Tim Friese-Greene

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Timothy Alan Friese-Greene is an English musician and producer. He produced Thomas Dolby's The Golden Age of Wireless (1982) and Blue Zoo's Two By Two (1983).

From 1984 to 1991 he was an unofficial member of the band Talk Talk. He produced, co-wrote, and performed on four of Talk Talk's critically-acclaimed albums between 1984 and 1991, including It's My Life, The Colour of Spring, Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock. He was only an occasional player on Talk Talk's live tours, and did not wish to appear in the band's promotional photo sessions or music videos.

He had replaced original member Simon Brenner, who was with the band from 1981 to 1983.

His biggest success however as a producer came with the pure-pop act Tight Fit. In early 1982, he produced their single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which went to No.1 for three weeks in the UK Charts. The follow-up "Fantasy Island" reached No.5 and Friese-Greene went on to produce and write most of the accompanying album. Later that year he also produced "Dragonfly" - a single by The Nolans.

He then produced Catherine Wheel's Ferment (1992), and played keyboards on subsequent releases by the band. He currently releases solo records under the name 'Heligoland'.

He is currently working on a new Heligoland record, aimed for release in 2008.