the same name). They followed this with 1998's 'Groovy', featuring well-known Singaporean musician Ray Aziz on drums. Aziz appeared live with the band, delivering inventive and powerful rhythms to complement the power-pop of Mathews' and Nolan's songs. He also played drums on their 2002 release 'Action', released on Zip Records. Since then they have been profiled by Singapore's national newspaper, The Straits Times
The Straits Times
The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
, have played on several Singapore TV shows, been heard worldwide on various radio stations and their music was used in the Warner Bros hit TV show 'High School Reunion'. The band split in 2006.