Tim Pringle Biography
Tim started his performing career in Auckland New Zealand as a guitarist playing in various bands. After learning to sing he began performing solo in bars and clubs all over the North Island. He later teamed up with a percussionist, formed a duo and embarked on a mission to play as many gigs as possible anywhere he could. Relocating to Sydney in 1999 and then to the Central Coast in 2004 the journey continued.
This odyssey has seen Tim play a total of over 1300 shows to date in a variety of venues from typical beer soaked bars and award winning restaurants, at celebrity weddings, to football stadiums and casinos. Tim has played resorts at Thredbo and Perisher in the Snowy Mountains for the last 5 seasons.
Tim has performed all over NSW & interstate at many corporate and private functions including Company awards nights, Restaurant openings, Christmas functions & Weddings.
Currently based on the Central Coast NSW performing 4-5 shows every week all year round Tim is one of the hardest working musicians around and probably the busiest solo or Duo act on the Central Coast.
Known for versatility Tim hosted a Music & Trivia night every week for over 2 years at the upmarket Iguanas Waterfront bar & Restaurant.
Performing 4-5 shows every week all year round Tim is one of the hardest working musicians around and probably the busiest solo or Duo act on the Central Coast.
Known for having a versatile range in singing and material Tim has always performed live Solo (acoustic guitar and vocals) or Duo (with a live stand up percussionist or another guitarist) as required.
Tim is versatile having performed in restaurants to football stadiums. At any given performance Tim can pull out the right songs to create a fun atmosphere and get people on the dance floor!
Featuring a large repertoire of songs spanning Rock, Pop, Country & Folk styles Tim covers Classic Aussie pop, Stones, Beatles, Pearl Jam, Chilli Peppers, Van Morrison, Ben Lee, Bernard Fanning and much more!
Tim has opened for many talented artists such as:
- Kate Ceberano
- Jon English
Tim has performed with many talented artists such as:
- Jay Foulkes (NZ) - Drummer - 'Dave Dobbyn' - 'Neil Finn' - 'Bic Runga'
- Mike Abbott (NZ) - Drummer - 'Dragon' - 'Seals & Crofts'
- Darren Gower (AU) – Drummer - 'Paul Kelly'
- Al Slavik (Austria) – Bass Player - 'Level 42'- 'Seal'- 'Paul Young' -'Adrian Belew'
- Dai Pritchard (AU) - Guitarist - 'Rose Tattoo' - 'Billy Thorpe'- 'Jimmy Barnes'
- Adrian Griffin (AU) - Drummer - '28 Days'
- Mike Hague (UK) -Drummer - 'Chuck Berry'- 'Everly Bros'-' Elvis's Band'
Tim has also released 2 independent CD’s of his own songs, some of which have received radio play and songwriter awards. |